THE WORKBOOK
THE COMPANION WORKBOOK
Practical Exercises for Ethical AI Use in Higher Education
Move from understanding ethical AI use to putting it into practice. This companion workbook provides structured exercises, practical scenarios and guided reflection to help students and educators apply the Five-Stage Framework — Explore, Analyse, Synthesize, Create and Document — in academic work. Develop practical AI literacy, strengthen independent thinking and learn to document AI use responsibly.
Understanding Ethical AI Is Only the Beginning
Knowing the principles of ethical AI use is important. Applying them consistently in academic work requires practice.
The Companion Workbook bridges this gap through structured exercises, realistic academic scenarios and guided reflection. It helps students develop the judgement, confidence and documentation skills needed to use AI responsibly while retaining ownership of their academic work.
PRACTISE
Develop practical skills through structured exercises and realistic academic scenarios. Apply the Five-Stage Framework to make informed decisions about when, why and how to use AI in academic work.
REFLECT
Strengthen critical thinking through guided reflection on AI-assisted academic work. Evaluate the quality of AI outputs, recognise limitations and consider how your decisions affect learning, originality and academic integrity.
DOCUMENT
Learn to maintain a clear and transparent record of AI use throughout academic work. Practise documenting AI contributions, explaining important decisions and demonstrating personal responsibility for the final submission.
Ethical AI use is not learned through rules alone. It develops through practice, critical reflection and responsible documentation.
Who Is This Book For?
The Companion Workbook is designed for students, educators and higher education institutions seeking a practical approach to responsible AI use. Its structured exercises support individual learning, classroom activities and the development of academic integrity skills.
Develop confidence in using AI responsibly while maintaining ownership of your academic work.
- Practise applying the Five-Stage Framework.
- Evaluate AI-generated information critically.
- Reflect on your learning and decisions.
- Document AI use transparently.
Integrate practical AI literacy and academic integrity activities into teaching and assessment.
- Use structured exercises in teaching.
- Facilitate discussion of ethical AI decisions.
- Encourage critical thinking and reflection.
- Support responsible AI documentation.
Support a consistent, practice-based approach to AI literacy and academic integrity.
- Complement institutional AI guidance.
- Support staff development activities.
- Provide structured student learning resources.
- Encourage transparent and accountable AI use.
Inside the Companion Workbook
The Workbook turns the Five-Stage Framework into practical learning activities. Through guided exercises, academic scenarios and structured reflection, readers develop the skills needed to make responsible decisions about AI use and demonstrate their own contribution to academic work.
Guided Exercises
Work through structured activities that translate ethical AI principles into practical academic decisions.
Academic Scenarios
Explore realistic situations involving AI-assisted research, analysis, writing and academic judgement.
Critical Evaluation
Practise questioning AI outputs, identifying limitations and deciding what evidence requires independent verification.
Reflective Activities
Examine how AI influences your thinking, learning choices and responsibility for academic outcomes.
AI Use Documentation
Practise recording AI contributions, explaining important decisions and preparing transparent disclosures.
Five-Stage Application
Bring the exercises together by applying Explore, Analyse, Synthesize, Create and Document to academic tasks.
Practising the Five-Stage Framework
The Companion Workbook provides structured opportunities to apply each stage of the Five-Stage Framework. Through exercises, reflection and documentation activities, readers practise making responsible decisions about AI use while maintaining independent academic judgement and ownership of their work.
EXPLORE
Practise defining academic questions, investigating ideas and using AI to support initial enquiry without replacing independent thinking.
ANALYSE
Develop skills in evaluating AI outputs, checking evidence, identifying limitations and making informed academic judgements.
SYNTHESIZE
Practise bringing together independently verified information, different perspectives and your own reasoning to develop understanding.
CREATE
Apply your learning to produce original academic work, using AI only within appropriate boundaries and retaining responsibility for the outcome.
DOCUMENT
Practise recording AI assistance, explaining your decisions and preparing transparent accounts of how AI contributed to your work.
How to Use the Workbook
The Companion Workbook offers a flexible approach to developing practical AI literacy. Its exercises can support individual learning, structured classroom activities and facilitated staff or student workshops. Each setting encourages active participation, critical reflection and responsible documentation of AI use.
Work through the exercises at your own pace to develop confidence in applying the Five-Stage Framework.
- Select an academic task or scenario.
- Complete the relevant stage exercises.
- Evaluate your decisions and AI outputs.
- Record your learning and AI use.
Use the Workbook to structure learning activities and discussions about ethical AI use.
- Use structured exercises in teaching.
- Facilitate discussion of ethical AI decisions.
- Encourage critical thinking and reflection.
- Support responsible AI documentation.
Use selected exercises to support facilitated discussions and practical AI literacy development.
- Explore responsible AI use in teaching.
- Examine academic integrity scenarios.
- Discuss appropriate AI-use boundaries.
- Identify opportunities for curriculum integration.
Get the Companion Workbook
Put the Five-Stage Framework into practice with structured exercises, guided reflection and practical academic scenarios. Choose the printed Workbook for hands-on learning, or explore the planned Digital Interactive Workbook, designed to extend the learning experience online.
PAPERBACK WORKBOOK
A printed companion for completing exercises, recording reflections and documenting decisions as you practise the Five-Stage Framework.
Publication details
- Format: Paperback
- Size: 8.5 × 11 inches
- ISBN: 978-1-9195589-3-6
- Publisher: Information Managers Ltd
DIGITAL INTERACTIVE WORKBOOK
A planned online companion designed to support interactive exercises, guided reflection and progressive documentation of AI use across the five stages.
The proposed digital experience will allow learners to work through structured activities and develop a record of their decisions.
From Practice to Responsible AI Use
The Companion Workbook helps turn the Five-Stage Framework into practical learning. Used alongside the main book, it supports the development of critical judgement, independent thinking and transparent documentation of AI use.
For educators and institutions, Acadama also provides a route towards integrating these principles into teaching, assessment and academic practice.
For institutional implementation → Explore Consultancy