Below are resources to help you explore ways to integrate AI into the learning process—not assignment production.
These prompts are designed to be given directly to students. Each one is built around five principles: AI is assigned a role, student work comes first, AI responses are limited, the critical thinking stays with the student, and the process repeats. Take them. Adapt them for your course. Make them yours.
Prompts adapted and developed with guidance from Bowen, J. A., & Watson, C. E. (2026). Teaching with AI (2nd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press.
View the long description of "Why students cheat."
Attribution: Cheating reasons from Bertram Gallant & Rettinger (2025).
View long description of Low-cost, high-trust structural moves.
Attribution:
Learner Survey, Dr. Michelle Packansky-Brock
48 Hour Grace Period, Dr. Tom Clobes
24-Hour Withdrawal Option, Bowen & Watson (2026)
View the long description of communicating integrity.
Protip! Use prescheduled announcements in Canvas to send "nudges" after an assignment opens and just before it is due.
Attribution: Bertram Gallant & Rettinger (2025)
Consider surveying your students in week 0 (the week before classes begin) or week 1 of your course. A Learner Information survey can provide valuable insights into your students' values, time demands, invisible challenges, and perceptions and use of AI. You'll find a link to a survey in Canvas Commons that you can import into your course and adapt based on your context.
Locate the Learner Information Survey in Canvas Commons.
Login to Canvas
Go to Canvas Commons from the left global navigation menu
In the search box type "learner information"
Select the asset that has a banner with a gold background and the title Get to Know You.
Reference the Canvas Guide on importing content from Canvas Commons for step-by-step directions for adding content to you Canvas Course(s).