Generative AI Blog Series

ByCraig Wright

New posts released bi-weekly.

On Ongoing Series:
Prompting Alchemy, a guide to turn your AI use into gold: Practical Applications of Prompt Engineering in Polytechnic Education.

The Teaching and Learning Commons Guide to Prompt Engineering.

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: I got a fever, and the only prescription is more prompting!

Part 3: RTAO Template

Craig Wright
Teaching & Learning Strategist at  |  + posts

Craig’s role at KPU is to support instructors with defining and delivering meaningful learning opportunities for their students.  He works with instructors to clarify instructional goals and intention and effectively apply, as needed, theory, practice, and technology, to deliberately meet specific instructional goals. Craig endeavors to meet people where they are. The support he provides and tactics he uses are tailored to the instructor’s context and need from holistic program development and revision to assignment support.

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