USask has practical guidance for how principles may be applied in four common roles at USask. Though we recognize that many people at USask hold multiple roles, the guidelines have specific guidance and resources tailored to teaching, learning, research and administration on campus.

1. Ethical and Responsible Use

  1. Promote Openness and Transparency: You should demonstrate transparent use of AI by acknowledging its uses and fostering a culture of openness where students are encouraged to ask questions and disclose AI use (see more information on citing). 
  2. Protect Intellectual Property: You should not input students’ intellectual property into AI tools.   
  3. Attend to Equity and Diversity: You should encourage searching for diverse knowledges and caution that AI outputs are subject to inequities.  

2. Literacy

  1. Familiarize Yourself: You should familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of AI, including its benefits, limitations, and potential applications, as well as its social, cultural, and ethical implications.   
  2. Task-Specific Use: You should promote the use of specific AI tools for specific tasks in teaching and learning and integrate authentic uses of AI given your discipline.   
  3. Keep Current: You should be aware of AI usage and its impact in relevant industry and community contexts (see more on prompting) 

3. Change and Innovation in Instruction and Assessment

  1. Find Balance: You should guide learners in using AI tools and developing their own creative and critical thinking skills. Focus on uniquely human abilities in learning outcomes, instruction, and assessment.  
  2. Set Expectations: You should discuss expectations with learners about appropriate AI use and its impact on learning, including accountability for any use of AI output, and disclosing AI use.  
  3. Responsibility: You are responsible for assessing student work, feedback quality, and establishing student grades, although you can be supported by AI. 
  4. Consistency: You should collaborate within your program to apply concise and consistent expectations for use of AI.  

4. Managing Tool Use

  1. Tool Approval and Recommendation: You should prioritize using AI tools approved by USask to protect equity, safety, and security.  When functionality needs for your course are better met by unapproved tools, you should recommend new tools to be reviewed. 
  2. Weigh Implications: You should weigh implications for student learning needs (including accommodation), course outcomes, and assessment security if you are considering banning the use of AI for an assessment. Seek guidance about best practices before making decision about how to secure your assessments.