Teaching Students to Write Well with AI (Even If You're Still Learning It): A Guide for Faculty Who Want to Teach - Not Play Detective

Authors

John Lande, University of Missouri School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2025

Abstract

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools rapidly enter legal education, faculty need practical ways to guide student writing and promote academic integrity.  This one-page guide offers concrete strategies to help faculty teach students to think and write more effectively with AI tools.  As students increasingly use AI on their own, faculty face two related challenges:  preventing misuse and promoting deeper learning.

This guide frames the instructor’s role not as a detective, but as a coach who helps students use AI responsibly.  It outlines techniques to clarify expectations, promote good writing, and foster critical engagement with AI.  Adapted from the short article Did Your Student or a Bot Write This Paper? Teaching and Grading in the Age of AI, this guide includes a link to that article.

Recommended Citation

John Lande, Teaching Students to Write Well with AI (Even If You're Still Learning It): A Guide for Faculty Who Want to Teach - Not Play DetectiveUniversity of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2025-50 (2025).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/facpubs/1362