Use AI Thoughtfully
in Your Courses
Skidmore’s central guide to understanding AI in the classroom—what it can do, where it falls short, and how we can use it responsibly.
Explore frameworks, sample policies, and curated resources that treat AI as a design challenge rather than a simple yes/no decision.
Open the Generative AI Guide →Design assignments that use AI on purpose
Move beyond “AI or no AI” and build activities where generative tools support critical thinking, drafting, reflection, and revision.
Clarify AI expectations in your syllabus
Use sample language to articulate when AI tools are welcome, when they are restricted, and how students should document their use.
Teach the broader impact of AI
Help students grapple with issues like bias, labor, data privacy, and environmental cost—not just plagiarism.
Use AI in your own teaching practice
Explore ways to use AI for brainstorming, rubrics, feedback drafting, and accessibility checks—while keeping human judgment at the center.
Know what’s allowed in each class
Every instructor may use AI differently. Learn how to read syllabus policies and ask good questions so you stay on the right side of academic integrity.
Use AI to learn, not to replace your work
Treat AI as a study partner: brainstorming, outlining, and checking understanding—while you remain the author of your assignments.
Give credit when AI shapes your work
Learn when and how to cite AI tools, and what kinds of use may cross the line into academic misconduct.
Build skills that travel beyond Skidmore
Develop AI literacy that will help you in internships, research, and creative work—understanding both the power and the limits of these tools.
