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Artificial intelligence is a man-made, technological aide that looks to make normally cumbersome or time-consuming activities much easier for humans. The Roomba vacuum by iRobot is an example of artificial intelligence. Vacuuming takes time--time that many people don't have. This was doubtless at the forefront of Roomba creators' minds as they constructed it. The vacuum is programmed to clean at specific times, and return to its charging station when it is finished. One can control it with an app or using voice control. See the link above for more information. Speechify, which is a text to speech generator, is another example of artificial intelligence. Once it is added as a Chrome extension, it has the ability to read aloud anything you look up on the internet (with the exception of Google Documents you o not have access to). It can also translate text into many languages. See the link above for more information. Go to speechify.com for more information. ChatGPT is also artificial intelligence. It can create a myriad resources and answer prompts in seconds. It is not always reliable, though, so it is imperative that the user check the information provided and make it his or her own. Visit chatgpt.com to learn more.

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I was an English Tutor as an undergraduate student, and I enjoyed that role. Tutoring can be difficult, though, depending on what/how much material students bring, the respective topics/styles the students must delve into, and the motivation levels of students. Claude came up in my research on AI in tutoring, so I decided to see what it had to offer. I asked it to "help with tutoring English students", a fairly general request. Its response was thorough and thoughtful, focusing on these factors: Assessment and Planning, Reading Comprehension, Writing Development, Grammar and Mechanics, Vocabulary Building, and Building Engagement. Claude looks to be a helpful AI tool for Tutors, and I will continue to explore what it has to offer.

Grading and offering feedback can be extremely time-consuming, and yet both are vital parts of teaching. Google Classroom immediately came to mind when I chose to include grading and feedback in this statement. It has rubrics and options to offer feedback automatically, as well as automatic grading capabilities. I anticipate using Google Classroom often, and I know the grading tools will be extremely helpful.

The educational climate today continues to be characterized by diversity. This is beautiful! With this reality comes a challenge, though. There are many students whose native language is not English. These students may know a little English, be fluent, or may not know any English at all. Tools like Talkpal AI will be extremely useful for students who do not know English, and for teachers who want to learn their students' native languages. It claims that one will learn a language five times faster when using it, and there are more than fifty-seven languages one can learn on it.

It is difficult to predict the effect AI will have in the classroom. Will the benefits outweigh the challenges? AI use will hopefully help students to see the pricelessness of the creative potential we humans possess. Let's say I have students write a close reading on a poem from the Modernist era of American Literature. They will brainstorm, draft, conference, peer edit, revise, and submit. Once they have submitted, we will have ChatGPT write a close reading on a poem from that era and discuss its strengths and weaknesses. My hope is that through this, students will see that something produced by AI does not have the human touch that is so vital to good writing. One can tell that there is not heart behind the words, no individuality, no distinctive beauty that denotes a real person. This would be a great benefit of using AI in the classroom. A challenge I anticipate is the temptation to use it to cheat, and to use it for everything, forgetting about that singular human beauty that separates robotic work from work of the heart.

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I can see the immense benefits of creating a classroom AI use policy. It is something I have already considered without knowing it. I had planned to set forth my expectations for AI use when I first introduce AI in the classroom. The word "policy" is all that was missing from that plan. It is true that, for an aspiring ELA teacher, AI use in the classroom is a bit scary. I want my students to know how to write well. I want to see improvement. I don't want them to use AI platforms like ChatGPT as a crutch. This is exactly why presenting a policy is so important. "Why All Our Classes Suddenly Became AI Classes" by Ethan Mollick and Lilach Mollick provoked much thought about how I want my students to be interacting with AI in class. The examples they give and the policy they offer are honestly lifesavers. I've already saved it to my bookmarks folder. Mollick and Mollick argue that in order "[t]o create productive and meaningful content with AI, our students must learn to work with ChatGPT and other LLMs", and it is the teacher's job to create "an environment in which students get a chance to practice doing just that." This will be my goal. To ensure that my students have opportunities to interact meaningfully with AI, so that they will gain an understanding of its benefits and limitations and thereby create meaningful content with its aid. Note that I do not say that the AI will create any content. That is the students' job.

