AI Resources for Faculty: AI and Academics (Students)

As students, you have or will run into something that is AI generated. Or perhaps your instructor has told you to use AI in some way, whether it is you directly interacting with it or the class looking over something AI generated. You may have wanted to use AI in your coursework but were not sure if you should or even how to cite AI (for the former, carefully look over the syllabus and instructions for the assignment. If you are still unsure, email your instructor). 

According to the Modern Languages Association (MLA), students become literate users of Generative AI (GenAI) when:

1. You have basic working knowledge of GenAI works
2. You have an understanding of policies and frameworks for ethical use of GenAI
3. You know how to prompt GenAI for useful outputs
4. You are able to critically evaluate those outputs
5. You are able to monitor your own learning when using these tools
6. You are able to recognize the fundamental differences between GenAI output and typical human communication
7. You are able to recognize and understand the harms that can come from GenAI misuse

For more information on these points, check out the MLA Student Guide to AI Literacy.