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DTLC Guidance on Plagiarism and Artificial Intelligence

Please note:

The guidance document admits that we do not have all the answers; it provides links to research and articles about the topic. It will be a webpage that is routinely updated by the DTLC.

Students Reporting AI Usage in Assignments

Encouraging students to report their usage of AI-backed tools is one way to foster critical thinking skills and information literacy skills with respect to their assignments. One strategy could be to require students to submit a brief submission survey or questionnaire to indicate which AI-based tools they used and how they used them. An example is shown below.

Question 1: Did you use any of the following tools to complete this assignment? (check all that apply)

Question 2: In which ways did you use these tools? (check all that apply)