A shared language for AI use.
A yes-or-no rule tells students whether they may use AI. It doesn’t tell them how much of the thinking and making should remain theirs. The VH1–VH5 spectrum gives you five levels to work with.
- VH1Entirely AI-generatedBelow the certification threshold
- VH2AI-led, human-directedBelow the certification threshold
- VH3Human-led, AI-assistedMinimum level for certification
- VH4Human-created, AI-enhancedQualifying level
- VH5Entirely human-createdQualifying level
Choose a level for an assignment, talk through what it asks of students, and invite them to explain their process. You can use the framework in your syllabus and teach it without signing up.
Three ways to put it into practice.
In the syllabus.
Use the spectrum to describe the AI involvement an assignment allows. Ask students to explain their process and take responsibility for the work they submit. The framework is free to reference and teach.
Use the spectrumIn your own work.
You write lesson plans, curricula, assessments, and educational content. That’s creative work, and it’s yours. Join under the standard that matches what you make.
Find your creative standardAcross your institution.
Bring the standard to your school, department, or university. An organizational membership lets you make that commitment together.
Read the organizational standardTeachers are creators.
You may write, research, illustrate, compose, or make videos for your students. That work belongs here too. Choose the standard that fits what you make and join us there.
Start with the work.
A useful classroom conversation can begin with a simple question:
Which parts did you create, where did AI help, and how did you decide what to keep?
Ask what they tried, what they changed, where they got stuck, and what they learned. Give students room to explain the decisions that made the work theirs.
