A ChristmAIs Carol
It was a cold winter’s night on campus and all through the halls students were busying themselves with their final assessments and exam preparation. “Dear CheatGP, write a 1000 word essay …” Before Scrooge had time to complete the prompt, he heard a rat-tat-tat upon his door.
Read More“Wait… are we allowed to talk about AI?” Opening up conversations through the AI Hub
In late fall 2024, we launched the AI Hub with a simple mission, to open up the conversation around AI use at our university and promote ethical use of AI. As students approached our booth with the huge banner “Curious about AI?”, students asked in almost a hushed tone, “Wait… are we allowed to talk about AI?”.
Read MoreThe Hidden Curriculum of AI Syllabus Statements: How Fear-Based Framing Shapes Student Behaviour and Academic Integrity
Across higher education, the syllabus is one of the first points of contact between students and their institution's expectations. Increasingly, it is also where students first encounter institutional guidance on artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, what they often find is not support or clarity, but a warning. When AI is framed primarily in terms of prohibition, misconduct, and punishment, institutions unintentionally anchor students to the belief that AI is inherently suspect or morally compromised.
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