AI-Supported Study Activities
Explore retrieval practice, self-explanation, questioning, comparison and formative practice. AI may help prepare an activity; learning depends on what you do with it.
Start with the Learning Activity
Potential benefit comes from activities such as attempting questions from memory, explaining ideas yourself, comparing arguments and using feedback to revise your attempt. Producing study materials with AI is not itself evidence that learning has improved.
Decide whether AI adds value before using it. Use course resources or human feedback instead when they fit the task better. AI should support rather than replace the learning or reasoning an assessment is intended to develop.
Below you'll find practical strategies organised around different aspects of the learning process. Each section suggests activities to try and outputs to check; none promises improved retention or academic performance.
Check assessment permission, disclosure and privacy before sharing material. Follow the detailed verification guidance for important claims and answer keys. You remain responsible for submitted work.
Click on a study strategy above to explore AI applications for that area.
Match Support to Your Learning Purpose
Choose an activity for a specific learning goal, check whether AI adds value and review your own understanding after attempting it.
🎯 Practice and Reflection
Use questioning, retrieval practice and self-explanation to examine your understanding; AI-generated material needs checking.
Examples:
Explaining difficult concepts, creating practice questions, getting feedback on your understanding, generating study materials, planning your learning schedule.
⚡ Organisation and Preparation
AI may help organise low-risk material when permitted. Consider whether preparing the material yourself is part of the learning task.
Examples:
Formatting references that you have already verified, creating study schedules, using summaries to support engagement with the original reading rather than replace it, proofreading your work, organising research notes.
⚠️ Use with Caution
Be careful when using AI for tasks that should demonstrate your own learning and thinking.
Check the assessment brief or explicit staff guidance first:
Writing essay content, solving homework problems, generating code, creating presentations, doing calculations, translating assignments.