{"id":9126,"date":"2026-08-10T14:31:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/?p=9126"},"modified":"2026-08-22T09:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:22:32","slug":"rotafa-prompt-engineering-whats-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/rotafa-prompt-engineering-whats-that\/","title":{"rendered":"ROTAFA: Prompt engineering (What&#8217;s that?)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had another session with Prof Karim yesterday night (7 August 2026, Friday) from 825ish pm until 11pm.  Yes.  It is PM.  Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of us wondered how he had the energy to stay awake and alert past 10pm. I have to say, at my age, it\u2019s not easy to stay up so late and I wasn\u2019t expecting to sleep in a little bit either. Alhamdulillah I woke up just before the subuh azan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, one of the things he insists on emphasizing is employing <strong>ROTAFA<\/strong> when we want to improve the output from using AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is an example of the prompt that I use to create another video.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[Role]:<\/strong> Act as a veteran <strong>Educational Psychology Professor <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-medium-pink-color\">[change this role to yours] <\/mark><\/strong>who doubles as a popular YouTube\/educational content creator (think <em>CrashCourse<\/em> style).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[Objective]:<\/strong> Teach undergraduate students the core concepts of <strong>Interest Theory<\/strong> (specifically Hidi &amp; Renninger\u2019s Four-Phase Model of Interest Development) <strong> <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-medium-pink-color\">[change this objective to yours] <\/mark><\/strong> so they can apply it to classroom teaching and pass their exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[Task]:<\/strong> Draft a complete, minute-by-minute instructional video script explaining Interest Theory<mark class=\"has-inline-color has-medium-pink-color\"> <strong> [change this task to yours] <\/strong><\/mark>. Break down the distinction between <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-medium-pink-color\"><strong>[change this accordingly] <\/strong><\/mark><strong>Situational Interest<\/strong> and <strong>Individual Interest<\/strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-medium-pink-color\"><strong> <\/strong><\/mark>, and show how one transitions into the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[Audience]:<\/strong> Undergraduate education and psychology majors <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-medium-pink-color\"><strong>[change this accordingly] <\/strong><\/mark>who prefer engaging, relatable real-world student examples over dense academic jargon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[Format]:<\/strong> Present the script in a 3-column table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Timestamp &amp; Section<\/strong> <em>(e.g., 0:00 &#8211; 0:45 | Hook)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visual Cues &amp; Graphics<\/strong> <em>(B-roll, on-screen text, slide diagrams)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spoken Dialogue \/ Voiceover<\/strong> <em>(Exact script to read)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[Additional Constraints]:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Length:<\/strong> Cap total spoken dialogue at <strong>600\u2013700 words<\/strong> to ensure it comfortably stays under the <strong>5-minute mark<\/strong> at a natural speaking pace (~130\u2013140 wpm).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Structure:<\/strong> Include an engaging 30-second hook, 2 concrete real-world student scenarios, a quick recap table, and 1 reflection question at the end.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tone:<\/strong> Energetic, clear, academically grounded, and conversational. Avoid dry textbook fluff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had another session with Prof Karim yesterday night (7 August 2026, Friday) from 825ish pm until 11pm. Yes. It is PM. Night. Some of us wondered how he had the energy to stay awake and alert past 10pm. I have to say, at my age, it\u2019s not easy to stay up so late and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/rotafa-prompt-engineering-whats-that\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ROTAFA: Prompt engineering (What&#8217;s that?)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":851,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other","category-teaching"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9132,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9126\/revisions\/9132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}