ChatGPT
**Through May 2025 faculty, staff, and students can get 2 free months of ChatGPT Plus**
ChatGPT is an advanced conversational AI developed by OpenAI that can assist faculty with a wide range of academic and administrative tasks through natural language interaction. It functions as a flexible writing assistant, research tool, brainstorming partner, and productivity enhancer, making it valuable across various aspects of teaching, learning, and faculty responsibilities.
Faculty can use ChatGPT to draft and refine course materials such as syllabi, assignment prompts, lecture outlines, and rubrics. It can generate summaries of readings, create quiz or test questions, and even suggest ways to scaffold learning activities based on course objectives. For faculty engaged in research, ChatGPT can help with literature review organization, offer writing support for abstracts and proposals, or assist in explaining complex concepts in simpler terms for student audiences.
As an email and communication tool, ChatGPT can help draft professional correspondence, respond to student inquiries with clarity and tone in mind, or polish language for presentations and conference materials. In meetings or collaborative settings, faculty can use it to generate agendas, take notes, and synthesize discussion points into action items.
ChatGPT is also a useful brainstorming partner, offering creative ideas for engaging class activities, discussion questions, or ways to incorporate emerging technologies like AI into curriculum. For those teaching writing or communication, ChatGPT can demonstrate revision strategies, grammar corrections, or different rhetorical styles. Whether used as a content creator, tutor, or productivity tool, ChatGPT provides faculty with immediate, on-demand support tailored to their academic work.
ACCESS CHATGPT
- Access ChatGPT through the web.
- Access ChatGPT through the Windows application, or Mac application.
- Access ChatGPT on mobile through the Apple Store or Google Play.
DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
DEMO / TRAINING VIDEOS
GUIDES
WHERE TO GET HELP
- OpenAI Help Center
- OpenAI Support
- ChatGPT Help Articles
- IDT Team (limited to free version support for instructional purposes)
CANVAS INTEGRATION
ChatGPT does not have a Canvas integration.
COST
ChatGPT has a free option, a Plus option, and a Pro option. Details & pricing for each plan.
ACCOUNT NEEDED
A Google or Microsoft account is recommended to save chat history.