Recipe: Introductory Discussion (Icebreaker)
Purpose
You will use AI tools like Microsoft Copilot or ChatGPT to introduce yourself to others. In this assignment you will create a prompt and output and post those to a class discussion board.
AI in this Assignment
Use Generative AI tools to complete the assignment. (Microsoft Copilot is used in this example.)
Tasks (estimated completion time: 30 minutes)
Log into Microsoft Copilot with your UM account. Before typing in your prompt, you will need to choose between:
- More Precise
- More Balanced
- More Creative
Write a prompt to create either a poem, song lyrics, short story, or image that represents something important to you (e.g., culture, family, hobby, interest). When creating an image, use your prompt to provide a precise description/details of what you want.
Example prompts:
Write instructions for a board game that involves you being trapped in a submarine full of members of your family and you need to create an escape plan using these available skills: nunchuck, bow hunting, a family photo album and computer hacking.
Create an image of a person (detail gender, ethnicity, etc.) rollerblading on the Oregon Trail while reading a book, surrounded by cats on rollerblades, illustrated.
Copy both the prompt and AI-generated content (image, poem, song lyrics, short story, etc.) to the class discussion.
Resources
Submission Guidelines
Share your prompt and AI-generated content to the discussion board and respond to others’ posts.
Criteria for Success
Students must include a copy of the prompt and their AI-generated content. Engagement with others’ posts is encouraged.
