Preventing ChatGPT Misuse: Making Academic Integrity Policies Explicit About AI

Description  Challenge - Preventing learning loss due to AI misuse Academic integrity concerns/learning loss due to misuse of AI text generators such as ChatGPT. Need for rapid professional development and digital literacy instructional materials on AI text generators currently available to students. Key Takeaway Participants will understand key considerations and possible pathways for forming policies and adapting pedagogy to the availability of AI text generators.  Overview It is now widely known that the publicly available language model ChatGPT can produce text that would earn a passing grade on many typical college writing assignments. As a result, many of us in higher education are concerned that students will use ChatGPT and miss the purpose of the writing assignment. How can we move forward to prevent this learning loss without penalizing students or making them feel suspect? First, this presentation emphasizes two not-so-controversial steps: Designing writing assessments to encourage intrinsic motivation and student engagement Making academic integrity policies explicit about AI use. Next, we will look at the pros and cons of AI text detection software, banning ChatGPT on a network, designing assignments ChatGPT is not good at, assigning steps in the writing process, in-class writing, and asking students to improve on ChatGPT outputs. How practical are these approaches likely to be, and what unintended consequences might each bring?Further, we will suggest ways to incorporate critical AI literacy into our digital and information literacy teaching. For example, as text generators are more widely used in many sectors of society, students need to understand their mechanical nature, biases, and error patterns. Objectives Describe possible approaches to mitigating learning loss due to AI text generators like ChatGPT Assess the likely effectiveness and possible side effects of these approaches Identify three to four approaches they want to focus on in their classroom or institution Define the kinds of critical AI literacy understanding and skills we should begin to integrate into digital literacy education Who Should Attend Administration Faculty Online Learning Student Services/Affairs Learning Assistance (Tutoring Centers)