Using AI while learning.
WHAT HELPS LEARNING
Explaining a concept at your level Answering follow-up questions Testing you on material Summarising something you then read properly Generating practice questions
WHAT HARMS LEARNING
Having it produce the work you were meant to do Accepting explanations you did not verify Using it instead of struggling with a problem
Struggle is where learning happens. Removing it removes the learning.
THE USEFUL PATTERN
Attempt the problem Ask for a hint, not an answer Attempt again Ask for the answer only after genuinely trying Ask why your approach was wrong
THAT LAST QUESTION
Where most of the value is.
FOR REVISION
"Ask me questions on this material, one at a time, and tell me what I got wrong."
ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Submitting generated work as your own is misconduct in most institutions, with serious consequences.
Check your institution's rules. They vary.
THE HONEST TEST
Could you do this without the tool afterwards?
