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Browse, copy, and adapt these AI prompts for your courses. Each prompt includes a usage tip and works with ChatGPT, Claude, or any major AI tool.

Brainstorming & Ideation
Generate Essay Topics
Any discipline
I'm teaching a course on [SUBJECT]. Generate 10 essay topics that require students to analyze, compare, or evaluate — not just describe. Each topic should be arguable and specific enough for a 1,500-word essay.
Tip: Replace [SUBJECT] with your course topic. Ask follow-up: 'Now make 3 of these suitable for first-year students.'
Brainstorming & Ideation
Case Study Scenario Generator
Business / Social Sciences / Health
Create a realistic case study scenario for a [COURSE] class about [TOPIC]. Include key stakeholders, a central dilemma, relevant data points, and 3 discussion questions that don't have a single right answer.
Tip: Great for group discussions. Ask the AI to add 'red herrings' for advanced classes.
Brainstorming & Ideation
Debate Position Generator
Any discipline
Generate two well-reasoned opposing positions on the following question: "[QUESTION]". For each side, provide 3 supporting arguments with brief evidence. Then suggest 2 possible compromise positions.
Tip: Use this to prep students for in-class debates or to model argument structure.
Critical Thinking & Analysis
Find the Flaws
Any discipline
Write a 300-word argument about [TOPIC] that contains at least 5 logical fallacies, factual errors, or unsupported claims. Do NOT label them. I will use this for a student exercise where they identify the problems.
Tip: After students find the flaws, have them rewrite the paragraph correctly.
Critical Thinking & Analysis
Socratic Question Chain
Philosophy / Ethics / Any
Act as a Socratic tutor. I will state a position on [TOPIC], and you should ask me one probing follow-up question at a time. Don't agree or disagree — just keep asking deeper questions that challenge my assumptions. Stop after 5 questions and summarize the assumptions I revealed.
Tip: Students can use this to stress-test their thesis statements before writing.
Critical Thinking & Analysis
Source Evaluation Exercise
Research Methods / Writing
Generate 5 fictional source citations on the topic "[TOPIC]". Make 2 of them high-quality academic sources, 2 questionable sources (e.g., biased think tank, outdated), and 1 clearly unreliable. Include enough detail (author, year, publication, abstract snippet) for students to evaluate credibility.
Tip: Students practice CRAAP test or similar evaluation frameworks.
Writing & Feedback
Assignment Instructions Reviewer
Instructor self-use
Review the following assignment instructions as if you are a confused undergraduate student. Identify anything that is ambiguous, contradictory, or missing. Suggest specific improvements.

[PASTE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS]
Tip: Run this before distributing any assignment. Catches gaps you won't notice as the expert.
Writing & Feedback
Peer Review Guide Generator
Writing / Communication
Create a structured peer review guide for a [TYPE OF ASSIGNMENT] in a [COURSE] class. Include 5–7 specific questions that reviewers should answer, focusing on argument strength, evidence use, clarity, and structure — not grammar.
Tip: Give this to students before peer review sessions so feedback is substantive.
Writing & Feedback
Thesis Statement Strengthener
Writing / Humanities
I will give you a thesis statement written by a student. Rate it on a scale of 1–5 for specificity, arguability, and scope. Then suggest 3 revised versions, each stronger than the last. Explain what makes each revision better.

Thesis: "[STUDENT THESIS]"
Tip: Use as a demo in class or let students self-assess before submitting drafts.
STEM & Quantitative
Worked Example with Intentional Error
Math / Science / Engineering
Solve the following [MATH/SCIENCE] problem step by step, but introduce exactly one subtle error in your reasoning (an incorrect formula application, arithmetic mistake, or wrong assumption). Do NOT flag the error.

Problem: [PROBLEM]

I will ask students to find and correct the mistake.
Tip: Builds error-detection skills. Vary the type of error each time.
STEM & Quantitative
Real-World Data Prompt
Statistics / Economics / Data Science
Generate a realistic (but fictional) dataset of 20 rows for a [COURSE] class exercise on [TOPIC]. Include columns for [VARIABLES]. Make the data messy enough to require cleaning (a few missing values, one outlier, inconsistent formatting). Provide it as a CSV table.
Tip: Students practice data cleaning and analysis. Ask the AI to also generate an answer key.
STEM & Quantitative
Code Review Exercise
Computer Science / Programming
Write a [LANGUAGE] function that [TASK DESCRIPTION]. Include 3 bugs: one syntax error, one logic error, and one edge case the code doesn't handle. Add comments to the code but do NOT point out the bugs. I will use this as a debugging exercise for students.
Tip: Ask for varying difficulty levels. Follow up with: 'Now write the correct version with tests.'
Course Design & Reflection
Learning Objective Aligner
Instructor self-use
Here are my course learning objectives:
[PASTE OBJECTIVES]

And here is an assignment I created:
[PASTE ASSIGNMENT]

Analyze how well this assignment assesses each learning objective. Identify any objectives that are NOT assessed and suggest modifications to address them.
Tip: Run this for each major assignment to ensure alignment with stated outcomes.
Course Design & Reflection
Student Reflection Prompt Generator
Any discipline
Generate 5 reflection prompts for students who just completed an assignment on [TOPIC] using AI tools. Questions should push them to think about: what they learned from AI vs. on their own, how they evaluated AI output, and what they would do differently next time.
Tip: Use as exit tickets or weekly journal entries.
Course Design & Reflection
Bloom's Taxonomy Assignment Audit
Instructor self-use
Review this assignment description and classify each task according to Bloom's Taxonomy (Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, Create). Identify if the assignment is skewed toward lower-order thinking and suggest modifications to add higher-order tasks.

[PASTE ASSIGNMENT]
Tip: Ensure your assignments aren't just recall-based — especially important when students have AI access.
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