GPTs with Guardrails: Designing Academic-Friendly Bots for Students and Faculty

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 2:15PM–3:00PM CT | Meeting Room 105, Level 1
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Presentation/Panel Session
Curious about how AI can support learning without crossing the line? In this session, you’ll explore how to design GPTs and other AI bots with intentional guardrails that help students and faculty without doing the work for them. We’ll walk through a practical design framework, examine real examples, and sketch out bot ideas you can build later. Whether you’re just getting started or refining existing tools, you’ll leave with a roadmap—and an invitation to contribute to a growing collection of academic-friendly bots.            

Presenters

  • James D'Annibale

    Director, Academic Technology, Dickinson College

  • Don Vosburg

    Academic Technologist, Carleton College

Resources & Downloads

  • Worksheets and Prompt examples found at bottom

    Updated on 10/31/2025