Learn about Tec’s 11 guidelines on using artificial intelligence

Tec de Monterrey has shared guidelines with its professors on adopting artificial intelligence responsibly and transparently.

The announcement was made by Juan Pablo Murra, Rector for Higher Education at Tec de Monterrey, and Paulina Campos, Vice President of Integrity and Compliance at Tec de Monterrey.

“Moving forward, we’ve created a set of Guidelines for the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence for Tecnológico de Monterrey’s faculty.

“There’s also a Quick Guide, which aims to provide a framework for adopting and adapting these technologies responsibly and transparently in our educational programs,” they said.

As technology evolves, these guidelines will constantly be updated.

“At Tecnológico de Monterrey, we’ve promoted initiatives to train professors to use these tools, evaluate their application in research, and foster national and international partnerships to share best practices and learning,” they added.

Tec’s 11 ethical guidelines for using AI

CONECTA presents the 11 guidelines for professors to use AI tools correctly.

1. Learn about AI tools

Take the time to train, explore and learn functionalities, advantages, ethical challenges, and limitations to grasp their potential for the teaching-learning process.
 

2. Review the training available for teachers in AI-related subjects

Visit the Center for Educational Development and Innovation (CEDDIE) and the Teaching Hub, designed to support professors to innovate in the classroom. Also, visit EduToolsTec to discover technology resources.
 

3. Make sure that the use of AI tools contributes to learning

Include authentic assessment strategies and provide feedback on students’ learning process.

4. Discuss and strengthen understanding of intellectual property

It is important to credit authors. Highlight the importance of students’ original and developed work, discussing the students’ contributions and input to the activity.
 

5. Intentionally set out activities that develop critical thinking

Train your students to identify biases and limitations generated by AI tools.

“At Tecnológico de Monterrey, we’ve promoted initiatives to train faculty to use these tools.”
 

6. Clearly and explicitly state the use of AI tools:

• Explicitly highlight in your course syllabus or Canvas, in the “notices” section, the instructions for those activities where it is considered appropriate for your students to use AI tools.
• Facilitate dialog with your students to establish the AI knowledge that you consider they should have in the context of your learning unit, as well as to clarify the terms of AI use from the beginning of the academic period.
• Ask your students to report their AI use, including their prompts and percentage of use.
• Recommend Turnitin Draft Coach to your students to help them identify similarities in their texts and improve their citation skills.
• Throughout the course, guide your students on the correct use of these tools and their ethical commitment.
   

7. Respect the rules

Make it clear to your students that not respecting the rules established in class for AI use and making fraudulent use of these tools to gain an academic advantage is a breach of integrity and will be treated as such.
 

8. Breaches of integrity

Talk to the student and report the situation to the Campus Academic Integrity Committee, which will analyze the case and determine the applicable consequences, per the provisions of Chapter IX of the Academic Regulations.
 

9. Check the tools

It’s a good idea to review tools based on your own criteria and experience and to complement the use of screening tools with other pedagogical strategies that allow you to validate the results obtained by the tool.
 

10. Combine the use of AI with other technologies and strategies

Strategies include peer review, oral assessment, and the flipped classroom strategy.
 

11. Remember that you exemplify academic integrity

You are a role model for your students. If you use AI tools to design materials for your classes, please note that their explicit use must be declared and that you are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and quality of the materials.

Unethical actions with AI

According to the institution’s academic regulations, certain actions are unethical and contribute to breaches of integrity.

1. Plagiarism

A product created in whole or partly by artificial intelligence should not be passed off as one’s own work; credit should be given accordingly.
 

2. Misrepresenting skills and knowledge

AI should not be used to simulate knowledge or skills for profit or academic advantage.
 

3. Falsifying documents or forms
 

4. Reality tampering

This includes data, document, video, or audio tampering.
 

5. Spreading bias

Everyone is responsible for using AI tools, but care must be taken to ensure that the outcome does not violate human dignity or lead to discrimination.

Finally, good use of artificial intelligence includes checking the validity of sources, citing the use of AI, and adapting evaluation processes, among others.

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