Published on: 13/06/2024 · Last updated on: 21/10/2024
What is Copilot?
At time of writing, Copilot is the only Generative AI tool available to all staff when logged into a device with their Bath University login.
This article refers to Microsoft Copilot as accessed via a web browser at copilot.microsoft.com. We do not cover the app-based versions or the Copilot features of Microsoft Office in this article. More information about Microsoft’s AI tools as of October 2024
Copilot is described by Microsoft as ‘Your everyday AI companion’. With Copilot, you can:
- Use text prompts to help with ideation / initial research
- Generate images
- Analyse and report on the content of a document
How do I access Copilot?
Ensure you are already logged into your University account on your device then go to https://copilot.microsoft.com in your browser. Copilot is designed to be used with Edge, though most modern browsers support it.
Introduction to Copilot video overview
Click to view this introductory overview of the features of Copilot for Bing, including how to use text prompts, create images and upload a file. This video was updated in October 2024. Copilot is in active development and you may notice changes to the interface and/or available functionality.
Example prompts to use with Copilot
Example text prompts:
- ‘Create a lesson outline to introduce the most popular models of memory to university students studying psychology’
- ‘Suggest five points to include in a personal reference for a student who…’
- ‘Create three multiple choice questions for a short quiz about…’
Ask Copilot to refine existing responses:
- Provide references to relevant peer-reviewed journals
- ‘Simplify your response to make the questions suitable for a first-year undergraduate at a UK University’
- ‘The lesson outline must focus more on [x]. Remove the information about [y].’
- ‘Offer four possible responses for each quiz question’.
Requests for image generation:
- ‘Create an image representing the concept of human memory in relation to how the brain works’
- ‘A square icon of a light bulb representing the concept of ideation’
- ‘Draw a SWOT analysis grid’
- ‘Paparazzi-style long lens photos of citizens of Pompeii in 79BC reacting to the eruption of a volcano. Ordinary people. Market traders. Families. Historical. Photojournalism.’
- ‘Visualize the human brain’s prefrontal cortex during decision-making, in vibrant colours.’
- ‘Depict the stages of child development with symbolic imagery, from infancy to adolescence.’
- ‘Illustrate a calm, therapeutic environment where cognitive-behavioural therapy is in progress.’
- ‘A fractal pattern representing the Fibonacci sequence, illustrated as a growing tree.’
- ‘An abstract representation of a multi-dimensional Calabi-Yau manifold.’
Example files to upload and question/analyse
Example prompts to use with the ‘Tech Break’ PDF file below:
- ‘Summarise the information provided about technology’s effects on wellbeing in five bullet points’
- ‘Create three discussion points for students based on the text’
- ‘Create five multichoice questions for my students to answer’
Example prompts to use with the rubric file below:
- ‘Create a feedback message to a student who scores 53 overall but is weak at ‘supporting their points or arguments’. Provide extra detail about they can improve supporting their points or arguments.’
- ‘Suggest five feedback points for a student with a final score of 48 to help them increase their score into the 50 to 59 category’
More information
For the latest updates to Copilot see the Copilot Blog