Navigating Generative AI Tools in the Classroom Through a Lens of Equity and Accessibility

The open release of ChatGPT in late 2022 sent the world of education into a frenzy. Popular media outlets both sang the praises of generative AI and also posed questions about what generative AI meant for the future of teaching and learning. In the year that has followed, we have seen a broad range of strategies for managing generative AI on campuses ranging from total bans to open embrace and encouragement. As such, many instructors feel lost and unguided in how to approach generative AI in their classrooms. In response to lack of clarity on direction or alternatives, an increasing number of administrators and instructors are considering bans on generative AI tools. In this article, we offer a set of considerations about the landscape of generative AI in classroom and work settings followed by a set of three models (high, medium, and low use) instructors can use in small, medium, and large classrooms to navigate AI in a higher education setting.