As generative AI tools sweep across Higher Ed, many of us find ourselves in a kind of academic Wild West—full of potential, full of uncertainty, and full of conflicting assumptions about what’s allowed. Clear AI policies can help “tame the terrain” by giving us a framework for teaching, assessing, and supporting academic integrity, while also giving students a shared understanding of expectations. In this OLCoP session, Hannah Ruehl, Instructional Designer, and Jason Johnston, Executive Director of Online Learning and Course Production, share a set of practical “ordinances” we’ve developed for taming the Wild West of AI on our own frontier—resources you can immediately download and adapt into your Canvas course. We’ll also explore ways to meaningfully involve students in shaping AI norms, turning the classroom from a one-sheriff town into a collaborative learning community. Most of our time together will be spent in open conversation, giving participants space to swap stories from their own territories—what’s worked, what hasn’t, and where the bandits still roam. Come ready to share your Western adventures with AI.