Teaching & Learning
- The guidance also states that learners must acknowledge when and how they used AI in learning, framing this as an academic integrity principle
- The university’s teaching guidance indicates that acceptable student use of generative AI in coursework should be defined through course-level expectations communicated by instructors (e.g., in the syllabus), rather than adopting a blanket policy
The course syllabus is a contract between faculty and students informing them of what they will learn and how they will be evaluated.
The knee-jerk response is to add a blanket AI policy to your syllabus, but this is not advised. Instead look for interesting ways to introduce AI into the course.
Learners must acknowledge when and how they have used AI in learning.
- The university’s teaching guidance provides examples of encouraged/acceptable uses of generative AI that can support learning and are described as uses that “do not risk violation of academic integrity.” It also states as a principle that learners must acknowledge when and how they used AI in learning, and that learners should balance AI work with human work
You might also want to encourage certain uses of GenAI for your students. This list of activities may help students understand acceptable uses of these tools that do not risk violation of academic integrity.
* Creative brainstorming
* Generating outlines
* Helping overcome writer's block
* Gap analysis to quickly identify what you might be missing
* summarizing videos, books, and articles
* Rephrasing difficult readings in more understandable language
Learners must acknowledge when and how they have used AI in learning.
Learners should balance AI and Human work.
Research
- It also directs users to attribute original creators of data/content used and to adhere to licensing agreements
- The university’s generative AI best-practice guidance states that data used with AI technologies should be handled according to legal, institutional, and ethical standards, with emphasis on respecting intellectual property
Objective: Ensure all data used with AI technologies is handled according to legal, institutional, and ethical standards, with a strong emphasis on respecting intellectual property.
Always attribute the original creators of any data or content used. Adhere to licensing agreements and understand the terms of use for any third-party data or content.
Academic Integrity
- The university’s generative AI best-practice guidance explicitly requires learners to acknowledge when and how they used AI in learning
- Related guidance on data handling also directs users to attribute original creators of any data or content used and to adhere to licensing agreements
Learners must acknowledge when and how they have used AI in learning.
Always attribute the original creators of any data or content used. Adhere to licensing agreements and understand the terms of use for any third-party data or content.
Institutional & Administrative
- Separate Enterprise GenAI guidance lists “Illinois ChatGPT” as an app with eligibility limited to faculty and staff
- University IT guidance states that University of Illinois students, faculty, and staff can access ChatGPT EDU via single sign-on
University of Illinois students, faculty, and staff can access ChatGPT EDU, a version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT integrated with University of Illinois single sign-on (SSO).
Eligibility: Faculty and staff
- University policy requires that University Data be classified and labeled per the Institutional Data Security Standard and handled accordingly
- University generative AI best-practice guidance states that learners and instructors must ensure private information is not made public and that instructors need to comply with data protection laws and security practices
- Separate Illinois Extension guidance states that only Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT are approved for use with university data (in that context) and that university data should not be entered into other AI tools or models
University Data must be classified and labeled per Institutional Data Security Standard (“DAT01”); and handled accordingly.
All learners and instructors must ensure that private information is not made public.
Instructors need to comply with data protection laws and security practices.
These are the only AI tools approved for use with university data, as they have enterprise data protection enabled. University data should not be entered into or used with any other AI tools or models.
- The provost’s office has a “Campus AI Curriculum Task Force,” indicating a formal campus body related to AI in curriculum
- The university states that it acknowledges generative AI’s transformative potential while committing to responsible and ethical use
As generative AI becomes more prevalent, the university acknowledges its transformative potential while committing to its responsible and ethical use.
Campus AI Curriculum Task Force
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Common Questions About University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's AI Policies
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has defined AI policies in 7 of 12 categories, with an overall coverage score of 58%.
The university’s generative AI best-practice guidance explicitly requires learners to acknowledge when and how they used AI in learning. Related guidance on data handling also directs users to attribute original creators of any data or content used and to adhere to licensing agreements.
No explicit detection or enforcement process is currently defined in the available policy sources.
University policy requires that University Data be classified and labeled per the Institutional Data Security Standard and handled accordingly. University generative AI best-practice guidance states that learners and instructors must ensure private information is not made public and that instructors need to comply with data protection laws and security practices. Separate Illinois Extension guidance states that only Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT are approved for use with university data (in that context) and that university data should not be entered into other AI tools or models.