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Artificial Intelligence (Generative)

A guide from Madison College Libraries to help students understand, stay informed, and communicate info related to AI

Uses of Generative AI

Student Benefits

Common AI-Assisted Student Tasks

  • Support student research

  • Generate ideas for creative projects

  • Offer feedback to improve written text

  • Draft or check coding

  • Find definitions of concepts that are more relevant or accessible

  • Check mathematical calculations

  • Generate presentation slides

  • Generate illustrations

  • Generate music

  • Generate animations

Impacts of Generative AI Observed in Student Work

  • Improvements in drafting, creative inputs, brainstorming in creative work, generating ideas

  • Assistance for students in research

  • Improvements in the caliber of students’ work.

  • Greater understanding of concepts

  • Gains for students with literacy difficulties

  • Improvement in student engagement

Source:  Educator, The. “Generative AI in Schools: Benefits and Concerns.” The Educator K/12, The Educator K/12, 7 Aug. 2023, www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/generative-ai-in-schools-benefits-and-concerns/283004.

Additional Reading

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How Generative AI Can Augment Human Creativity

Academic Writing

Ways to use generative AI as a writing tool:

  • topic selection

  • narrowing down a topic

  • brainstorming

  • summarizing and outlining

  • translating text

  • checking grammar, sentence rephrasing

  • analysis and feedback on a piece of writing

  • explaining a difficult concept

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