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Sometimes the Best Classroom Technology Is No Technology at All
The policy limits AI in grading and course materials while requiring students to first read, write and analyze without assistance, officials said.
- The University's Social Sciences Collegiate Division implemented a policy requiring students to read, write, and analyze without AI assistance, aiming to equip them to think independently.
- Leaning on artificial intelligence for assignments carries a cognitive cost, with a 2025 study from MIT, Wellesley, and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design finding reduced critical thinking.
- Restraints apply to faculty as well; professors cannot use AI for syllabuses or course materials, as Trinitapoli noted the policy recognizes a proper sequence: think first, leverage tools after.
- President Paul Alivisatos acknowledged that technology offers powerful data analysis assistance while reinforcing independent thought, emphasizing the institution's duty to teach students how to think with, without, and about machines.
- Duke University and Columbia University recently updated guidance to ensure students prioritize critical thinking, balancing their embrace of generative tools with expectations that students complete their own work.
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Sometimes the best classroom technology is no technology at all
If a muscle atrophies, our bodies weaken. We can’t walk very far, we can’t lift things.
·Helena, United States
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Editorial: Good call, University of Chicago. Sometimes the best classroom technology is no technology at all.
We applaud the University of Chicago for recognizing the fundamental importance of teaching students to think for themselves, rather than outsourcing that essential skill.
·Chicago, United States
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