Proposed guidelines on AI in teaching and assessment
Proposed guidelines and guidance on AI in teaching and assessment are under internal consultation at the University. Photo: Getty images.
Proposed guidelines and guidance on AI in teaching and assessment are out for internal consultation at Uppsala University until 20 September 2024.
The guidelines are intended to give students and teachers the opportunity to explore the possibilities of AI in higher education without compromising academic integrity. Guidelines on the use of AI in teaching and assessment have been requested by various parties at Uppsala University.
The proposals have been developed by a working group appointed by the Vice-Chancellor, including representatives for teachers, students, faculty offices, the Division for Quality Enhancement, the Legal Affairs Division, the Student Affairs and Academic Registry Division, University IT Services and the University Library.
Guidelines + guidance
The proposals are divided into two parts: guidelines and guidance. They have been divided up in this way to tackle the rapid developments currently taking place in the field of AI.
The guidelines are intended to provide a concise overview of the applicable rules and are aimed at both teachers and students. They will be approved by the Vice-Chancellor.
The guidance expans on the reasoning with examples and is intended to help people better understand the guidelines. The guidance is primarily aimed at teachers and is intended to be edited and improved on an ongoing basis.
Standing working group
The guidelines may also need to be updated frequently, given the rapid developments in the area. The working group behind the proposed guidelines therefore proposes that a standing working group be established to monitor this area and, if necessary, quickly propose updates to the guidelines.
Anders Berndt
Proposed guidelines on the use of generative AI in teaching and assessment
he proposed guidelines comprise one page of A4; the following is just the bullet-point list from the proposal. There will also be a guidance document comprising roughly six A4 pages. The internal consultation including the proposal has registration no. UFV 2023/2129.
1. When students’ use of generative AI in connection with teaching or assessment needs to be limited or accounted for, this must be clearly stated in written information provided by the course coordinator. This restriction must be justified based on the learning outcomes and the nature of the task.
2. Students planning to use generative AI in their studies are responsible for keeping themselves informed of both central and, where applicable, local guidelines on the relevant programme/course.
3. If students are expected to use generative AI in connection with teaching, course coordinators must be able to provide them with tools at no cost to the student.
4. The responsibility for how AI-generated material is managed rests with the user.
5. Sensitive data must not be transferred to generative AI systems.
6. Copyrighted and similar material should not be uploaded to generative AI systems without the authorisation of the rights holder. Please note that this also applies to texts written by students and doctoral students, for example.