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Feature | Gemini for Students | Gemini for Employees | Gemini Education Add-On (Employees) | Gemini Education Premium Add-On (Employees) |
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Access to Gemini | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Suitable for use with PSU confidential data (1) | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Integration with Google Workspace, including Gmail, Drive, and Docs | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Access to Gems, custom AI agents for any topic, and extensions | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Ability to upload non-image files and Google Drive documents (2) | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Access to Gemini Advanced, Google’s most capable AI models widely available today (3) | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Additional Google Meet features, such as automated note-taking | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
Additional Cost (4) | None | None | $16 / user / month ($192 annually, 1 year commitment required) | $24 / user / month ($288 annually, 1 year commitment required) |
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Generative AI can be a powerful tool for students when used responsibly, providing opportunities to enhance learning while maintaining academic integrity. Students should consult with their instructor and/or syllabus before utilizing Generative AI tools for academic work, to determine the level, if any, of allowed generative AI usage (for example, using generative AI to write an assignment vs. using it to generate a preliminary set of references for review). In all cases, content generated by your prompting of AI must be attributed as indicated in the Academic Misconduct Policy.
The following sections outline recommended tools and best practices for students at Portland State University.
Recommended Generative AI tools for use by students
When appropriate, generative AI chatbots can assist with academic tasks, such as brainstorming ideas, summarizing information, or helping with writing. Recommended tools include:
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Gemini is a general purpose tool that can aid in a variety of tasks students perform when writing or analyzing. For best results, communicate with your professor about how to use Gemini to maximize your learning and to identify the right uses of Gemini for your work in the class. For example, students can brainstorm ideas in class discussion and also brainstorm individually with Gemini assisting. Gemini can help writers organize scattered thoughts into an outline. It can correct grammatical mistakes, and explain the errors so you're less likely to make them again. It is excellent at summarizing ideas, and editing for concision. For more information about learning with AI, visit the Generative AI at Portland State University page. |
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A versatile tool that integrates well with academic materials, NotebookLM helps students organize notes, summarize key concepts, and generate insights for assignments. It is particularly useful for managing large amounts of information and generating coherent summaries,. It is an excellent accessibility tool because it can transform text into other modalities, such as audio. Keep in mind that any time Gen AI transforms material, it can introduce errors or elisions. Gen AI tools can support various academic activities, but students should always carefully review the AI outputs to ensure quality and accuracy. |
Getting Started
To get started with generative AI chatbots, students can follow these basic steps:
Choose an AI Tool: Select a tool based on your needs. If you’re using a tool not supported by PSU, ensure that the tool provides adequate data security and privacy.
Start with Simple Prompts: Begin with simple questions or requests to understand how the tool works. For example, "Generate a summary of the main ideas from [topic]."
Test accuracy by asking AI to summarize or transform something you know well. This will give you experience evaluating Gen AI critically.
Troubleshooting & Refinement: If a chatbot generates irrelevant or unclear content, try rephrasing your prompt or providing more context.
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Generative AI can be used to enhance productivity and efficiency by helping to streamline administrative tasks for staff members. Here are some examples of how it can be used.
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Assistance
Both of PSU’s Gemini offerings can help create first drafts of written content. Using its chat interface to conduct conversations with the AI, new ideas can be developed and created. Gemini Education and Education Premium Add-On licenses allow for the use of Gemini directly inside of Google Docs for convenient access. Gemini can help with proofreading and revising already written works, adjusting the tone, turning rough notes into coherent paragraphs, and more. Follow up prompts and additional questions and refinement can help the tool further hone content.
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Analysis
Employees can use Gemini to analyze data. This could include synthesizing survey results, cleaning and classifying data, or looking for patterns or insights in a large data set.
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These features help save time and ensure that all team members, including those who may have missed a meeting, can stay informed without the burden of manual note-taking.
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Use Cases
The Gemini Education and Education Premium Add-on licenses enable additional functionality that can be used for other use cases, such as:
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