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5 Key Policy Considerations for Regulating AI in Classrooms

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With new AI tools emerging daily, it is difficult to grapple with how these tools impact the classroom and faculty office. Both the U.S. Department of Education and California's Learning With AI, Learning About AI have published AI guidance for schools which consider equity and privacy issues to name a few. Consider reading OTAN’s news item, 4 Lessons from California's Teaching with AI Guidance for highlights. This article written by Steve Baule in Tech&Learning adds five more considerations to build knowledge on the topic.

1. Do not simply ban the use of AI in the development of assignments. “Tools such as MS Office and Grammarly have AI embedded, so to do this would unnecessarily ban the use of many common tools.”
2. Make sure any AI tools comply with FERPA and ADA regulations. Make sure they do not include any students’ personal information.
3. Require instructors to be clear about when and how students can or cannot utilize AI tools. Joel Gladd offers some Sample syllabus language for educators to use at several levels of AI integration.
4. Ensure there is a human decision-making step in any AI automated processes. Evidence exists that AI detectors tend to discriminate against non-native English speakers.
5. Make sure AI use is transparent throughout the institution and from outside of the classroom.