Use of AI Tools in Academics
AI has revolutionized the world of learning, offering a powerful and innovative tool comparable to the introduction of the internet in schools or the popularity of word processors.
At InnovOak School, we embrace both innovation and tradition. While we recognize AI's potential to enhance learning experiences, we also emphasize that technology should not replace students' hard work and genuine learning efforts. Teachers will determine the appropriate level of AI integration for independent activities, ensuring students understand the expectations for each assignment.
Using AI is akin to collaboration or sharing ideas, with appropriate times and contexts. However, there are instances, such as during assessments, where AI usage is not permitted. The responsibility lies with students to demonstrate their original work and proper use of AI tools.
Any concerns about AI credibility will be addressed within our existing codes of conduct, plagiarism policies, and cheating regulations. To promote AI as a creative tool while maintaining academic integrity, InnovOak School has established a scale that teachers will communicate and post in classrooms. Students are required to disclose their AI usage level for text, thought, images, or any other model, ensuring transparency and upholding standards of intellectual honesty and academic trust.
The AIAS is designed to make it easier to articulate those decisions. Also, it is designed to help educators articulate those decisions to students. It is not sufficient to say “the use of ChatGPT is considered cheating”. Detection tools do not work accurately enough for academic misconduct decisions, and so we cannot rely on post-assessment methods of reinforcing academic integrity.
AIAS, comes before the assessment task and can be negotiated with students. It allows educators to very clear say how and why AI can or cannot be used in a given task. You can use the Scale to help students understand that in this assessment, it doesn’t matter if you use AI for idea generation or editing, but in this assessment, we want you to demonstrate your own knowledge and skills unassisted.
There are five general levels of AI use:
Level 1: No AI
Students can’t use GenAI.
Suitable for assessments needing personal skills/knowledge.
Activities: technology-free discussions, in-class work, viva-voce exams.
Recommended for supervised or low-stakes assessments due to equity concerns.
Level 2: AI-Assisted Idea Generation and Structuring
GenAI used for brainstorming and structuring ideas, but final work must be human-authored.
Useful for idea development and foreign language classes.
Activities: collaborative brainstorming, creating structured outlines, research assistance.
Level 3: AI-Assisted Editing
Students use GenAI for refining and editing their work.
Beneficial for language improvements and multimodal content.
Activities: correcting grammar/spelling, suggesting synonyms, structural edits, visual editing.
Students submit original work alongside AI-assisted content for authenticity.
Level 4: AI Task Completion, Human Evaluation
Students actively use GenAI for specific task components, critically evaluate AI outputs.
Encourages understanding of GenAI’s capabilities and limitations.
Activities: direct AI generation, comparative analysis, critical evaluation, integrating AI content.
Flexibility in AI and human intelligence interaction.
Level 5: Full AI
AI used throughout the task at student/teacher discretion.
Suitable for tasks where GenAI is integral to learning outcomes.
Activities: co-creation, GenAI exploration, real-time feedback loops, creating GenAI products.
Encourages exploring GenAI as a collaborative and creative tool.