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Writing Part 3.1

AI tools in university assignments

Your notes:

• AI tools are becoming common among university students for planning, summarising and improving written work
• Benefits: faster research; support for students with writing difficulties; useful feedback on grammar and structure
• Challenges: plagiarism concerns; overdependence; difficulty knowing what is the student’s own work
• Practical solutions: clear university rules; students explaining how they used AI; oral follow-up questions after written assignments
• Some universities are adapting: offering AI literacy workshops or allowing controlled AI use in certain tasks

Changes after introducing AI literacy workshops (selected universities)

University city	Country	Year introduced	Estimated increase in students reporting responsible AI use	Student population
Manchester	United Kingdom	2021	+24%	44,000
Utrecht	Netherlands	2022	+19%	37,000
Bologna	Italy	2020	+17%	87,000

Writing Part 3.2

Smartphone bans in schools

Your notes:

• Many schools are introducing stricter rules on smartphone use during the school day
• Benefits: fewer distractions; better concentration; more face-to-face interaction between students
• Challenges: students may need phones for safety, transport or contacting family; rules can be difficult to enforce consistently
• Practical solutions: secure phone lockers; limited phone access during breaks; clear exceptions for medical or personal reasons
• Some schools/cities are adapting: introducing “phone-free zones”, digital wellbeing lessons or parent information sessions

Changes after introducing stricter smartphone rules (selected cities)

City	Country	Year introduced	Estimated reduction in classroom phone incidents	Secondary school population
Dublin	Ireland	2021	-26%	72,000
Lyon	France	2020	-31%	89,000
Cardiff	United Kingdom	2022	-18%	38,000