Use of AI in Courses and Student Work

Brittany Iafrate Updated by Brittany Iafrate

eCornell is committed to maintaining a learning experience that is human-led, academically meaningful, and respectful of student authorship and intellectual work.

AI is not used to determine student grades or to grade student work. Student submissions are reviewed, evaluated, and graded by human facilitators. While facilitators may use approved tools to support parts of the feedback process, responsibility for assessment, grading decisions, and final feedback remains fully with the facilitator.

Student submissions are not used to train AI systems. Protecting the integrity, privacy, and ownership of student work is an important part of our approach.

Some courses may include references to or activities involving AI tools. These activities are intended to help students explore course concepts, understand emerging technologies, or consider how AI may be used as a tool in relevant professional contexts. AI is not intended to replace independent thinking, creativity, or original student work.

We recognize that students may have different levels of comfort with AI, particularly in fields where authorship, originality, creativity, and ethics are central to the learning experience. Our goal is to use AI carefully and transparently, with appropriate human oversight, in ways that support learning while preserving the role of the student, the facilitator, and the integrity of the course experience.

Where can I find the full AI Policy for eCornell?
You can find that here: eCornell AI Policy page

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