{"id":298,"date":"2025-09-16T16:27:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=298"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:25:56","slug":"4-2-defining-appropriate-ai-use-in-courses","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/chapter\/4-2-defining-appropriate-ai-use-in-courses\/","title":{"raw":"4.2. Defining Appropriate AI Use in Courses","rendered":"4.2. Defining Appropriate AI Use in Courses"},"content":{"raw":"Clear expectations are one of the most effective tools for ensuring academic integrity in the age of AI. Students often want to use AI tools but are unsure where the boundaries lie. Faculty, meanwhile, may worry that too much restriction will stifle creativity, while too little will invite misuse. This chapter explores how to define appropriate AI use in your courses\u2014through policies, examples, and shared language that empower both students and instructors.\r\n<h2>Assistive vs. Generative Use<\/h2>\r\nOne way to clarify expectations is to distinguish between <strong>assistive<\/strong> and <strong>generative<\/strong> uses of AI:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Assistive use:<\/strong> AI supports learning without replacing essential thinking. Examples: brainstorming topics, rephrasing for clarity, suggesting outlines, or generating practice quiz questions.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Generative use:<\/strong> AI substitutes for core learning tasks. Examples: writing full essays, solving graded problems, or generating finished products without attribution.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nDrawing this distinction helps students see AI as a <em>tool<\/em> rather than a shortcut.\r\n<h2>Why Transparency Matters<\/h2>\r\nStudents should be expected to <strong>cite or disclose<\/strong> when and how they used AI. Just as we expect proper citation of sources, disclosing AI support builds a culture of honesty and accountability. For practical guidance, see <a href=\"https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/blog\/how-to-cite-chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APA\u2019s guidance on citing ChatGPT and AI tools<\/a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<details><summary>\ud83d\udcd6 Analogy: Calculators in Math Class (click to expand)<\/summary>\r\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 0.8em;margin-top: 0.5em;background: #fafafa\">\r\n\r\nWhen calculators first became common, schools debated whether students should use them. The solution was not to ban calculators entirely, but to specify when and how they could be used. In early lessons, calculators might be off-limits so students could learn foundational skills. Later, they became essential for tackling higher-order problems. AI works the same way: its value depends on timing, purpose, and alignment with learning goals.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<h2>Quick Self-Check<\/h2>\r\nTest your instincts on what counts as assistive or generative use of AI.\r\n\r\n<!-- H5P: 4.2-A Scenario Sorting -->\r\n[h5p id=\"16\"]\r\n<h2>Looking Ahead<\/h2>\r\nNext up, <strong>4.3 The Limits of AI Detection Tools<\/strong> examines why detection-first approaches are problematic and how design choices can provide a stronger foundation for integrity.","rendered":"<p>Clear expectations are one of the most effective tools for ensuring academic integrity in the age of AI. Students often want to use AI tools but are unsure where the boundaries lie. 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The solution was not to ban calculators entirely, but to specify when and how they could be used. In early lessons, calculators might be off-limits so students could learn foundational skills. Later, they became essential for tackling higher-order problems. AI works the same way: its value depends on timing, purpose, and alignment with learning goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<h2>Quick Self-Check<\/h2>\n<p>Test your instincts on what counts as assistive or generative use of AI.<\/p>\n<p><!-- H5P: 4.2-A Scenario Sorting --><\/p>\n<div id=\"h5p-16\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-16\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"16\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"4.2 Assistive vs. Generative AI Use\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Looking Ahead<\/h2>\n<p>Next up, <strong>4.3 The Limits of AI Detection Tools<\/strong> examines why detection-first approaches are problematic and how design choices can provide a stronger foundation for integrity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":["kclark18"],"pb_section_license":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[61],"license":[],"class_list":["post-298","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","contributor-kclark18"],"part":34,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":630,"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/298\/revisions\/630"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/34"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/298\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=298"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=298"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/books.nbsplabs.com\/ai-lit-intro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}