You should also discuss with students the sketchy ethics of using AI writing tools and issues related to data privacy. Is it really worth using AI tools to complete academic assignments when you can do them yourself? What about lying to the teacher? And if a student uses a free AI tool, the software developers behind it could be using the student’s data for malicious purposes. Students should be extra careful.
2. Understand AI
Even though having such discussions in the classroom is great and you should definitely warn your students about potential risks, you should also be educated on the matter yourself. In other words, you need to understand how AI works to be able to discuss it with your students. If you don’t fully understand how AI writing tools work, it will be difficult for you to explain why they shouldn’t be used.
Moreover, if you don’t know how AI tools work, you might not be able to identify texts that were generated by them that your students try to present as their own original work. Try using ChatGPT and similar tools to get a feel for the way they work and learn how your students could be using the tools without your knowledge.
Keep in mind that your students might also be using writing services like Write My Essays to help them complete their assignments. Don’t be too angry at them if this is the case. Most students who turn to such agencies for help usually want assistance and eventually learn how to write assignments on their own. It’s better for them to seek help now than to never improve their writing skills because they don’t have any guidance.
3. Integrate AI
Sometimes, fighting fire with fire won’t do any good. In fact, there are different types of fire that you could be dealing with. This is why it’s best for educational institutions to start thinking about ways they could integrate AI into the educational process. By letting students use some AI tools, you could minimize their desire to use the tools you don’t let them use (i.e. AI text generation tools).
Besides, schools and universities are already using different AI tools in one way or another. Think about the interactive games used in the classroom or predictive analytics for the financial side of managing educational institutions. Without AI, schools and universities can’t run as smoothly as they do nowadays. Adding AI usage into the curriculum for students to excel academically will only have positive effects if done right.
4. Teach Useful Skills
Speaking of the learning process, educators should also think about teaching students useful skills that will allow them to complete their assignments on their own without needing help from tools. Students can be taught a lot of skills that these tools are initially meant to substitute.
If a student keeps turning to text-generation tools to help them write their assignments, then they probably feel that they are lacking in the writing department. As a teacher, you need to help them grow academically and become better at writing to be able to complete their assignments successfully without help from humans or machines.
5. Be Open-Minded
Lastly, always be open-minded and realize the importance of AI. After all, Artificial Intelligence has already changed many industries and has had a big positive impact on education. It is difficult to determine at what pace AI will continue being developed, but it will definitely continue changing our society for the better.
This means that such AI tools that are disruptive to education will appear in the future not once but many times again and again. It isn’t always necessary to fight them – some of them can and should be embraced. The faster educational institutions realize this, the more positive changes these tools will be able to bring to the educational sector.
Final Thoughts
At the end of the day, it is hard to estimate the full extent of the influence of AI writing on education. However, teachers and educators can already implement preventative measures to avoid situations where AI starts disrupting the educational process. Likewise, educational institutions should start implementing some AI technologies to help students excel.
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