Students · The RAFT Framework for Ethical AI Use
A creative communication task
See how independent thinking, bounded AI assistance, verification, and your own decisions fit together in three different assignments.
A creative communication task
Task: design a poster inviting commuter students to a study meetup. The instructor is assessing your audience choices, concept, and visual decisions. AI may critique your own draft but may not generate the final artwork or copy.
R Research Independently First
You sketch a poster and write your own headline, “Find your study crew.” You place the date and room below it and note that commuters need the details quickly.
A Augment Your Work
You ask: “Review this draft for unclear information or audience barriers. Do not invent event details, write slogans, or redesign it.” AI notices that the time is too small. It also suggests adding “Free pizza.”
F Fact-Check Everything
You check each event detail against the brief. You accept the concern about time visibility after examining your draft. You reject the pizza suggestion because the brief does not support it. You also check text contrast and reading order in your design.
T Transform Into Your Own Work
You retain your headline and redraw the hierarchy yourself: headline, date and time, room, then “Free to attend · No registration required.” Your explanation connects the layout to commuters’ need to judge whether they can attend.
Try the pattern on your next assignment
- What will I produce independently before asking for help?
- What narrow kind of feedback would support the skill being assessed?
- What will I verify, and what evidence will I keep?
- Which final decision will I need to explain in my own words?
Course, assignment, and institutional rules take priority. Document or disclose AI assistance in the format your instructor requires.
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By Dr. Chase Cookson · v2.1 (009019026)
Course, assignment, and institutional rules take priority.