1 - Start ~4 mins
You have already generated images, sharpened prompts, spotted synthetic tells, and verified claims line by line. Today you put that craft into one finished piece you would be willing to put your name on.
You will keep a running note of every place AI helped and what you changed, then write a credit note specific enough that a stranger could tell who did what.
2 - Examine and Discuss ~5 mins
Same brief, two finished one-page notes for TY students considering a summer sports-coaching course. Only the credit notes differ.
| Credit A | Credit B |
|---|---|
| Created with help from AI. | I wrote the three reasons this course fits a TY timetable. The class AI assistant drafted a first outline from my bullet points; I cut two paragraphs and rewrote the entry requirements after checking the course page myself. Header image: generated from my prompt naming a floodlit astro pitch at dusk; I cropped it and removed a distorted handrail. No AI in the final wording of the safety note. |
Which credit would you trust if you had to reuse this piece next month? What does B name that A hides?
3 - Hands-on: Our Credit Standard ~4 mins
Before anyone writes a credit, lock what this class counts as useful. Under each heading, agree short statements a finished credit note should cover. Adopt, reword, or drop the starters. Save the agreed list the class way; you will write against it in a few minutes.
If you are working on your own, adopt or reword two starters under each heading yourself and save that as your standard. If the class is building one list on the board, use the agreed version.
What a useful credit note names
4 - Hands-on: Make the Piece ~18 mins
Build one short finished piece you could actually use this month. Aim for about 80–150 words or a short poster blurb, not a full essay. About 12 minutes making, 4 minutes logging and save. One or two AI passes only (outline, one section, or one image). Keep a running note open beside the piece.
If the assistant is on a shared board queue, send one prompt and draft while you wait. If you are in a pair (one shared account), alternate dictating and both write the running note.
5 - Your Turn: Credit and Critique ~6 mins
Credit and critique only (your piece should already be complete enough to show). Done looks like this:
- Write 4–6 sentences from your running note against the class standard (rough is fine). Use the starters if you need them: The AI produced… / I changed… / I checked… on… and corrected… / I did without AI…
- 3 minutes write, 2 minutes swap: read their credit only, say one line that should be more specific, then swap back. 1 minute save both.
- If your piece is incomplete, credit only what you actually did, including where you used no AI.
- Piece and credit are saved the class way.
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