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Flashcards defining key terms and perspectives regarding the integration of AI in academic environments and its impact on integrity and learning.
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The Protective/Policing Perspective
A view focused on the risks AI poses to original thought, emphasizing potential academic dishonesty, "corner-cutting," and limitations like hallucinations and bias.

Hallucinations
A phenomenon in AI where the system produces confident but false information.

The Integrative/Partnering Perspective
An approach that views AI as a powerful "24/7 tutor" or a "starting point" for creativity, advocating for collaboration between the student and technology.

Human-in-the-loop
A model where AI handles tasks like idea generation or scaffolding, while the student remains responsible for critical evaluation and final decision-making.

The Human-Centric Perspective
A perspective asserting that education should double down on skills AI cannot replicate, such as empathy, ethical judgment, and social-emotional intelligence.

The Critical Evaluation Gap
The lack of training for students on how to fact-check, verify information, and identify biases or errors in AI-generated answers.

Productive Struggle
The "heavy lifting" of the mind required for long-term neural development and a deep understanding of a subject.

The "Productive Struggle" Gap
A gap created when AI solutions provide a shortcut that bypasses the mental effort necessary for deep learning.

The Pedagogical Framework Gap
The disconnect between the technical availability of AI and the existence of formal, consistent institutional guidelines for its responsible use.

Prompt Engineering
The ability to ask the "right questions" to an AI system, identified as a critical evolving skill for the workforce.

Critical Consumer
A student's role in the AI era, characterized by actively evaluating AI output as a draft to be scrutinized rather than being a passive recipient.

Cognitive Offloading
The risk of letting a machine think for a person, which can potentially weaken independent critical thinking skills.
