Change up your assignments
- If possible, give students time to work on writing assignments in-class. This may allow the instructor to monitor students and discourage the use of AI.
- Try to focus on the process rather than the final product for a writing assignment. Ask students to incorporate specific citations from course material or to explain their approach to a question. You may consider structuring larger writing assignments with periodic checkpoints and opportunities for revision. These types of assignments make the use of AI more tedious.
- Consider writing prompts that would be challenging for AI to answer. Instead of asking students to explain a key theme, ask them to engage with evaluation, analysis, and idea generation. These higher orders of thinking are more challenging for the AI.
- Ask students to draw personal connections to the course content or to make connections to recent events. Although the AI is capable of fabricating personal connections, students will be less likely to turn to AI support for such assignments. Similarly, ask students to relate their responses directly to the learning and experiences of your course.
- Explore different types of assignments, such as concept maps, videos and podcasts, peer instruction, social annotations, and more. When selecting the appropriate assignment for your class, you may consider whether a different format for assessment still aligns with your course goals.