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Artificial Intelligence (AI): Suggestions for Instructors

Currency of Information: Information about ChatGPT and other AI tools is continuously evolving. We are doing our best to ensure this guide is accurate and up to date, and will be updating information as it emerges. Wherever possible, we've identified dates for articles and information to help users understand when the information we are using was published. 
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ChatGPT and AI

ChatGPT and AI

Messages for Instructors and Students

Handbook prepared by JIBC's CTLI, Writing Centre, and Library to provide instructors and students practical tips for handling ChatGPT and generative AI in the classroom.

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Suggestions for Instructors

Share your expectations with students.

Have open conversations with students about AI and the implications of its use in their academic work. What do they know? What potential opportunities and challenges do they see?

Include a statement in your syllabus.

Clarify your expectations to avoid any confusion or ambiguity with respect to AI use in assignments. Clarify your expectations to avoid any confusion or ambiguity with respect to AI use in assignments. Take a look at https://ctli.jibc.ca/resources/ai/ for suggestions.

Help students acquire a foundational understanding of academic integrity.

Refer to the Student Academic Integrity policy and discuss what what constitutes academic misconduct.

Engage and experiment.

Trying out AI tools yourself will help you understand what is possible. 

Explore ways to incorporate AI into the classroom. 

Used in the right way, AI can be another educational tool to help students learn. Review Page 7-11 for information on using AI in the classroom and research, as well as challenges and ethical implications.

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Unless otherwise noted, this guide is licensed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License).

Information on this page was adapted from Mount Royal University Library's Artificial Intelligence page, which is licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.