✅Acceptable Use of AI
Handing in work you have completed with AI, without acknowledging that you have used an AI is academically dishonest.
Your teachers want to know which ideas are your own, and what words are your own, so that they can help you grow as a learner.
Pretending that work that AI has helped you to complete without letting your teacher know will mean that they will not be able to help you develop as a learner.
The examples below will depend on what your teacher has advised you, and will vary from assignment to assignment.
Acceptable (when allowed by your teacher) | Unacceptable |
Brainstorming lines of inquiry that you had not previously considered | Generating text, images, video or music and pretending that it is your own work |
Feedback / explaining errors | Writing an entire essay and pretending that it is your own work |
Editing | Paraphrasing |
Acting as your personal subject or language tutor | Using AI tools to improve language and grammar in language acquistion subjects |
Doing some preliminary research on a new topic | Translating an essay when completing a bilingual diploma |
Generating practice quizzes or flashcards to help you prepare for exams |
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Create flashcards |
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Summarising a long article |
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Helping to explain difficult concepts |
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Creating a study guide |
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Responsible Use
Avoid sharing any personal or private information when using AI tools
VSA's Responsible Use Policy prohibits the use of VPNs at school, which are currently required to access ChatGPT
Respect the terms of use when signing up for AI tools. OpenAI's Terms of Use for ChatGPT state that "you must be at least 18 years old or have your parent or legal guardian’s permission to use the Services".
Documenting your Use of AI
Your teacher may ask you to demonstrate how you have used AI in your work, and they may ask you to record this in a process journal. Make sure you note what sites and prompts you have used, bookmark useful websites, and take screenshots as necessary.
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