As new technical features and business models emerge around tools like OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Midjourney, educators continue to evolve their generative AI policies and adapt their pedagogy.
For me, being transparent with students about my perspectives/policies and focusing on learning are key to the responsible use of these tools.
Here are some activities I am planning for students at the start of the school year:
1. Watch "AI can do your homework. Now what?" (Vox, 2023).
2. Read "Generative AI Can Harm Learning" (Bastani, et. al., 2024).
3. Read AI Detectors Don’t Work. Here’s What to Do Instead. (MIT Sloan Teaching & Learning Technologies, 2024b).
4. Discuss the generative AI use statement on the course syllabus (Watkins, 2024).
For additional ideas, check out "Struggling to Create AI Policies? Ask Your Students" (Coffey, 2024).
References
Bastani, Hamsa and Bastani, Osbert and Sungu, Alp and Ge, Haosen and Kabakcı, Özge and Mariman, Rei, Generative AI Can Harm Learning (July 15, 2024). The Wharton School Research Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4895486
Coffey, L. (2024, August 22). Professor asks students to create AI policy for classes. Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2024/08/22/professor-asks-students-create-ai-policy
MIT Sloan Teaching & Learning Technologies. (2024b, May 6). AI Detectors Don’t Work. Here’s What to Do Instead. - MIT Sloan Teaching & Learning Technologies. https://mitsloanedtech.mit.edu/ai/teach/ai-detectors-dont-work/
Vox. (2023, December 12). AI can do your homework. Now what? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEJ0_TVXh-I
Watkins, M. (2014, August 14). Why We Should Normalize Open Disclosure of AI Use. The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/why-we-should-normalize-open-disclosure-of-ai-use