AI in Higher Education

Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that can create text, images, presentations, and more from a collection of known data sources. While AI presents both benefits and challenges to higher education, simply blocking it isn't realistic as its adoption grows and impacts future careers. Our responsibility is to help students learn to use this emerging technology effectively and ethically. 

Faculty Guidance on Responsible AI Use

The resources below offer guidance for faculty responding to the use of AI in education.

1. When using AI tools, faculty, staff, and students must follow the rules defined in MATC's Responsible Use of AI Policy. 

2. Using AI tools to produce grade feedback in online, blended, hybrid, or hyflex sections does not count as Regular Substantive Interaction.

3. Faculty and students who create content with AI must cite the use of AI tools when sharing the content. See citation examples.

4. Do not rely on AI writing detectors to deter cheating. Instead, use authentic assessment strategies.

Plagiarism Detection

AI Writing Detection Tools are Not a Solution

AI detection tools are inaccurate and inconsistent, making them an unreliable basis for academic decisions. Anthology does not plan on building an AI writing detector for the following reasons.

• High Risk of False Accusation: Due to built-in biases, these tools frequently and incorrectly flag writing by English language learners (ELLs), minority students, and even complex technical compositions as AI-generated, potentially causing harm to students.

• Easily Circumvented: Students can easily use other AI tools to revise AI-generated text, making it undetectable and rendering the checker pointless.

• Outdated Technology: The tools can't keep pace with the rapid advancement of Generative AI models.

If you use an AI detection tool, proceed with extreme caution and skepticism. Never upload personally identifying student information to these tools. Only use these tools as a supplement to your own expert evaluation of a student’s work!

Recommended Countermeasures to Cheating with AI

Use authentic assessment to discourage AI-generated assessment submissions.  These are assessment strategies that capture the process of learning and force students to "show their work". They focus on knowledge construction over time, reflection, making connections to real world experiences, critical analysis of information, and applied digital literacy.

Furthermore, strong regular and substantive interaction with students will help you learn about individual student writing practices and voices; this knowledge will help you detect major shifts in writing style that may be indicative of using AI.