“By allowing students to engage with AI in ethical ways that promote active learning, creativity, and critical thinking, educators are encouraging students to continue engaging with it positively”

(MacDowell et al., 2024, p. 14). 

The research suggests that students are going to use these tools whether educators facilitate proper use or not, suggesting that educators can move towards integrating ethical use in several ways.  Overall, students would benefit from understanding what constitutes plagiarism.  Designing coursework, content and assessment that aligns with using AI with a guided framework of plagiarism, will help them maintain their academic integrity while embracing new technology.  One way to do this is to facilitate student awareness and clear communication.

A specific solution that works towards ethical engagement with AI includes helping students to identify what constitutes plagiarism through visual graphics and frameworks. 


1. Red Light, Yellow Light, Green Light:

AI-Slides-From-Other-Slideshows.pptx

2. Level 1 – 5:

Levels

3. Conversations with Students – Rate the AI Use

Conversations

4. 6 Categories by University of Saskatchewan


https://teaching.usask.ca/articles/2025-03-03-ai-and-academic-integrity.php