Here is my AI in the Classroom Policy:

In the classroom, AI is only to be used only when explicitly written in instructions or directed by me.

Here is a link that describes how to cite generative AI in MLA style (we will go through this together): https://style.mla.org/citing-generative-ai/

Do not trust the AI. Always assume it is wrong unless/until you know the information it offers is correct, or you have already done research on the topic which confirms the information.

Generative AI is a tool. Ethical and responsible use of AI necessitates its use as a tool, and nothing else. AI does not have the capability to create. It only pulls from what the internet offers it. You have the God-given ability to create. Use it! Don't waste it by trying to create with AI.

Works Cited:

Mollick, Ethan, Mollick Lilach. "Why All Our Classes Suddenly Became AI Classes: Strategies for Teaching and Learning in a ChatGPT World." Harvard Business Impact. https://hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-minds/why-all-our-classes-suddenly-became-ai-classes?acctID=20918792&cid=email%7Cmarketo%7C2023-02-14-the-faculty-lounge%7C33614841%7Cfaculty-lounge-newsletter%7Cqualtrics-prompt%7Cvarious%7Cfeb2023&mkt_tok=ODU1LUFUWi0yOTQAAAGJ7siyFcB6SaMZ02enZAPK2IE-wHQIdKXs_V1ZLf3Bg6mzMlU7xOGBDaLCu0A3E2GcDouKsW1xNSQg4lQN-eb2eWUIZ4JKAXNwKXXVaPyN-WU. Accessed 4 July 2025.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) panic is spreading across the education sector. The newest wave of generative AI tools, released without guidance or clear suggestions for educators late last year, might be among the biggest and fastest transformations to hit academia. Its rapid adoption instantly challenges the existence of a valuable and widely used type of assignment-the essay-along with dozens of other assignment types in fields from programming to poetry.

Cheating is an obvious concern among educators. Evaluations may require a return to oral exams and writing longhand in exam books. Or maybe AI-written text will be identifiable by other AIs. Or assignment types will adjust to the new reality. Either way, the cheating problem will be solved eventually.

But focusing on the problems distracts us from the opportunities AI can provide-including helping us teach in new ways. That starts with educators becoming familiar with AI tools, especially large language models (LLMs) like those underlying ChatGPT and OpenAI Playground, and taking time to experiment with these systems and get a sense of what they can and cannot do.

Focusing on the problems distracts us from the opportunities AI can provide-including helping us teach in new ways.

As of now, AI is great at creating credible-sounding facts, but will often share false data, made-up citations, and incorrect information. Thus, students must have enough knowledge about the topic they are examining to produce sufficient results. Receiving good results from these tools also takes practice. We must train our students to properly use this technology by working interactively with AI models to generate more meaningful and interesting text. This will help them to be successful in their studies and better prepared for their futures. These tools will be part of their lives, so they should learn how to apply them effectively.

Integrating AI into our classrooms isn't always easy-it takes time and dedication. To help, we are sharing some ways we are experimenting with AI to raise student expectations and enhance learning. But first, we propose you start your AI journey by creating a classroom policy for these tools to help your students better understand and properly use them.

Crafting an AI Policy for Your Class

AI is a tool that has tremendous potential. But, like all tools, it has its advantages and
disadvantages. To create productive and meaningful content with AI, our students must
learn to work with ChatGPT and other LLMs.

Educators can help by creating an environment in which students get a chance to practice doing just that. The first step is to be transparent about our expectations. We must set a clear classroom policy that forecasts potential problems and offers guidance for acceptable use. We've found that providing this information seems to give students permission to explore and understand the tool. It also offers clarity and teaches them how to use AI honestly.

Having a clear policy around AI use is step one in creating a classroom environment in which AI can be embraced responsibly and honestly.

