Teach with AI

Yes, UGA offers the following AI tools for students, faculty, and staff:

• Microsoft Copilot with Commercial Data Protection is an AI-powered assistant, designed to boost productivity by helping with writing, research and organization.

• Gemini with Customer Data Protection is Google’s AI chatbot that supports writing, brainstorming, and summarizing information.

• NotebookLM with Customer Data Protection is Google’s research and note-taking tool that lets you upload sources and interact with them using AI.

These AI tools are integrated into UGA’s secure Microsoft and Google Workspace environments, offering enhanced protection for users’ data compared to personal accounts. Log in with your UGA MyID ([email protected]) and password.

Instructors are strongly encouraged to clearly communicate with students about acceptable and unacceptable uses of generative AI tools through syllabus and assignment acceptable use statements, as well as through in-class discussion. Whether you allow, limit, or prohibit AI use, clarity helps prevent confusion and supports academic honesty. Refer to UGA’s Academic Honesty Policy for guidance. For support designing assignments or course activities that leverage or discourage use of generative AI tools, instructors can reach out to the Center for Teaching and Learning for a 1:1 consultation.

Turnitin’s AI Writing Detector analyzes student writing, flagging segments of text it believes were either copied directly from generative AI output, or created using an AI-paraphrasing or word modulator / spinner tool. Turnitin’s AI Writing Detector is the only AI Writing Detector approved for use at UGA. UGA instructors should not use AI detectors that are not supported by UGA, as these other tools have not been vetted by UGA’s information security team, for FERPA compliance, or for protection of student’s intellectual property. 

Turnitin’s AI Writing Detector can be found within the Similarity Report of a Turnitin assignment on eLC. For the Turnitin AI Writing Detector to function, work submitted to the Turnitin assignment must meet the following requirements (as of April 2025): 

• File size must be less than 100 MB 

• File must have at least 300 words of prose text in a long-form writing format 

• File must not exceed 30,000 words 

• File must be written in English, Spanish, or Japanese 

• Accepted file types: .docx, .pdf, .txt, .rtf 

The AI Writing Report Score indicates the amount of qualifying text within a submission that the writing detection model believes is likely generated by an AI tool. Turnitin’s AI Writing Detector will produce scores of 0% or between 20% and 100% (Turnitin testing has determined that there is a higher incidence of false positives when the score is between 1-20%). 

It is important that Turnitin scores not be used as a definitive measure of misconduct. Instructors should review sentence-level data from Turnitin and determine the appropriate next steps. If you suspect a piece of work was completed using generative AI, carefully analyze the work and compare it to past student writing. If you believe a violation of A Culture of Honesty may have occurred, instructors have a responsibility to report to the Office of Academic Honesty. 

UGA encourages thoughtful integration of AI that aligns with your course learning outcomes. Generative AI may be used to support the development and refinement of course materials, as part of student engagement with assignments or projects, and/or to teach course-relevant aspects of AI literacy. Instructors should clearly communicate acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI through discussion and a syllabus policy. The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers workshops and 1:1 consultations to support the integration of generative AI tools into classroom instruction at UGA. Resources for instructors can be found here. Instructors can reach out to the Center for Teaching and Learning for a 1:1 consultation. Additionally, UGA Libraries assist faculty in designing research and information literacy activities that help students navigate the responsible use of AI. More information is available here.  

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers workshops and 1:1 consultations to support the integration of generative AI tools into classroom instruction at UGA.  

• Upcoming CTL events and workshops can be found here: https://ctl.uga.edu/events/ 

• Instructors can reach out to the CTL for a 1:1 consultation here: https://ctl.uga.edu/about/contact-us/  

 Additionally, UGA Libraries assist faculty in designing research and information literacy activities that help students navigate the responsible use of AI.  

• Instructors can find more information and the Libraries instruction request form here: https://www.libs.uga.edu/instruction 

Designing AI-resilient assignments means fostering meaningful student thinking while discouraging shallow or passive use of generative AI. Catherine Savini recommends a “frixion fix” approach: modify assignments so using generative AI without thoughtful engagement becomes inconvenient or ineffective. 

 Strategies include: 

• Scaffold the Assignment: break it into multiple, low-stakes steps (e.g., brainstorms, outlines, drafts, peer review, reflections). This process-focused design makes it harder for students to rely solely on AI and easier for you to see their thinking evolve. 

• Include Personal or Local Context: Ask students to incorporate lived experiences, campus events, or regional data – areas where AI may be less effective without human guidance.  

• Require Process Documentation: Request outlines, notes, revision plans, or version histories. These artifacts foreground the student’s unique process and original thinking. 

• Focus on Transfer and Metacognition: Include prompts that ask students to reflect on how they used AI, what they learned, and how it applies beyond the course. 

• Incorporate Authentic or Performative Tasks: Design assignments that result in presentations, portfolio-ready writing, or real-world products students must explain or defend – formats that require synthesis and personal investment.

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers workshops and 1:1 consultations to support the integration of generative AI tools into classroom instruction at UGA. Resources for instructors can be found here. Instructors can reach out to the Center for Teaching and Learning for a 1:1 consultation. Additionally, UGA Libraries assist faculty in designing research and information literacy activities that help students navigate the responsible use of AI. More information is available here. 

Use centrally licensed, accessible tools like Copilot, Gemini, and NotebookLM, which are vetted for privacy and are availavle to all UGA affiliates via secure login. If you require students to use a third-party tool, it must go through the CESS review process for compliance and data security (https://eits.uga.edu/hardware_and_software/cess/). Always consider alternative options for students who may choose not to use AI tools due to privacy or accessibility concerns. 

Disclosing your use of generative AI in teaching materials or communications helps to maintain transparency and academic integrity with your students and colleagues. Thoughtful disclosure also models responsible and ethical AI use in educational settings. When deciding how and what to disclose, consider the following: 

• Disciplinary and Unit norms: Align your disclosure with any existing guidelines from your unit or professional discipline. If such policies are not yet in place, your approach can help establish constructive precedents. 

• Pedagogical Intent: Consider how your disclosure could support student learning. Transparent use can demystify generative AI and encourage students to critically engage with the ethical and practical dimensions of these tools. 

• Professional Framing: Your level of openness helps students understand how generative AI is and can be used responsibly in real-world, professional contexts. 

Generative AI tools should supplement, not replace, human judgment in grading. Instructors must ensure fairness, transparency, and privacy in their use. Avoid using generative AI tools that store or process identifiable student data without consent. Refer to FERPA guidelines (https://reg.uga.edu/general-information/ferpa/) and UGA’s data privacy policies (https://eits.uga.edu/access_and_security/infosec/pols_regs/policies/). 

Yes. Generative AI tools can offer features like text simplification, translation, and personalized feedback, However, these tools should complement, not replace, approved accommodations. Instructors should coordinate with the UGA’s Accessibility and Testing (https://accessibility.uga.edu/) to ensure best practices are followed.