Learning with AI
A Three-Step Guide to Building Knowledge and Skills
Welcome to Learning with AI: A Three-Step Guide to Building Knowledge and Skills from the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity & Rossier School of Education.
Whether you are just beginning or further along in your academic journey, this resource is designed to help you use AI to build your knowledge and skills. At USC, our goal is for you to graduate highly proficient in your field. AI tools such as ChatGPT Edu can be powerful learning partners, but overreliance on them can limit your learning and future professional competence. This guide will help you use AI thoughtfully, effectively, and responsibly to deepen your understanding and strengthen your skills.
Important Notice:
This resource is intended as a learning aid; always verify with your instructor that your AI use aligns with course and assignment policies.
General Guidelines for Building Knowledge
Avoid copying and pasting AI-generated answers
Use AI to strengthen your learning, but make sure you can explain ideas in your own words.
Verify information
AI can make mistakes, so check important facts, calculations, sources, and claims.
Use clear, specific, contextualized prompts
The quality of AI responses depends on the quality of your prompts.
Keep yourself in the loop
Apply your own human judgment and ethics, and engage with the material as you learn.
Disclose AI use when appropriate
If AI contributed ideas, wording, analysis, code, or other significant content to your work, follow USC’s and your instructor’s guidelines for acknowledging or citing AI assistance.