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Allowed to use AI, with conversation transparency

Students may use the course chatbot during the assignment, but they must submit all their conversations with it. They do this via Tilly's bulk download option, which exports their chats as a ZIP of PDFs. This keeps AI use transparent and accountable.

Step 1

Step 1: Create or use your course chatbot

Set up a Tilly chatbot for your course. Students will use this chatbot during the assignment and must submit all their conversations with it.

Create or select your course chatbot

Go to the create page to build a chatbot tailored to your course (e.g. with lecture materials, rubrics, or guidelines). Or use an existing chatbot you already share with students.

Share with students

Ensure all students have access to this chatbot. Use the share options to invite them or grant institutional access. Make it clear that this is the only chatbot they may use for the assignment.

Step 2

Step 2: Set the assignment and transparency rules

Allow AI use but make it clear that students must submit all conversations with the course chatbot.

Clarify that AI use is allowed

Tell students they may use the course chatbot during the assignment. Emphasize that transparency is required: they must hand in all conversations they had with the chatbot. Explain that this keeps AI use accountable and helps you assess how they used the tool.

Step 3

Step 3: Explain the bulk download to students

Students submit their conversations via Tilly's bulk download option, which exports chats as a ZIP of PDFs. The video shows exactly where to click in the app.

The video above is a screen recording of the bulk export flow (profile, Data management, select chatbot, Export); the same path students should follow.

How to use the bulk download

Students must export their chats using Tilly’s bulk download option—the steps match what you see in the video. Instruct them to:

Go to their profile (click their avatar or name)
Open the “Data management” section
Select the course chatbot
Click “Export” to download the ZIP
Submit the ZIP file (or the extracted PDFs) as part of their assignment

Step 4

Step 4: Guide students and evaluate

Provide clear instructions and decide how you will assess the submissions.

Share step-by-step instructions

Include a short guide or point students to the bulk download walkthrough from step 3 (you can share the same video or record your own). Remind students to export before the deadline and to select only the course chatbot so the ZIP contains only relevant conversations.

Evaluation criteria

Decide what you will assess: the quality of the final work, how students used the chatbot (appropriately vs. over-reliance), and whether they submitted complete conversation logs. A rubric can include items such as “appropriate use of AI” and “transparency of AI use.”

Optional

AI literacy and an end-of-course survey

If AI literacy in this course is an explicit learning goal, you can close the loop with a short survey on how students learned to use AI.

Align with course learning goals

State clearly in your syllabus or outcomes that responsible, course-aligned use of AI (including transparency practices like those above) is part of what students should develop, alongside subject-matter skills.

End-of-course survey

Near the end of the course, invite students to complete a brief survey about how they learned to use AI in this course.

Example questions you can adapt:

In what tasks did you use the course chatbot (or other AI), and what did you learn about using it effectively?
What would you do differently next time when combining your own thinking with AI assistance?
How did submitting or reflecting on AI use (e.g. conversation logs) affect how you approached assignments?

How you might use the results

Use anonymized or aggregate themes to refine next year's guidance, assignment design, or in-class discussion.

Still got questions? Take a look at the FAQ page.