The purpose of this guide is to give an overview of artificial intelligence in higher education today. Using AI tools appropriately will be a lifelong skill and builds on your information literacy education. As a student at the University of Hartford, we want to ensure that you are meeting your learning outcomes and taking responsibility for your educational journey. Artificial intelligence literacy is the ability to understand, interact, and critically evaluate, current intelligence technologies. As your research & instruction librarians, we encourage students to: follow course and faculty guidelines and expectations for (or against) AI use in your work, verify all discovered sources, and cite your work. Please note that this guide is a work in progress; items may be added or removed as needed.
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artificial intelligence
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the capability of computer systems or algorithms to imitate intelligent human behavior |
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algorithm
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a procedure for solving a mathematical problem (as of finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation |
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generative AI
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artificial intelligence that is capable of generating new content (such as images or text) in response to a submitted prompt (such as a query) by learning from a large reference database of examples |
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deep learning
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a form of machine learning in which the computer network rapidly teaches itself to understand a concept without human intervention by performing a large number of iterative calculations on an extremely large dataset |
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large language models (LLMs
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a language model that utilizes deep methods on an extremely large data set as a basis for predicting and constructing natural-sounding text |
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prompt engineering*
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the process of designing prompts (= instructions given to an artificial intelligence by a human using natural language rather than computer language) that will give the best possible results or answers
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machine learning (ML)*
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the process of computers improving their own ability to carry out tasks by analyzing new data, without a human needing to give instructions in the form of a program, or the study of creating and using computer systems that can do this |
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intelligent tutoring systems (ITS)
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is a computer system that utilizes AI to provide immediate and customized instruction and feedback to learners, imitating the role of human tutors. Faculty will be able to turn on and utilize this feature in Blackboard by the end of Fall 2025. |
From Merrian-Webster
*From Cambridge English Dictionary
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