Higher ed experts agree that artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, digital-assisted generated ideas are not going anywhere. Pretending it doesn't exist won't make AI go away! Invite students into the conversation and rely on these resources to help support your learning about, and perhaps experimenting with AI. Here are some guiding ideas to frame how you approach teaching and learning with AI:
- Your learning objectives might help you guide when, how, and why AI is an acceptable tool (or not) for students.
- Discuss and model instructions, expectations, and ethical use of AI in your classroom. Clarify when and how AI-generated information might be cited, if used. Show examples of the limitations of AI and any consequences for ethical violations or academic dishonesty.
- Colleagues do not have to use AI similarly in their classrooms, however, students may feel confused if there are large variations in how faculty use or discuss AI within the same discipline. Open conversations with colleagues will be helpful.
LinkedIn Learning Resources
The campus license gives you access to the complete LinkedIn Learning collection of resources and courses, and you can imagine that the content on AI is growing every day. You might start with something like the one-hour course, What Is Generative AI? (by the way, there are several different resources with that same title!)
AI Syllabus Language Resources
There are a variety of resources available to assist you in crafting your own syllabus policy language, including: Duke University Artificial Intelligence Policies: Guidelines and Considerations; Stanford University Creating Your Own Policy on AI; and Vanderbilt University Syllabus AI Policies. (These links are embedded in the updated syllabus template/guidelines available on the Academic Affairs website.) If you are interested in seeing specific examples of policy statements that faculty across the country have created, check out this collection.
Council of Independent Colleges AI Ready Network
Hanover College is again enrolled in the CIC's AI Ready program "All Campus Essentials", which provides opportunities for knowledge sharing, usage, and collaborative projects with other institutions.
Below is the schedule of monthly themes for 2026-26. Watch your faculty email for invitations to participate.
- Admissions and Enrollment (September 2025)
- AI Pedagogy and AI in the Curriculum (October 2025)
- Retention and Student Success (November 2025)
- Administrative Use (January 2026)
- Hyper-Personalized Learning with AI (Faculty Focus) (February 2026)
- Student Affairs, Mental Health, and Career Services (March 2026)
- Communications and Advancement (April 2026)
- Academic Affairs, Data Management, and LMS Development (June 2026)
Talking with Students About the Ethics of Using AI
Here are a couple of videos to share with students to start a discussion about ethical use of AI from the University of Louisville Libraries
Video 1 (6 minutes). Getting the most out of AI requires students and faculty to be AI-literate.
Video 2 (4 minutes). AI users should use these three strategies to evaluate the quality of its responses.