Abstract
Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) has taken the academic world by storm. This G.I.F.T.S. paper argues that personalizing academic assignments may curb students’ tendency to copy and paste content from Gen AI outputs. I demonstrate how I personalized a written assignment in one of my courses. A total of 81 paper grades were analyzed, and no significant difference was found between students who engaged in personalizing their learning and those who did not. Final course grades showed the same result. Although no statistically significant difference was detected, personalizing assignments remains a valuable way to engage students in the Gen AI era.
Recommended Citation
Liao, Ann
(2026)
"Personalizing Assignments in the AI Era: The Role of Engaged Pedagogy,"
Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association: Vol. 2025, Article 7.
Available at:
https://docs.rwu.edu/nyscaproceedings/vol2025/iss1/7