Creativity, Trust, and Postplagiarism: How GenAI Is Reshaping Educational Practice

Abstract

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has shifted from novelty to everyday infrastructure in education, whether institutions endorse it or not. This webinar examines how current GenAI tools already reshape learning practices, assessment decisions, and academic norms, without relying on speculative claims about artificial general intelligence. Drawing on the concept of postplagiarism and original survey data on postsecondary students’ perceptions of creativity, the session examines a central tension: students often adopt GenAI for convenience, but many also experience it as creativity-enhancing at the level of learning and understanding, even when the resulting ideas appear routine to experts. At the same time, perceived creativity does not always align with measurable changes in creative academic practice. The webinar situates these findings within a broader discussion of trust in AI as a cognitive artifact, distinguishing between complementary and competitive forms of trust and their implications for creativity in learning. Webinar page: https://teachonline.ca/webinars/creativity-trust-and-postplagiarism-how-genai-is-reshaping-educational-practice/