Guidelines for Faculty

Centre for Teaching Excellence

Generative AI

Language for Syllabi and Course Sites

Making Decisions About AI

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We recommend that all instructors clearly outline if and how students can use Generative AI tools by doing the following:

Determine under which circumstances and for which uses students may or may not use GenAI tools;
Post your class guidelines (see below for starting language) in your syllabus and on your eLearn site;
Talk about your guidelines early and often;
Facilitate discussions on the safe and responsible uses of Generative AI;
Stay up to date on the practical implications of Generative AI in your field;
Avoid the use of AI detection tools;
Be transparent about your own use of Generative AI.

Capilano University is named after Chief Joe Capilano, an important leader of the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) Nation of the Coast Salish people. We respectfully acknowledge that our campuses are located on the unceded sovereign Indigenous Nations of Lil’wat, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm(Musqueam), Shíshálh (Sechelt), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh(Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh).