Starter exercises

Example: Drafting communications

Ask Create AI Chat to draft a student reminder email about an tutoring services.

• In the chat box, enter the following prompt: “Please generate the body of an email in which I remind an ASU student that FSE offers free tutoring services tailored to engineering students.”

Try adjusting the tone: professional, friendly, urgent.

• Type the following, “Rewrite this in a more friendly tone.”
• Ask AI to create different versions: “Now create 5 variations of this message covering various tones from professional to friendly to urgent.”

Finalize the results.

• Choose the best version and edit it to make your own.
• When drafting communications, double-check tone and inclusivity before sending.
• Send the message to a colleague and ask them to critique your message for authenticity.

Summarizing information

• Paste in a long meeting agenda or policy document.
• Ask Create AI Chat to create a one-paragraph summary or bullet-point highlights.

Brainstorming ideas

• Use AI to generate five ideas for improving an advising process.
• Then ask it to organize them into categories.

Creating first drafts

1. Ask Create AI Chat to draft a welcome message for a new hire onboarding packet.
2. Edit the draft to reflect FSE’s values and your unit’s voice.

Automating routine tasks

Try prompting CreateAI Chat to provide checklists and to-do lists for recurring tasks.

• “Create a checklist for organizing a student event.”
• “Draft a step-by-step process for onboarding new staff.”

Understanding the role of AI

• Describe a challenge that you currently face. Articulate the outcome you are intending.
• Ask Create AI Chat how it can help you and what you should do without AI.

Integration and skill building

Try these exercises to help move AI from a casual experiment to a systemic part of your routine. 

Workflow integration

Select one recurring task and make using AI for it a non-negotiable step. Iterate on the following examples.

• Before writing a report, use CreateAI Chat to create a detailed outline or before a meeting
• Ask CreateAI Chat to generate an agenda based on recent team communications.

Prompt engineering practice

• For three days, dedicate 10 minutes to refining your prompts with an AI chatbot.
• Start with a simple prompt and observe the output.
• Add details, context, and a specific format (e.g., “in a bulleted list” or “in a professional tone”) to get a better result.
• Repeat the prompt, asking for the output in a different format. 

The “AI-powered” document

• Try using CreateAI Chat for a specific type of document, such as a presentation or a new project requirements document.
• Use CreateAI Chat to generate a rough draft, then spend your time editing and polishing it. This helps you build muscle memory for the AI-assisted process.

Information verification

• For one week, fact-check every piece of AI-generated factual content using at least two independent sources. This builds the critical habit of “human-in-the-loop” review, protecting you from AI hallucinations.

Expansion and mastery

Become a role model for AI usage and look for broader applications.

Complex task challenge

Identify one new, complex project and use AI to assist with a strategic element, such as risk analysis, competitive research, or developing a project plan with a detailed timeline.

AI champion session

• Host a 15-minute informal session with a colleague.
• Demonstrate a task where AI saved you time and show them how to do it.
• Focus on a practical, easy-to-replicate use case.