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AI Use and Monitoring @ Doha College

We have conducted extensive research on the impact of AI in education, examining both its potential benefits and drawbacks. In this document, we will illustrate how our approach transcends traditional AI detection software, highlighting its inaccuracies and limitations. Our commitment to promoting academic integrity and critical thinking is evident in various initiatives designed to cultivate a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by an AI-driven world.

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Student Education

We educate students on appropriate use of AI through:

  • Assemblies
  • Form time,
  • Internet safety week
  • AI literacy activities throughout the year
  • Our bespoke AI Assignment Guide - which is used by teachers across the school when starting a piece of work.

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Student Communication

We communicate frequently to students on appropriate use of AI and for important assessed work and IGCSE coursework, students are required to sign an academic honesty pledge and AI disclosure statements

Teachers can also specify how they use AI is their tasks

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Community Education

We educate our parents and wider community through

  • AI Awareness month on social media
  • FDC parent AI presentations
  • Online Zoom workshops
  • Letters home and newsletter reminders
  • Our bespoke AI Companion Guide offering guidance to both students and parents.

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Staff Education

We educate our staff through

  • AI training in start of year INSET
  • Bespoke AI sessions mid year
  • Teaching and learning Snapshots
  • Bespoke departmental training

Since Nov 2022 - we tasked a staff working party to explore the pros and cons of AI and uses that could enhance teaching and learning - we now have a Digital Strategy Group continuing to look at innovative and safe AI practices

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Policies and Digital Contracts

We have up to date staff and student policies to reflect KCSIE and our use of AI

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Plagiarism Tools Used at DC

We have a wholeschool Google Workspace Plus subscription - this means every assignment submitted on Google Classroom can be checked for plagiarism

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AI Monitoring Tools Used at DC

We pay for a subscription to BriskAI which is a Google Chrome Extension. It allows us to monitor student work and their likelihood of AI use in two ways:

  • With a “Likely” visual bar
  • With the “Inspect Writing” feature which tracks edits and number of pastes and gives video access of the edits

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AI Monitoring Tools Used at DC

We can also use DraftBack Chrome Extension. It allows us to monitor student work which also tracks edits, number of pastes and creates a video of the documents’ creation from start to end

It also gives us rich document graphs and data

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JCQ Guidance Posters

We ensure these posters are prominently displayed around the school and particularly in classrooms of essay based subjects.

This is discussed regularly with students

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Professional Judgement

The best AI detection is teacher professional judgement

  • Our teachers regularly mark student work and they know the ability and style of their students
  • Teachers challenge students through positive dialogue and questioning
  • Where further investigation is needed they can draw from multiple tools as well as request and ChatGPT chat histories
  • Once the investigation has been conducted - appropriate action can be taken if needed

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  • AI detectors have limitations because AI-generated text mimics human writing. These detectors analyse patterns and deviations from natural language, but as AI algorithms like GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) improve, distinguishing between human and AI text becomes increasingly challenging.
  • AI detectors do not suot many international students as they are more biased towards non native English speakers - see article here

Why AI Detectors Are Problematic

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