Study help without cheating (integrity rules)
How to use AI for studying, brainstorming, and editing — while staying honest and learning along the way.
AI is a tutor, not a ghostwriter. Use it to understand, organize, and practice — then do the actual work yourself.
Green light: use AI for this
- Explaining a concept you are stuck on (ask "explain like I am new")
- Creating flashcards or practice questions from your notes
- Outlining an essay you will write yourself
- Proofreading grammar and clarity (not rewriting whole sections)
- Suggesting sources to explore further
Red light: do not use AI for this
- Writing an essay or assignment you submit as your own
- Generating answers for a quiz or test
- Copying AI output without understanding it
- Asking AI to paraphrase someone else's work to avoid plagiarism detection
- Creating fake citations or references
Prompts that help you learn
Explain [topic] like I am completely new to it. Use an everyday analogy.
Create 5 practice questions about [topic] at a college level. Give me the answers after I try them.
Here is my essay outline. Suggest one stronger argument and one weaker argument I should reconsider.
Rewrite this sentence to be clearer, but keep my original meaning: [paste sentence]
If you cannot explain the answer in your own words, you do not understand it yet. Use AI to get there — but make sure you arrive yourself.