Acceptable use of AI (ChatGPT, etc.) will vary by discipline and class. Here are some broad guidelines designed to support instructors as they navigate this new territory.

• Communicate expectations- Your syllabus and assignment descriptions should be clear about acceptable and unacceptable assistance as you discuss academic integrity and consequences. 
• Emphasize the limitations- GenAI produces misinformation and invents citations. Even when AI-tools are authorized, ensure students understand they are responsible for verifying. AI and Factchecking
• Explain the "why"-  Explicitly and repeatedly connect course materials, learning activities, and assessments to students' futures, whether personal, professional, or academic. Make sure they could answer the question, "What benefit am I losing if I don't do this work myself?"
  • Be clear about the value of course work- Your Student Learning Outcomes and assignments serve a purpose, ensure your students understand how that work has value.
  • Emphasis the value of the learning process- The inappropriate use of AI reduces the work of an assignment, but it also circumvents learning. Scaffold assignments and assessments to reinforce the value inherent in the process of learning.
• Consider how AI-based tools can facilitate student learning and effective teaching- AI will be a part of your students personal and professional lives. There is value in modeling and guiding critical examination and use in discipline-specific ways. More information on this below.

Adapted from UW's Center for Teaching and Learning and UTA, Moody Center for Advancing Teaching Excellence

Olympic College AI Statements/Templates

OC Faculty  AI ambassadors and the Office of the VPI provide AI Syllabus Statements and Templates to help instructors clearly communicate their expectation in their syllabus and Canvas descriptions.