ChatGPT for Education explores how AI can support teaching and learning. Subscribe to get product education posts from OpenAI and profiles of innovators in education delivered to your inbox.
Faculty from a dozen disciplines told us the chats they use for teaching and research. Now we’d love your help in growing this collection.
Just share the text you used to start a chat that’s been particularly useful to you as a university educator, and members of the community will evaluate and choose the best ones to feature at https://chatgpt.com/use-cases/university-educators.
Special thanks
The initial chats were sourced from educators in public policy, computer science, journalism, economics, and many other fields. Special thanks to the following educators for their contributions: Dan Levy, PhD; Doreen Mayrell, EdD; Helen Crompton, PhD; James M. Pitarresi, PhD;
, PhD; Jeffrey J. Bussgang, MBA; , MBA, MS; Jérémie Lumbroso, PhD; Lindsey McInerney; Muhsinah Morris, PhD; Nydia Cappas, PsyD, MBA; Vitor Lima, PhD.
For the quiz, you can also ask it to write a script for Google Apps to automatically create a Google Form for you. (I usually have to run it through Gemini to make sure the syntax is correct - Gemini does a much better job with Google products, surprise surprise).
I am using these kinds of prompt to create quiz for my students (very efficient fellow teachers ;-) ):
You are an expert in education and instructional design. Create a structured multiple-choice quiz on the following topic: [INSERT TOPIC HERE].
Please follow these instructions:
The quiz should include [NUMBER] multiple-choice questions.
Each question must have 4 answer choices, with only one correct answer.
After each question, indicate the correct answer and provide a brief educational explanation (1–2 sentences) justifying why it is correct.
Use language appropriate for a [TARGET AUDIENCE — e.g., middle school students, high school, university level, adult learners, etc.].
Vary the question styles if possible — include a mix of factual, conceptual, and applied questions, as well as common misconceptions.
Expected format:
Question 1:
[Question text]
A. ...
B. ...
C. ...
D. ...
Correct answer: [Letter]
Explanation: [Short educational explanation]
Repeat this format for each question.