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How to Discuss AI With Stakeholders

Contributors include: Artur Morka, Mimi Liu-Leyco, Tony DePrato, Cristi LeBron, Jenn Zanoria, Chris Case, Kelly Enright, Isha Jain, Kathryn Dodson, Jen Cronan Flinn

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 (Updated Tuesday, July 8, 2025)
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Policies without context are difficult to implement. This exercise will help identify areas of concern and the specific areas policies need to focus on. This template can be customized and used in small groups.

Framing the Discussion

Ask stakeholders these Yes/No questions. These are not for an initial discussion. They are designed to be used in person or via a data collection process.

  • Do you allow students to have private tutors off-campus?
  • Do you allow students to have private tutors on-campus?
  • Do you block students or teachers from using any version of Grammarly or related software?
  • Do you block Google Advanced Search or other systems that provide calculators, context, and results in spreadsheets, full documents, etc?
  • Are you concerned about filtering the content on the school managed internet for students below 14 years of age?
  • Are you able to filter the content for students above the age of 14? (Consider they may have mobile devices)
  • Are mobile devices allowed in the classroom at your school?

Address the Concerns

Considering the answers above, initiate a discussion around general technology and safety concerns. The goal is to reach “no” responses, because “no” responses level expectations.
 

  • Is there a non-zero chance that students are cheating?
  • Is there a non-zero chance that students are plagiarizing?
  • Do adults working with tech-savvy children have control over the information those children have access to?With the current technology platforms used by the school, it is possible to monitor all content?

Establishing Agreement

This is the final question. The phrasing needs to work towards an agreement – eliciting “that’s right” as opposed to “you are right”.

Is it right or wrong to conclude that the best option we have for managing technology is to teach values, habits, red flags, and avoid control as the main objective?

Discuss AI

Here are the new AI tools and services we have the option to use: LIST TOOLS etc.

Here are the issues we have found: LIST ISSUES

After reviewing the technology ecosystem and current challenges we face, we do believe we can support AI in the classroom. Here is how we will do it.

OR

After reviewing the technology ecosystem and the current challenges we face, we do believe we do not believe we can support AI in the classroom at this time. Here is how we plan to work towards a future implementation.