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Welcome!

Welcome to OTLE's AI Resources Hub! Innovation begins with curiosity and community, so our office has created this Hub to bring together the best information we can find on generative artificial intelligence and its place in teaching, learning, research, and everyday work.

Disclaimer: We are facilitators, not AI gurus. Like you, we’re actively exploring what these fast-moving tools can do for rural, hands-on, student-centered education. Our role is to curate trustworthy resources, spark conversation, and connect you with people who are experimenting thoughtfully with AI, always ensuring MSU-Northern’s values of equity, accessibility, and evidence-based practice are at the core of our research. 

Resources

There are various ways to use AI, and whether or not you've used it before, we've provided a variety of options for how to start, how to evolve with what you already know, and best practices overall when engaging with AI. Here's what you'll find on each page:

  • For Students – quick-start guides, academic-honesty tips, and study workflows that show where AI can help and where it can hinder.
  • For Faculty – talking with students, syllabus language, and sample activities adapted for classroom and lab settings.
  • For Staff & Administrators – ideas for streamlining office tasks, improving communications, and supporting student services.
  • AI Tools – a living list of no-cost or low-cost platforms you can try today, plus notes on data security and accessibility.
  • Prompt Library – real prompts used by instructors, advisors, and students here and at peer institutions; browse, copy, and remix.
  • AI Ethics – bias in AI, privacy, copyright, and transparency to help you evaluate any tool before you adopt it.

 

Student Resources Faculty Resources Staff Resources
AI Tools AI Prompt Library AI Ethics

General Guidelines for Use

  1. Stay mission-aligned: Use AI in ways that advance learning, scholarship, or operational efficiency while honoring MSU-Northern’s commitment to inclusion and academic integrity.
  2. Protect privacy and data: Never upload student records, sensitive research data, or proprietary information into public AI systems.
  3. Think critically: AI output can be inaccurate, biased, or out-of-date. Verify facts, cite sources, and apply professional judgment before acting on any suggestion.
  4. Acknowledge assistance: When AI content meaningfully shapes your work, credit the tool in the manner appropriate for your discipline.
  5. Follow existing policies first: All use of AI must comply with MSUN’s Academic Honesty Code, FERPA, IT Acceptable-Use Policy, and any sponsor or publisher requirements.
  6. Ask for help: OTLE can’t give legal or data-governance rulings, but we can point you to the right campus offices and national guidelines as they emerge.

 

*These guidelines are provisional; as the technology and system-wide policies evolve, so will this page. Your feedback will help shape MSU-Northern’s future standards for responsible AI use.