Generative AI

August 22, 2024 / Bill Reynolds

In response to our last blog post about teaching and learning with AI, a reader suggested we share a link to the FGCU syllabus policy statements page. Specifically, the university has this guidance about AI:

Generative AI

Generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) refers to artificial intelligence techniques and models that generate or create new outputs based on a particular input dataset. Examples of generative AI tools include, but are not limited to ChatGPT, GPT-4, Bard, Claude, and AlphaCode. Students in this course may use generative AI tools only with explicit permission to do so for specific course assignments and activities. If explicit permission to use generative AI is not given on an assignment or course activity, it is not permitted. When permission is given by the instructor, students should pay close attention to the guidelines specified by the instructor as to how generative AI may or may not be used.

If generative AI is used with the instructor’s permission on a course assignment or activity, then the content produced by generative AI must be cited in the manner approved by the instructor.

Using generative AI without permission from the instructor or in ways not explicitly permitted by the instructor, or failing to properly cite material created by generative AI, falls under the university’s Student Code of Conduct’s academic integrity policy.

You can find all of the FGCU-required syllabus statements here - https://www.fgcu.edu/about/leadership/officeoftheprovost/core-syllabus-policy-statements. And, as a reminder, it is acceptable to include a link to this policy page in your syllabus rather including the full text of all statements. However, it is recommended that you draw explicit attention to the policies that are most relevant to students’ success in your courses.