Protecting Learning: Guiding students to avoid cheating themselves with AI

Audience Exposure Level: Level 2: Sometimes use AI

Worried about how Generative AI is changing the way students learn? This session for educators flips the conversation from "preventing misconduct" to "protecting the learning process." Drawing directly from the University’s student-facing training, this workshop will show you how to guide students so they don’t inadvertently use AI to cheat themselves out of developing essential academic skills. 

In this interactive session, you will explore the ICAP framework of cognitive engagement to distinguish between passive AI shortcuts and using AI for interactive learning. We will walk through the core concepts we teach students, including the "AI Personas" and the importance of "intellectual heavy lifting", and demonstrate how tools like ChatGPT Edu and NotebookLM can be used to deepen rather than bypass critical thinking. We will also tackle the practical side of student guidance, providing you with mapping tools to help students make better learning decisions in their note-taking, reading, and drafting. By the end of the session, you will have a clear framework to help your students use AI with transparency and judgment, ensuring they keep the "intellectual heavy lifting" at the heart of their Oxford education.