Artificial intelligence to support learning: Practical tips for teachers

Teachers are encouraged to provide instructions for the use of artificial intelligence as part of producing the content of the work in their own courses. The following examples serve as help. It is recommended to use as permissive a line as possible, and it should be noted that as artificial intelligence becomes part of the tools for creating works, it is challenging to distinguish the boundary between content generated by humans and content generated by artificial intelligence.

The use of artificial intelligence does not need to be reported: Students can use AI to create works without notice. However, students must take good scientific practices and responsibility into account.

This option is a good choice when the teacher wants to enable students to use AI freely without restrictions.

The use of artificial intelligence is permitted, but it must be reported: Students are allowed to use artificial intelligence to create works, but they must clearly indicate this.

The use of the AI tool can be described in the methods of the work or in the corresponding section as follows (American Psychological Association, 2020):

The authors have used the ChatGPT AI tool to describe the potential of the platform economy in section 2.1. The authors have reviewed and modified the content created by the tool and assume full responsibility for the content of the work.

A reference to the text produced by AI is made by referring to the tool and the version used, for example:

When asked “What is the most significant challenge for the spread of the platform economy?” ChatGPT responds that it is the impact on the traditional business model and the labour market (OpenAI, 2023).

In this case, if using the APA style (American Psychological Association, 2020), the following will be indicated in the references:

OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (March 14 version) [large language model]. Available at https://chat.openai.com/chat. Referenced on 29 April 2023

This option is a good choice if you want to enable students to use AI and also want to ensure that the students understand the limitations of using AI and can explain how they have used it.

The use of artificial intelligence is not allowed: Students are not allowed to use artificial intelligence to create the content of works without separate permission or approval. However, artificial intelligence may be used for brainstorming, planning and proofing.

This option is good if it is not desired to allow the use of AI in a specific course or assignment, or if the teacher wants to ensure that students learn skills and knowledge manually without the ease of using AI.