The Student Welfare Committee has some advice on how to communicate with your students about their use of AI in your classes.

1).  Generative AI Syllabus Statement

We don't have a formal syllabus statement on AI...yet.  A draft has been created that will be working through the approval process.  In the meantime, please feel free to use it in your syllabi.

"Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a valuable asset and is fast becoming an invaluable resource in helping individuals, including students, navigate complex emerging challenges involving its responsible uses across the workforce and broadly in society. Accordingly, this tool may be built into required assignments or used in classes to accelerate learning. Concurrently, generative AI poses a myriad of challenges during the college career. To illustrate, for students still developing their knowledge and skills it can hinder the ability to grasp core competencies that are essential for future success. Research also indicates that overuse or reliance can impair course learning goals.

Therefore, York College of Pennsylvania faculty reserve the right to choose whether, and to what extent, students may use generative AI for any given academic work. It is the responsibility of the student to follow any such explicit instructions, and if uncertain on appropriate boundaries of use, to communicate with the faculty member in a timely fashion to ensure full clarity on the use of generative AI on any given academic endeavor. Students cannot assume permission to use generative AI unless explicitly granted by the faculty member; unsanctioned use may be deemed an academic integrity violation." 

2).  Academic Integrity Syllabus Statement

If you use the Generative AI Syllabus Statement, it should be included in your syllabi in addition to the Academic Integrity Syllabus Statement.  As a reminder, the academic integrity statement can be found here.  It includes space to describe your specific expectations for academic integrity in your class.  This is the perfect place to describe how you expect students to engage with generative AI in your class.

3).  Guide to Degree of AI Use

To help you think about how students are expected to engage with AI, a handy rubric can be found here (thanks to Molly Milam for identifying this).  You can share this document with students as you explain how they can or cannot use AI in your class or on specific assignments.  

4).  AI and Academic Integrity

As a refresher, the SWC published advice on AI and academic integrity, which can be found here.  Please DO NOT use any AI detection tools, whether the one embedded in Canvas or other third-party options, to establish that cheating has occurred, as the tools are not reliable.  

5).  Talk to Your Students

It is a great idea to explain to your students (beyond the syllabus statements) how they are expected to use AI and why. If AI expectations vary from assignment to assignment, then including those expectations as part of the assignment instructions is also a good idea.  

If you have any questions, please reach out to SWC@ycp.edu.