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Prompting essentials

Using the tools · 8 min · Faculty, staff

What a prompt is, why it drives most AI results, and what to include for the audience you have in mind.

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What is the main focus of this video?

Who stays responsible for consequential decisions when AI supports campus work?

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Suggested discussion points

Leaders can use these prompts when a team watches together.

  • Where does writing prompts already show up in your team's work, and where could it help next?
  • What would need to be true before your team relied on AI for this, and who would review the results?
  • Pick one workflow from this discussion to try within two weeks, and name who owns the follow-up.

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