ERC Research Process Workflow - AI Augmented

ERC Collaborative Planning for AI Augmented Workflows

Discussion

• What experiences do you already have learning about or using generative AI in general?

• What are your feelings about generative AI?

Note: Generative AI refers to modern tools built on LLMs and similar models (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)

AI Tools for Research

Literature Review

Drafting

General Purpose

• ChatGPT
• Gemini
• Claude

• NotebookLM (free)
• Scite
• General Purpose Tools (see righthand column)

• Literature Search
• Consensus AI/Elicit

• Scholarcy (free)

• Visualization Tools
• Research Rabbit (free)
• Connected Papers

Best Practices/Rules of Thumb for

• Be a micro-manager (i.e., don’t let AI perform multi-step tasks without reviewing)
• Set the vision for the project/process + own holistic picture of end goal
• Critically review generated text - even when it sounds good, you’ll sometimes find a logical error or fluff
• AI will save less time than you think (when you include manual review and additional prompting/revisions), but should still save time
• End initial prompt with, “Do you have any clarifying questions before we begin?”

• What others have you learned?

How are you currently using AI for each step of this workflow? What agreements should be in place for how the team is using AI to ensure quality work and ethical use?

Article Summary and Details

Suggested Tool(s):

• ChatGPT

Note: Scite and Quillbot are both limited with free version.

Sample Prompt(s):

• You are an editor for an educational research clearinghouse. Review this article and draft a one-sentence summary of it. Please use an academic yet approachable tone so viewers can quickly skim and understand it.
• You are a research assistant helping me understand [topic/strategy]. Please review this article and provide concise but complete information about the participants, study design, outcomes...

Strategy Search

Suggested Tool(s):

• Consensus AI
• Elicit
• ChatGPT Web Search

Sample Prompt(s):

• What educational strategies show promise for helping address _______?

See suggestions under "Research Review".

Research Review

Suggested Tool(s):

• Consensus AI/Elicit/Semantic Scholar
• Find research related to your initial topic or article and see summary of what those studies say.
• ResearchRabbit/Connected Papers
• See a visualization of connected research papers.
• ChatGPT Web Search
• See sample prompt below

Sample Prompt(s):

• What are some seminal research papers connected to [insert topic/original study].

Citation and Link

Suggested Tool(s):

• Scholarcy
• ChatGPT

Sample Prompt(s):

• Create a full APA citation for this article. Ensure it abides by the most recent APA standards, including all formatting and mechanics.

Strategy Mining

Suggested Tool(s):

• Consensus AI
• Elicit
• ChatGPT

Sample Prompt(s):

• I want to review this study to identify what educational strategy or strategies were used and evaluated. Please read through this study and create a list of strategies used.

Quality Control

Suggested Tool(s):

• ChatGPT

Sample Prompt(s):

• I wrote a description of an educational research paper to share with those who are interested in this research. Please review the article and my summary (both attached) and provide feedback to improve the summary.