A framework by Dr. Tocarro Combs

Think first.
Prompt with purpose.

P.E.A.C.H. helps you set a clear goal, choose appropriate evidence, give AI a specific task, and keep your own judgment in the process.

Prompt Engineering Framework · Higher education
P.E.A.C.H. Prompt Engineering Toolkit · Prompt Possibilities, by Dr. Tocarro Combs

Purpose · Evidence · Assignment · Criteria · Human Review

The Prompt Possibilities Machine

For work, college, and everyday tasks. Fill in what you know; your entries are not sent to a server.

What are you trying to accomplish, and what context should AI understand?This gives the prompt your goal and situation.

What approved materials or facts should AI use? Avoid sharing private information.This identifies what information AI may draw from.

Give AI one specific, useful task.This states the help you are requesting.

Set the format, limits, and rules the response must follow.This sets the standards for AI's response.

How will you check the response and decide what to revise?After using AI, record what you actually checked, changed, used, and disclosed. This becomes part of your AI-use explanation.

For K–12 learners

The Prompt Possibilities Machine

Start with a quick introduction

See how the P.E.A.C.H. steps can turn a vague request into a useful learning prompt. Then try building your own below.

Think of a prompt as instructions you give an AI tool. Fill in the letters below, then press Make my prompt. Use AI to help you learn and practice, and follow your teacher's rules.

Download the free K–12 workbook (PDF)

7 printable pages · includes an example, writing space, and an AI-use note for your teacher

Ready to go further? K–12 Learning Lab

Explore the full 33-page digital workbook with guided P.E.A.C.H. lessons, activities for different grade levels, reusable planners, and an educator guide.

Buy the K–12 workbook — $24

Tell AI your grade or age group, the subject, and what you want to understand. Example: “I am in seventh grade, and I want to understand fractions.”

Point to your class notes, reading, or facts. You can say, “Use only the notes I provide.” Don't include names or private information.

Ask for a clear learning task, such as an explanation, practice questions, or feedback on your own idea.

Choose a length, format, or rule. Example: “Use simple words, give one example, and don't give me the answers until I try.”

After you use AI, explain what it helped you do, what you did yourself, and how you checked its answer. Copy this part to show your teacher how you used AI responsibly and did your own work. It is not added to the AI prompt.

Your learning prompt

Make it, copy it, and use it in an AI tool your school or family allows.

Fill in your ideas, then press Make my prompt.
My AI-use note for my teacher

Write what AI helped with, what you did yourself, and how you checked its answer.

Before I turn in my work, I will check:

Check a box only if you really did that step.

0 of 5 checks complete

Only the number of copied prompts is counted. What you type here stays on your device. Never enter passwords, your address, or someone else's personal information into an AI tool.

A guided introduction

Watch P.E.A.C.H. in action

In this nine-minute video, Dr. Combs’s P.E.A.C.H. framework is explained through a practical example. See how to set a purpose, use evidence, define an assignment, add constraints, and review the AI response with your own judgment.

See the $39 workbookUse the prompt builder above to try the steps yourself.
Take P.E.A.C.H. with you

The P.E.A.C.H. mini workbook

Seven printable pages to plan a task, shape a prompt, review the response, and decide whether AI use needs to be cited or disclosed. Includes writing space and a worked example.

Download the free workbook (PDF)

Letter size · 7 pages · Free to download

01 / Plan your purpose and evidence02 / Set the task and boundaries03 / Review, refine, and disclose when needed
Cover of the P.E.A.C.H. Research to Practice Workbook
Go deeper with P.E.A.C.H.

Research to Practice Workbook

$39 individual digital edition

A 26-page learning guide grounded in Dr. Combs’s study of undergraduate students’ experiences with AI. Work through five research themes, guided exercises, deeper lessons for every P.E.A.C.H. step, worked cases, and a final capstone.

Buy the workbook — $39

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Bring P.E.A.C.H. to your team

Interactive training in prompt building, responsible AI use, and human review. Choose a format below or start with a 15-minute consultation.

60-minute session

P.E.A.C.H. Essentials

$750 starting rate

A focused introduction to intentional AI use.

  • Understand each P.E.A.C.H. step.
  • See a prompt built from start to finish.
  • Use the H checklist to review an AI response.
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90-minute workshop

Prompt Possibilities Workshop

$1,200 starting rate

A guided session for people ready to put the framework to work.

