AI Essentials for Faculty

Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning

Introduction to Generative AI Core Concepts

Explore the activities below to learn core AI concepts through practical application with real tools. Each activity is designed for self-paced learning and saves your progress as you go.

Prompts & Temperature

Understand how prompt phrasing influences creativity and consistency.

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Hallucinations & RAG

Compare AI answers with and without retrieval to spot hallucinations.

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Tokens & Context Windows

Learn how context limits impact long documents and conversations.

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AI Terminology Reference

Flip through quick definitions for core concepts, tools, and models.

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AI Tools

Microsoft Copilot ChatGPT Claude Perplexity
NotebookLM Google Gemini Adobe Firefly GitHub Copilot

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