Guide for Authors

Who Can Submit

All educators across higher education institutions are invited to submit their AI-infused learning strategy to TRAIIL.

What to Submit

The goal of this repository is to have an open collection of strategies, assignments, rubrics, use cases, etc. from higher ed professionals on how they are using AI in their courses. Not sure what to submit? Here are some examples to get you brainstorming (this is not a conclusive list):

  • Lesson plans of AI-related assignments
  • Assignments where students use AI to brainstorm ideas or complete parts of a task
  • Strategies where AI was used to make edits and improve work with a provided rubric
  • Projects where AI is used throughout the process
  • Discipline-specific or interdisciplinary strategies

When to Submit

While submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, there will be 1-2 calls for submissions each year. Submissions will be reviewed and published in relation to the timeline of the calls for submissions.

How to Submit

Before submitting, visit the Author Corner to review the Submission Guidelines. When you’re ready to submit, select Submit Entry.

Use of AI

If AI was used in any way to craft the submission, briefly note this in the Acknowledgements section within the entry. Include the name of the AI tool(s) used, why it was used, and how it was used.

Development in AI is continuously changing. We will review this policy as necessary, or every six months until further notice. Any significant variation proposed will be discussed with relevant stakeholders according to the degree of change proposed and those likely to be affected.

Accessibility

Content, including artifacts, must be made accessible to all readers before it is published in TRAIIL.

  • Source documents: When creating a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, or Excel spreadsheet improve accessibility with the built-in accessibility checker for the source software and keep the accessibility panel open to promptly recognize issues as you create the file.
  • PDFs: To create an accessible PDF, it is crucial to begin with an accessible source document and use Adobe Acrobat Pro to create and verify PDF accessibility.
  • Videos: Videos must have captions where text is shown in real time on the screen and is synchronized with audio content.
  • Audio: Audio files must have an accompanying transcript that contains the text version of speech and non-speech content in the audio content.
  • Images: Alternative text that is accurate, equivalent, and succinct must be provided to convey the meaning of an image.

Rights and Permissions

Before submitting an entry, please be sure that all necessary permissions have been cleared. You retain the copyright to your entry and grant us the nonexclusive right to publish this material, meaning that you may also publish it elsewhere. Submitting this entry indicates that you agree to share your content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.

Removing an Entry

An entry may be removed from public view by sending a request to the editors at

Modifying an Entry

An entry may be updated by sending a request to the editors at

Peer Reviews and Editorial Decisions

All submissions will undergo a peer-reviewed process. The TRAIIL Editorial Board has final authority on all submissions that are accepted, rejected, and/or revised. Authors cannot review their own submissions.

If reviewers use AI for the review process, they should declare this upon submitting their feedback. However, reviewers should preserve the confidentiality of the peer review process by not putting unpublished submissions that they are reviewing (or information about them) into publicly available AI tools.