Inside the Minds of Our Students: Academic Integrity and Generative AI
December 18 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
How do students at WesternU really feel about academic dishonesty and Generative AI tools like ChatGPT? This session unveils exclusive research findings, offering a unique glimpse into students’ motivations, behaviors, and attitudes toward AI in academics. Gain groundbreaking insights into AI-driven academic dishonesty and learn how the Fraud Triangle framework identifies key motivators behind students’ misuse of these tools. Discover how popular AI platforms are promoted as learning aids on public websites but marketed as cheat tools on social media. Explore practical strategies for minimizing cheating temptations while fostering a culture of academic integrity. Don’t miss this opportunity to better understand your students and shape the future of academic integrity at WesternU!
Learning Objectives:
- Explain how WesternU students perceive academic dishonesty and Generative AI tools like ChatGPT.
- Analyze how incentive, opportunity, and rationalization contribute to student misuse of AI tools.
- Identify how AI tools are advertised as both learning aids and cheat tools to different audiences.
- Discuss the pressures and rationalizations that drive students toward academic dishonesty using AI.
- Identify practical strategies to minimize cheating temptations among students.