  • Build a prompt for a real task.
  • Practice setting evidence, criteria, and limits.
  • Review, revise, and decide when to cite or disclose AI use.
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Half-day training

P.E.A.C.H. Applied Lab

$3,000 starting rate

More time for practice, feedback, and organization-specific examples.

  • Work through several use cases.
  • Strengthen judgment around accuracy and ethical use.
  • Leave with a refined prompt and review process.
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15-minute consultation

Plan a P.E.A.C.H. Training

$50

A 15-minute planning call. Your $50 consultation fee is credited toward your training fee if you book a P.E.A.C.H. session.

  • Discuss who the training is for.
  • Choose the right session or adapt one to your needs.
  • Receive availability and a tailored proposal.
Book a 15-minute consultation

Prices are starting rates per group session, not per person. Training dates, audience, customization, delivery format, and any travel costs are confirmed in a proposal before the booking is finalized. The $50 consultation fee is applied to your training invoice if you proceed; it is not an additional charge on top of the training price.

Research behind the approach

Dr. Combs’s qualitative study examined how ten African American undergraduates experienced AI in higher education, including academic learning and activities beyond coursework. These findings offer context for intentional use; the P.E.A.C.H. steps are a separate teaching framework.

01 · Lived experience

Academic support

Participants described help with processing information, comprehension, and efficiency.

02 · Lived experience

Boundaries and ethics

Students navigated faculty expectations, personal responsibility, and academic integrity.

03 · Both questions

Trust and verification

Participants raised accuracy concerns and described checking AI responses.

04 · Impact

Beyond coursework

AI appeared in organizational planning, leadership, and creative or administrative work.

05 · Impact

Confidence with use

Repeated exposure shaped comfort and how students perceived AI’s usefulness.

What this means for practice

Give students clear expectations for AI use, teach verification and ethical decisions, and make space for AI learning in student leadership as well as coursework.

Study context: ten participants at one public state college in the southeastern United States; semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis. The Technology Acceptance Model informed the study. Findings reflect these participants’ experiences and are not a measure of all students’ outcomes.

Research poster summarizing the study’s two questions, methods, five themes, recommendations, limitations, and future research
The Experiences of Undergraduate Students with Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education Settings · Research posterOpen full poster (PDF)
Dr. Tocarro Combs smiling in a yellow jacket
Meet the creator

Dr. Tocarro Combs

AI Strategist · Higher Education Leader

Dr. Tocarro Patrice Combs is a higher education leader, educator, and AI strategist with more than 15 years of experience across student engagement, leadership development, and student success. Her work focuses on the thoughtful use of AI in teaching and learning.

She earned her Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of West Georgia, where her research examined undergraduate students’ experiences with artificial intelligence. She was the first doctoral student at UWG to receive IRB approval to use AI for first-cycle coding in her thematic analysis.

Her passion for emerging AI technology, global education, and community leadership drives her to connect people, expand opportunity, and turn bold ideas into meaningful impact. She created the P.E.A.C.H. framework to help people use AI with purpose, clear boundaries, and human judgment.

Prompt Possibilities.
In their words

P.E.A.C.H. in practice

A tool for the task
“Prompt Possibilities is phenomenal. I was able to create a functional budget calculator using my customized prompt.”
LorRaineState Government Budget & Contract Manager
Classroom possibilities
“This is awesome! Wow, my students could use this!”
CurtisK–12 Grade Lead English & Literature Teacher
Made by a student
“This was super cool & easy.”

Bryson created an interactive coloring sheet.

Bryson5th Grade Student
The Peach Basket—prompts copied with P.E.A.C.H.

Connect with Dr. Combs

Take the builder with you

Install P.E.A.C.H. on your phone

Add the P.E.A.C.H. web app to your Home Screen for quick access. Open this page on the phone you want to use, then follow its steps below.

iPhone or iPad

  1. Open peachaiframework.com in Safari.
  2. Tap Share. If you see a Page Menu button first, tap it, then tap Share.
  3. Scroll down and choose Add to Home Screen.
  4. Turn on Open as Web App if shown, then tap Add.

Android phone

  1. Open peachaiframework.com in Chrome.
  2. Tap the three-dot menu next to the address bar.
  3. Choose Install app or Add to Home screen, then confirm.

The prompt builder and free workbook are available offline after the app loads once. Booking and checkout links require internet. This is a Home Screen web app, not an App Store download.