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About AI mini-series: Plagiarism and Copyright

As the world of generative AI in education continues to rapidly unfold, it is becoming increasingly clear that we must teach our students about AI, before we encourage them to use it in our classes.

To make it easier for teachers, we are creating a series of “About AI” mini-lessons. These mini-lessons can be used in your classroom as a Play & Pause format… you press the play button, we teach, and you and your class pause and/or rewind as you follow along.

Alternatively, you might find it useful to watch the video for the mini-lesson idea and then replicate it in your own class, perhaps during that perfect teachable moment. Either way, we hope that you will take the time to teach your students (and yourself!) about AI.

The fifth topic in our series focuses on that ever-present topic…. is using AI “cheating”? What constitutes plagiarism with AI ? This mini-lesson will consider:

  • When is it OK to use AI tools in school?
    • When teachers give you permission 
      • (if you’re not sure, ask!)
    • When you properly cite the AI
    • If the assessment is NOT assessing your writing
  • How to cite AI with MLA & APA formats
    • MLA: “Write prompt here” prompt. Tool Name, Version, Company Name, Access date, website.
    • Example: 
      • “Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.
    • How do I cite an AI?  – APA
    • APA: Company name. (Access Year). AI Tool Name (Version date) [Large language model]. Website address
    • Example: 
    • Note that the slide in the video has an error in the APA example. Use the example above.

This video also suggests two helpful templates to use with students as you assign work in an AI era and have discussions about what constitutes cheating.

Discuss the following “Cheating Spectrum”, created by Matt Miller. Read an article about the AI Stoplight model here.

Check out the rest of the series from this launch page.