AI is subject to bias, hallucinations, and ineffective or undesired outcomes. Strategies are needed to combat these issues, but also to recognize the many strengths of chatbots. Your students are already using them, but are they delegating their assignments to chatbots in an effective and appropriate way? Prompt engineering combined with critical thinking is THE key skill in today's society, both in education and business. At the same time, students need traditional writing and reading skills in order to evaluate all types of writing (their own, chatbots', and other people's), and to avoid AI slop, chatbotese, and cognitive decline. This book is designed for teachers and lecturers in any subject, along with English as a Foreign Language teachers, whose students range between 14 and 24 years old. AI literacy is covered through guidelines, examples, and exercises, all with a strong focus on critical thinking and AI-proofing.

‘The potential for chatbots is massive, and this text demonstrates the many ways they can be employed to the benefit of students, instructors, and people in general.’

Mark Picco - Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

‘Whether you’re a fledgling teacher or have been teaching for years at just about any level, in ELT, secondary, or further education, Chatbots in the Classroom will give you a vast range of very usable practical and adaptable activities. This is in addition to providing the thorough ins and outs of chatbots and their application to AI literacy.’

Chris Powell - founder of International House Pisa, Italy, and scientific paper editor