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Faculty Guide to Prompting Purple

Last updated: February 17, 2026
Audience: InstructorsResearchers

Learn Prompting Techniques

Learn prompting techniques for Purple, UW’s generative AI tool, that aid in turning broad questions into clear answers. Purple can help you with your work across teaching, research, advising, and academic service. Choose a scenario below and learn more.

Faculty Purple Scenarios

Turn your syllabus into clear weekly modules. Purple supports you with your outlines, rubrics, and assignments that match your goals. You stay in control and focus on teaching.

Prompting examples for course design

Find easy ways to prompt and turn big questions into clear answers. Get short summaries, timelines, and key contacts. Purple supports you as you use UW resources and meet requirements. Focus on research, teaching, and mentoring with confidence.

Help with Navigating UW policies

Purple helps you turn assignment goals into a clear rubric with criteria, levels, and points. You review and edit, and it supports your judgment.

Prompting for rubrics

How UW’s Professor Schnee Taps Into Purple

Find out how Purple, UW’s Generative AI tool, can support faculty.

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