One thing that has been helpful in discussing with my students and being really transparent about the implications of AI generated content. Just as it's common for students to use Sparknotes in ELA, instead of actually doing the reading, students can get overly reliant on academic tools. Then when they're asked to do a cold read on an assessment, they're woefully out of practice. I routinely remind students not to fall into these traps and encourage frequent provisional writing assignments in class on demand. I also show students the plagiarism checking software out there such as Turnitin and ChatGPTZero and do a live demonstration of how it works. I find that this dispels some of the mystery. The instruction doesn't all have to be punitively oriented either. I've also demonstrated how to use ChatGPT responsibly, such as for brainstorming or organizational strategies. The more knowledge our students have about ethical and purposeful use and reinforcement of that message across subjects will only help our students in the future.
