We have developed and published Guidelines as easy Handouts for all stakeholders involved in education (students, teachers, managers of educational institutions and in education policy).
These handouts are developed by the German Network „Ethische Nutzung von KI (EthiKI)“ (= Ethical use of AI). They are intended as initial information for students, lecturers and responsible persons at universities who have not yet worked with AI. They consist of basic statements on the use of AI at universities and a FAQ list with recommendations for practice.
We have chosen this short form of handout because there are already numerous studies and scientific papers on the use of AI, but no two-page introduction that can be passed on to interested parties.
The handouts are available here for download and for open and free distribution, adaptation and reuse (thanks to the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 licence):
You can read and download the Guidelines on Ethical AI Use for Teachers here.
You can read and download the Guidelines on Ethical AI Use for Students here.
Further information, examples and recommended reading will follow here.
About our German Network „Ethische Nutzung von KI“ (Ethical use of AI), the authors of the handout, its open licence and citation:
The German Network „Ethische Nutzung von KI“ (Ethical use of AI) met for the first time on 11 May 2023. Since then, we have been meeting once a month and all interested parties are most welcome! http://ethischeki.ecompetence.eu – Contact: Christian M. Stracke: <stracke@uni-bonn.de>
Authors of the guidelines: Christian M. Stracke (Universität Bonn), Bärbel Bohr (Ostschweizer Fachhochschule), Sonja Gabriel (KPH Wien/Krems), Nina Galla, Martin Hofmann (Pädagogische Hochschule St.Gallen), Heike Karolyi (FernUniversität in Hagen), Heike Mersmann-Hoffmann (Universität Münster), Julia Maria Mönig (Universität Bonn), Margret Mundorf (Hochschule Kaiserslautern), Simone Opel (FernUniversität in Hagen), Janine Rischke-Neß (HWR Berlin), Markus Schröppel (HMKW Hochschule für Medien), Alexis Silvestri (Universität für Weiterbildung Krems), Gudrun Anne Stroot (Jade Hochschule)
Open and free licence: Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0
Recommended citation for the Guideline for Teachers: Stracke, C. M., Bohr, B., Gabriel, S., Galla, N., Hofmann, M., Karolyi, H., Mersmann-Hoffmann, H., Mönig, J. M., Mundorf, M., Opel, S., Rischke-Neß, J., Schröppel, M., Silvestri, A., & Stroot, G. (2024). What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? How can I use AI ethically at university? Edited by the German Network „Ethische Nutzung von KI“. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10995669
Recommended citation for the Guideline for Students: Stracke, C. M., Bohr, B., Gabriel, S., Hofmann, M., Kahlert, G. A., Mersmann-Hoffmann, H., Mönig, J. M.,
Opel, S., Rischke-Neß, J., & Schröppel, M. (2025). What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? How can you use AI ethically in your course of studies? Edited by the German Network „Ethische Nutzung von KI“. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10995669