#217 – AI Prompt Engineering

Tech Talk For Teachers September 12, 2023 8 min

AI Prompt Engineering

In today’s episode, you’ll discover 10 tips for improving the prompts you use with generative AI chatbots.

Read a transcript of this episode.

Paul Beckermann
PreK–12 Digital Learning Specialist
Podcast Host

Definition

According to Eric Griffith in his PC Magazine article, “AI prompt engineering can mean one of two things: Either you’re writing prompts to get stellar results from an AI . . ., or you’re writing copy to train and test an AI system.”

10 Tips

  • Provide a role.
  • Define a task.
  • Identify an objective.
  • Identify an output format.
  • Identify an audience.
  • Identify tone and style.
  • Provide context.
  • Outline limitations.
  • Provide examples.
  • Ask follow-up questions.

For more information about artificial intelligence (AI), explore the following AVID Open Access article collection: AI in the K–12 Classroom.