The AI Decision Lab 🧪

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The AI Decision Lab 🧪

Test your judgment, explore the boundaries, and see how AI can enhance—or shortcut—learning

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QUESTION 1/6 - Clarification

Question 1/6 - Debate

Instructor Strategies

Respond to the student's post in Hypothesis: “Which counterarguments surprised you? How did this change your position?”

QUESTION 2/6 - Grammarly

QUESTION 2/6 - Grammarly

Instructor Follow Up

Allow but require transparency: “Note when AI helped polish your work.” Add a reflection: “What did AI change? Why did you accept or reject its suggestions?”

QUESTION 3/6 - Copyright

QUESTION 3/6 - Copyright

Instructor Action

Clearly forbid uploading of course materials into AI in your AI Statement and/or assignment guidance.

QUESTION 4/6 - Idea Expansion

QUESTION 4/6 - Idea Expansion

Instructor Action

In a Hypothesis comment, encourage metacognitive reflection. Ask how AI's concerns compared with the student's own.

QUESTION 5/6 - Citations

QUESTION 5/6 - Citations

Instructor Action

In the AI Statement and/or Assignment Guidance, clarify: “AI can format references, but you are responsible for accuracy.” Encourage cross-checking with APA manual or library guide.

QUESTION 6/6 - Up for Review

QUESTION 6/6 - For Review

Question

If the student has the raw thinking (fragments/notes) but uses AI to turn them into polished academic sentences, the heavy lifting of learning—developing voice, practicing academic style, and organizing thoughts into clear prose—gets skipped. Is that a valuable part of the assignment? What might your initial assignment guidance say?

Possible option: AI Use Reminder: Only use AI to check grammar or clarity after writing your own ideas. Do not have AI complete or rewrite your annotations. Cite any AI use in your reflection. Why: Writing your own words helps you develop understanding and critical thinking about the topic.

End of the Game!

Congratulations, Lab Researcher! 🎉You’ve navigated the AI maze, explored boundaries, and practiced spotting ethical vs. prohibited AI use. Here’s what you’ve learned: ✅ AI can amplify thinking when used to brainstorm, explore perspectives, or clarify your own ideas. ✅ Some uses undermine learning—ghostwriting, full rewrite, or generating work you don’t understand. ✅ Transparency matters—acknowledge your AI assistant and reflect on what it helped you learn. ✅ Critical thinking and ownership are the real outcomes; AI is a tool, not a shortcut. 💡 Quick Challenge: Name one way you’ll use AI responsibly in your next assignment.