Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education

Responsibility, Ethics, and Power

Statement 17 of 30

Prompting is pedagogy.

Why this matters

The questions we pose shape the knowledge we receive. Critical prompting requires awareness of power, context, and intention. Students must learn not only to generate prompts, but to interrogate them and question the frame as much as the response.

A question for reflection

What makes a prompt a good question rather than just a good instruction?

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Farrell, H. & McCarthy, K. (2025). Statement 17: "Prompting is pedagogy." Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education. GenAI:N3. https://manifesto.genain3.ie/17/