Category: Learning with GenAI

The Optional Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Assessments 

Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you considering inviting students to use generative artificial intelligence (genAI) in completing an assessment in your course? Is knowledge of genAI required for workplace preparation in your industry? Do you want students to learn about the ethical and critical use of genAI platforms? This post walks you through some of the questions you will need to consider in integrating...

Academic Integrity and Assessment in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Reading Time: 4 minutesA fair and accurate assessment provides evidence of a student’s learning under their own cognitive efforts. Concerns around academic integrity, however, can cast doubt on an assessment: Is this the student’s work? Is this the work a true representation of the student’s learning?  The growing and widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) since fall 2022 has intensified questions around the...

Uses of AI Chatbots in Education

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this post, we’ll explore the potential applications of chatbots in educational contexts and consider some examples in use in different contexts. Visit my previous post on ChatGPT and generative AI chatbots if you’d like some more general information about AI. Uses Over the past ten years, some organizations have begun integrating chatbots into various aspects of education. Systematic reviews...

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Assessment Statements for Students

Reading Time: 3 minutesBefore we get started, please note: The college continues to update its guidelines for experimentation with genAI technologies in teaching and learning. Consult the AI Experiment Form if you want to explore the experimental use of genAI beyond Copilot as a Conestoga employee. Conestoga students have access to Copilot, so it’s important to clarify the purpose and place of using...

Advising Students on Detection Software Used in Assessments

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis guide is provided to you by Teaching and Learning and the Privacy Office at Conestoga. Messaging to Students on Detection Software Used in Assessments Students have a right based on privacy and copyright law to opt out of detection software use. It is important to communicate to students any use of detection tools such as Turnitin and Respondus Monitor...

Using Turnitin’s Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Detection Tool and the Process Guide for Navigating Potential Academic Offences

Reading Time: 4 minutesGenerative AI (genAI) has brought new challenges, opportunities, and questions in terms of the assessment of student work. Large Language Models (LLMs), the technology that powers ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, respond to prompts to produce human-like text within seconds. The college continues to update its guidelines on genAI use. Students may use genAI to create assessments and submit this work as their own....

Citing Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is important to provide students with clear directions on how to cite any permitted use of generative AI (genAI) in assessments. These directions can be part of the statements you provide to students on The Optional Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Assessments. Below are examples you can provide to your students on assessment descriptions. Adjust the language...