Assistant prompt
Customize how your Assistant responds and behaves, ensuring relevance and accuracy, ultimately enhancing its effectiveness.
The Assistant prompt serves as the guiding framework that dictates the behavior and responses of your AI Assistant. Through this framework, you can fully customize your Assistant’s interaction style while establishing essentiaguardrails and boundaries. This customization ensures that all responses align perfectly with your educational objectives.
Setting Up Your Assistant Prompt
Access Assistant Settings
Click the three dots next to the Assistant’s name to open the settings menu
Navigate to Prompt Section
Select Prompt in the sidebar navigation
Choose a Template
Use the dropdown menu to select from our pre-built prompt templates
Begin with our templates as a foundation, then refine your prompt by testing and iterating. This process helps you enhance its effectiveness and alignment with your specific objectives.
Customize Your Prompt
Modify the template in the provided textbox to meet your specific needs
If you’re new to prompting, start by defining the goal you want the Assistant to achieve. Then, consider the behaviors and instructions needed to reach that goal.
Save Your Changes
Click Save changes to apply your new prompt
Prompt Resources
External Prompt Libraries
You can leverage outside resources to support with writing prompts. Here are a few online prompt libraries:
- GenAI Chatbot Prompt Library for Educators - AI For Education
- Prompts for Education - Microsoft
- AI Resources: Prompt Library - More Useful Things
Example Prompt
Reflection Questions
When reviewing this example prompt, consider these questions to help you reflect on best practices: