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It’s back to pens and paper for some professors and students

Published on September 16, 2026

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Faced with a prolific rise in the use of artificial intelligence in the world of higher education, some instructors are taking the radical step of going back to pen and paper.

Shawna Dolansky, one of the many professors at Carleton University who’s removing technology from her lecture hall over use of generative AI, says she has had no choice but to completely overhaul the strategies she’s taken decades to refine.

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