AI Prompt Library

The AI Prompt Library presents examples to UM students and staff  on how to make better use of Generative AI (GenAI) in the educational process. Maastricht University does not recommend the use of any specific GenAI tool. However, you are strongly advised to opt-out of allowing your content to be used to (further) train the GenAI tool of your choice. This can usually be done in Settings.

Given that all information entered into an AI tool will be stored and can be reused by the GenAI tool provider as they deem fit, one should not feed:  UM- data, confidential information and trade secrets; personal data and sensitive data relating to you or other people; Copyrighted materials (such as books, academic articles e.t.c.), but also materials for which the UM is the copyright holder, such as educational materials including coursebooks, syllabi, ppt, e.t.c.

Certain GenAI practices in education may not be allowed or encouraged within your faculty’s policy framework and/or rules and regulations. Please check first, any relevant rules on the use of GenAI in education, applicable to you, and defined at activity, course/module, study programme and faculty level.

GenAI can only be employed for high-risk practices under strict conditions set out in the EU AI Act. UM currently refrains from employing GenAI in relation to student assessment, selection and admission procedures, monitoring and detection of prohibited behaviour during exams, pending further thorough investigation of the conditions.

Learn more about responsible use of Generative AI

1. Choose a prompt that matches your needs. Each prompt has a short description on the main page and a longer description on the prompt’s page

The prompts below are organised into four categories:

1. • Exams – Prompts to help students and educators create and review exam-like questions.
   • Writing – Prompts to support UM staff and students in improving their written work.
   • Feedback – Prompts designed to give feedback on various tasks.
   • Learning – Prompts aimed at helping students study more effectively.
2. Read the prompt It is important that you understand what the prompt does before using it.
3. Replace each placeholder (such as add context) with your specific text to complete the prompt template.
   • The placeholders are in italics, and their labels (such as add context) clearly indicate what type of text to add.
   • Any delimiters used in the template, such as <> or %%, should not be removed. If a placeholder is between delimiters, the text should be added between the delimiters.
   • Context is an important element that must be added to many prompts. Context is the description of relevant background information that helps the model understand the specific details and purpose of the task.
4. Study an example to better understand how to fill out the template correctly and what kind of response you can expect from the prompt.
5. Review the tips to find any additional information that can help you use the prompt more effectively.
6. Run the prompt in an AI tool of your choice, and adjust it as needed to achieve more tailored results. AI chatbots are interactive; don’t hesitate to engage in a conversation. If the first response isn’t what you expected or if you need further clarification, continue the dialogue. Remember, the clearer and more specific you are with your questions and requests, the better the response will be.
7. Have fun!