We are committed to an educative and informed approach to AI engagement

• We recognise critical AI and digital literacies are essential to supporting ethical, effective engagement with technologies.
• We are committed to an educative approach that places education over penalty as our community adjusts to the evolving landscape.
• We make informed decisions regarding our AI engagement, considering human impact, responsibility and sustainability

What this means in context

Personal, professional and academic practice

• Staff and students commit to a lifelong learning approach to digital capabilities and literacies.
• Students take strong AI literacies into the workplace to support ethical and critical engagement throughout their careers.
• Staff make informed and agentic decisions to embed AI into their ways of working.

Knowledge creation and sharing

• We lead AI conversations and create knowledges that build an educated, informed society.
• Deakin-designed systems will always be accompanied by support and guidelines to support informed engagement.

Institutional leadership and governance

• Deakin prioritises and invests in learning and capability development to support its community.
• Deakin preferences education over penalty wherever appropriate, while maintaining the integrity of Deakin’s awards and practice.

Questions to ask

• Do I have sufficient digital literacies to make informed decisions in my context?
• How might I build my knowledge and capability to support critical use?
• How might I help others build their knowledge and understanding of good practice?