🤝 Section 4: Transparency and Trust

Authentic learning doesn’t grow in a climate of fear.

Transparency builds trust — not only from learners, but from us as educators.

🗣️ Talk About It

• Start the kōrero early — don’t wait for issues to arise.
• Be explicit about what’s allowed and what isn’t.
• Invite questions about AI — curiosity is not misconduct.

📜 Use Integrity Declarations

More educators now ask learners to submit short reflections alongside their work, e.g.:

“I used AI to help generate ideas for this task.
I selected, edited, and reworded the final content myself.”

This simple step:

• Encourages self-awareness
• Makes use visible
• Builds trust — not suspicion

🌀 Tip: Model your own use. Tell students when AI helped you draft a rubric or refine instructions.

❗ Be Careful with Detection Tools

AI detection software may seem helpful — but it is unreliable and can cause harm.

Risks include:

• False positives — especially for ESOL or neurodivergent ākonga
• Opaque decision-making
• Misuse as a punitive shortcut

Best practice:

• Don’t rely on detection tools as evidence
• Use them only with caution and consent
• Build integrity through design, not surveillance

🪶 Kaupapa Māori Lens — A Tikanga Approach to AI Detection

Whakaaro | Perspective

From a kaupapa Māori viewpoint, surveillance-first approaches undermine mana and whanaungatanga. Trust is the foundation — not suspicion.

Ngā Mahi | In Practice

Why we avoid AI detection tools:

• Presumes guilt before innocence
• Damages relationships and creates adversarial environments
• Produces inaccurate results that lead to false accusations
• Disproportionately flags Māori, Pasifika, ESOL, and neurodivergent ākonga

Instead — build integrity through relationship:

• Prioritise honest kōrero
• Design assessments that surface authentic learning
• Support students through conversation, not automated judgment

💭 Whaiwhakaaro | Reflection

How can your assessment design invite integrity — rather than provoke shortcuts?

See Section 7: Mana and Assessment Deep Dive for practical examples.