1st Edition
AI-Powered Scholar A Beginner’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Academic Writing & Research
1. The gift of AI
2. The AI revolution in context
3. Communicating effectively with AI
4. Designing your AI research assistant
5. A brief history of conversational AI
6. Prompting AI for effective communication
7. Towards responsible use of AI tools
8. Ideating with AI chatbots
9. AI-powered literature search
10. Writing & editing with AI
11. Bonus chapter
Biography
Bron Eager is a Senior Lecturer, Entrepreneurship & Innovation at RMIT University in Australia. She is dedicated to demystifying artificial intelligence and inspiring others to explore its potential. With a passion for making complex AI concepts accessible, she has developed practical, applied AI training courses that have been enthusiastically embraced by scholars and professionals worldwide. She is a multi-disciplinary scholar and educator, with interests spanning AI, entrepreneurship, gender studies, popular culture, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. To learn more, visit www.broneager.com.
“Eager employs an accessible narrative style, which makes complex concepts comprehensible through engaging storytelling. She effectively illustrates ethical considerations by presenting scenarios involving a PhD candidate, a lecturer, and a professor, each navigating moral dilemmas regarding AI integration in academic work. A notable strength of the text lies in its interactive design, featuring reflection prompts, discussion columns, and experiential learning activities, including assignments, case studies, and role-play exercises that foster critical engagement with the material."
Rohmatulloh Rohmatulloh, PhD, and Sri Winarni, PhD, Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching Vol. 8 No. 2