We created an AI policy for undergraduate and MBA students and found they really appreciate the direction and transparency of expectations. Further, assignments and projects continue to be thoughtful and writing quality seems to improve.

Here are our suggestions for crafting your own policy.

Your policy should include these considerations:

Under what circumstances AI use is permitted or forbidden

How students should cite or credit AI

A warning about the technology's tendency toward hallucination (i.e., deceptive data) and clear rules regarding students' accountability for AI output

A notice about using AI ethically and responsibly

Discussion of the need to use AI as a tool to learn, not just to produce content

An example policy:

"I expect you to use AI (e.g., ChatGPT and image generation tools) in this class. In fact, some assignments will require it. Learning to use AI is an emerging skill and I provide tutorials on how to use them. I am happy to meet and help you with these tools during office hours or after class.

"Be aware of the limits of ChatGPT, such as the following:

If you provide minimum-effort prompts, you will get low-quality results. You will need to refine your prompts in order to get good outcomes. This will take work.

Don't trust anything it says. If it gives you a number or fact, assume it is wrong unless you either know the answer or can check with another source. You will be responsible for any errors or omissions provided by the tool. It works best for topics you understand.

AI is a tool, but one that you need to acknowledge using. Please include a paragraph at the end of any assignment that uses AI explaining what you used the AI for and what prompts you used to get the results. Failure to do so is in violation of academic honesty policies.

Be thoughtful about when this tool is useful. Don't use it if it isn't appropriate for the case or circumstance."

Feel free to use this language or adjust it to fit in your own course.

Having a clear policy around AI use is step one in creating a classroom environment in which AI can be embraced responsibly and honestly. You are also welcome to use our tutorials and modify them as needed.

Now that you have a policy, it's time to think about how you might use these AI tools to enhance student learning. Here are two use cases to try in your classes.

Using AI to Raise Expectations-and Level the Playing Field

Our students have tremendous skills, but not all are good writers. Some may have a language barrier, others may lack a particular predilection for writing, or they may not have had prior opportunity to take courses in writing. Whatever the reason, not being an expert writer can be a problem, particularly in academia where grades depend on it. As a result, some students take elaborate risks; they may hire editors or even cheat by paying people to write essays for them.

ChatGPT can level the playing field. With AI, everyone can now produce credible writing (as well as illustrations, code, and in the coming months, even more outputs such as video). While this may pose a problem for some classes, like those heavily focused on teaching the mechanics of writing, for many other classes, ChatGPT can work like a calculator of sorts-helping improve student performance. In these classes, you might set the expectation that you want to see only high-quality written work because AI can help students produce error-free sentences and paragraphs.

However, producing meaningful and insightful content through AI is not necessarily easy; it requires both topic expertise and skill. Show your students this guide for writing with AI; asking them to credit AI and provide the prompts they used to write their essays will teach them how to use the tool properly.

Ultimately, by embracing AI in your classroom, you'll likely be increasing your expectations about how much students should be able to accomplish. In other words, they may save time writing essays using AI, but that time should now be used to gather more data and think more deeply about the material.

Elevating Student Learning with AI

If we are willing to think creatively and try new approaches with it, AI can unleash a whole new way of learning. For example, letting students teach or edit each other's work is a powerful way to take concepts from theory into practice (e.g., peer review). As part of a new course exercise we designed, ChatGPT serves as students' partner to help improve their writing.

In the exercise, the AI produces an essay based on a prompt, and its student partner then critiques it and works to steadily improve the essay by adding new information, clarifying points, fact-checking, and adding insight and analysis. This exercise takes advantage of the AI's propensity to simplify complex topics, using its lack of insightful analysis as a backdrop for students to provide evidence of understanding.

We must train our students to properly use this technology by working interactively with AI models to generate more meaningful and interesting text.

Approaching AI in this way pushes students to think critically about the content and articulate their thoughts for improvement clearly and concisely. Likewise, the exercise can help deepen their understanding of complex topics. Asking students to identify what the AI gets right and wrong can activate deeper thinking, highlighting nuances and implications they hadn't previously considered.

