A study into Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education (Gonsalves, 2025) found that 74% of students failed to declare AI use. But, when instructors explained their own AI use and boundaries, students were more likely to disclose AI use (Petricini et al., 2025). Supporting Petricini, Ramos (2025) found that “disclosure increased metacognitive reflection and ethical reasoning”. Gil-Marin & Troeger (2025) via the Experimental Economics Study demonstrated that students often hide AI use because they believe others (including teachers) disapprove.
The Application of AI Framework (Batten, 2026) states that transparent use of AI requires “clear communication and explainability with all stakeholders when, for what and how AI was used.” Understanding and using the GLASS Model and its icons will create an institutional culture of openness and honesty benefitting academic integrity and accountability for effective use of AI.
The GLASS Model (for staff and students):
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Complete your task (with or without the use of AI); be it a parent letter, a presentation, research paper, data analysis, etc.
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Determine the category of task; to Generate, for Logic, to Adapt, for Synthesis, or to Seek
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Acknowledge how AI was used within the task
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Add the suggested GLASS icon to your output/product (letter, presentation, research, analysis, etc.)
Paraphrasing Matt Shumer's recent 'Something Big Is Happening' post, we know that those using AI effectively are disproportionately advantaged, yet generally, education (systems, schools, the sector, especially academic assessment) are not presenting opportunities for use of AI, nor are they preparing students for a world where AI looks to be the foundation for innovation and impact.
Ahead of any long-awaited curricula or assessment reform, and because staff and students are already using AI, establishing a culture of transparency, honesty and openness of when, for what and how AI was used is essential for academic integrity and accountability.
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The GLASS Model:
Instil Transparent Use of AI
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