This and similar exercises should help improve students' understanding of major class concepts and illustrate the limits of ChatGPT and other available LLMs.
Find ideas for prompts and assignments you can incorporate into your classroom here.
Embracing AI by Taking an Experimental Approach

AI is here to stay and will only become more prevalent in our classrooms over time. Educators need to think beyond adapting to these tools-we must actively embrace them as a way to improve our teaching.

The best path forward is experimentation. Some experiments will work; others won't. It's also important to remember that while the sudden advent of generative AI may be disruptive to educators, it is even more disruptive to the futures of the students we teach. We need to give them the skills to thrive in a world transformed by AI.

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Why All Our Classes Suddenly Became AI Classes

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As AI panic spreads across academia, Wharton educators Ethan and Lilach Mollick offer advice for crafting classroom policies and assignments that incorporate the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models to elevate student learning.

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Works Cited for the three AI tools in "AI in Education"

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"Help with tutoring English students" prompt. Claude, GenerativeAI, 2 Jul. 2025, https://claude.ai/chat/afbe6220-1df2-4bf1-a3f1-9e29545ffb74

"Talkpal for Educational Institutions." TalkPal.ai, GenerativeAI, 2 July, 2025, https://talkpal.ai/talkpal-for-education/

"Generative AI for Educators." Google Classroom, GenerativeAI, 2 July 2025, https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/products/classroom/

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Students need to become aware of the changing world around them, so that they can adapt and utilize what is good and necessary and leave behind what would be detrimental to them. AI is quickly becoming an integral part of the modern world, and therefore we teachers have a responsibility to make our students aware of it. AI can be an extremely useful tool, especially in the classroom, and it can also be a major copout tool. How will students know how best to use AI if they are not taught what to look out for?

A teacher should keep his or her introduction to AI specific to the grade and maturity level of his or her students. The way that I would introduce AI in the classroom is different than the way a K-5 teacher or a Middle School teacher would introduce it. I will ask my students if they have an experience with AI and base my introduction off their response. Some segments of my AI presentation would not change, like my exhortation not to cheat, to ensure that any interaction with AI begins with you and ends with you, and my discussion of how we will use it in class. I will hop onto ChatGPT or MagicSchoolAI and look at some of the features with my students. Perhaps I will ask ChatGPT to respond to a prompt or write an argumentative essay. How a respective teacher will present AI depends on that teacher's content area, the students' exposure level to AI, and the grade level of the students.

AI skills are becoming more and more in demand in this day and age. It is pretty much impossible to search the web without running into some sort of AI. The same goes for the work force. Many companies are utilizing AI to perform various tasks, so it makes sense that employers are looking for people who are AI literate.

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AI Integration Resources

https://www.schoolsthatlead.org/blog/ai-in-education

https://www.erstrategies.org/tap/ai-in-education/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16006402715&gbraid=0AAAAACvXXBv-iYzcfEPUj24NIto8x-eFl&gclid=CjwKCAjwsZPDBhBWEiwADuO6y96b3pmC0tFa4X3P85ont1kmNvs8wghByOqxuW1HFUL65-YAPUsNBxoCI9gQAvD_BwE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0e4eYVb6Cc

Opportunities for Professional Development in AI Integration in Education

https://edtechteacher.org/ai-for-teachers/#:~:text=AI%20for%20Access%20%26%20Inclusion%3A%20Strategies%20for%20Educators&text=In%20this%20interactive%20workshop%2C%20edcuators,inclusive%20learning%20experiences%20to%20students!

https://teachingcommons.stanford.edu/professional-development/workshops-programs/do-it-yourself-workshop-kits/defining-ai-educators

https://www.aacu.org/event/teaching-with-ai

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AI is a productivity booster for teachers in time when they are stretched thin and on the verge of burnout. Can AI be the solution for work-life balance?