k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Its active, collaborative, and forward-looking. Whether its writing a research paper with academic integrity or designing a technology solution that addresses a global issue, Elmwood girls learn how to think deeply and act responsibly. At Elmwood, learning is never static. The IBs interdisciplinary structure plays a key role.

Schools 209

Schools Culture Interdisciplinary Art 209

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The importance of academic integrity can’t be underestimated, especially when it comes to blended learning. Statistics show there was a 68 percent increase in the number of integrity violations reported in 2019-2020 compared with 2018-2019. It also made academic integrity a significant point of concern.

Academic Integrity 285

Academic Integrity Blended Learning Distance Learning Instructors 285

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, DALL-E, and Meta AI has created a pressing new challenge for educators: defining academic integrity in the age of AI. Or for some class activities, but not others. Write your own GenAI use policies for assignments, exams, or even class activities.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, DALL-E, and Meta AI has created a pressing new challenge for educators: defining academic integrity in the age of AI. Or for some class activities, but not others. Write your own GenAI use policies for assignments, exams, or even class activities.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

Starting tomorrow, Turnitin – a leading provider of academic integrity solutions globally – will activate its AI writing detection capabilities. OAKLAND, Calif. The page also reports progress in refining detection capabilities as AI writing technology continues to evolve.

Writing 290

Writing Academic Integrity Education Feedback 290

eSchool News

JULY 25, 2023

Since the release, nearly 98 percent* of Turnitin institutions have AI writing detection enabled within their Turnitin workflow in at least one of their active accounts.” We want teachers and students to talk about appropriate use of writing tools, proper citation and original thinking.

Academic Integrity 244

Academic Integrity Writing Fairness Learning Outcomes 244

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

Interactive Learning Experiences : Digital tools facilitate interactive learning experiences that actively engage students in the exploration of historical events, geographical locations, and cultural practices.

Social Studies 284

Social Studies Study Ethics Intelligence 284

eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2025

While K-12 teachers concerns about GenAI’s impact on academic integrity (83 percent, -1 percent YoY) and a lack of training/support (34 percent, -4 percent YoY) have gone down, concerns about data privacy (32 percent, +4 percent YoY) have increased. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

Instructors 287

Instructors Textbooks Academic Integrity Coaching 287

eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

The course’s modules include how to use generative AI tools to modify content for different reading levels, structure activities to students’ interests, and accelerate everyday tasks like writing emails and creative assessments. The course is online, two-hours, and self-paced—with no previous experience required.

Teachers 288

Teachers High School High School Academic Integrity 288

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Throughout our FlexPoint and Florida Virtual School professional development, we show elementary teachers how to implement best practices in online learning and create fun and engaging activities for their students online. or “how will you communicate with families and students who are actively participating in their learning?”

Blended Learning 277

Blended Learning Hybrid Learning Learning Academic Integrity 277

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Editor’s note : This story on how to manage academic integrity as generative AI moves into classrooms originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. This is true whether the aim is active adoption or simply preparation for a future where AI tools become more prevalent in educational settings.

Ethics 297

Ethics Academic Integrity Intelligence Evaluation 297

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Featuring short videos in English and Spanish that are paired with ready-to-use instructional activities, this exciting new content brings compelling natural science phenomena alive for students.   To support academic integrity, randomized questions ensure each student is assigned unique problems to work on.

Student Engagement 251

Student Engagement Education Social Studies Art 251

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Drafts are produced faster, giving students more time for other academic or extracurricular activities. Academic Integrity Issues Writing with AI raises complicated academic integrity problems. Addressing Ethical and Academic Integrity Explicit norms and teaching programs on AI writing ethics are essential.

Essay 187

Essay Writing Ethics Plagiarism 187

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

If you're using a tool that benefits or takes inspiration from your creative masterpiece, it's not truly aligned with core creative values and academic integrity. In what ways does AI help foster creativity while ensuring that student work remains authentic? AI can support any part of the creative process.

Multiple Choice Questions 203

Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Intelligence Skills 203

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

College settings foster collaborative learning environments, where students engage in dynamic discussions and group activities. By presenting challenges that are straightforward for humans to solve but difficult for bots to overcome, CAPTCHAs can effectively filter out bots and protect online platforms from malicious activity (Stec, 2023).

Academic Integrity 135

Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 135

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

One reason colleges are holding onto proctoring tools, Urdan adds, is that many colleges plan to expand their online course offerings even after campus activities return to normal. And others have worked to protect academic integrity without using proctoring tools.

Exams 191

Exams Lecturing Instructors Testing 191

k12 Digest

APRIL 15, 2025

Key uses for schools have included summarizing and analyzing key information, preparing activities or creating new materials for instruction. Integrating AI into the Curriculum Integrating AI into the curriculum requires careful planning and clear guidelines.

Intelligence 209

Intelligence Learning Failure Academic Integrity 209

Faculty Focus

MAY 1, 2025

They report on activities they engage in related to what they study and reflect on what they encounter and experience. Many connected with me on LinkedIn, where I have been seeing them share deep reflections and insights from their studies. They provide bulleted lists of advice and practice.

Academic Integrity 105

Academic Integrity Multiple Choice Questions Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. Active learning strategies help students take risks and engage deeply with material in a low-pressure environment. These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

MAY 1, 2025

They report on activities they engage in related to what they study and reflect on what they encounter and experience. Many connected with me on LinkedIn, where I have been seeing them share deep reflections and insights from their studies. They provide bulleted lists of advice and practice.

Academic Integrity 93

Academic Integrity Multiple Choice Questions Learning Students 93

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2021

The biggest barrier to online STEM education was the “inability to ensure academic integrity,” cited by 52 percent of respondents. Hands-on or skills-based activities occur in non-STEM disciplines,” the report observes. Thirty-five percent of those faculty said they’d had no online course experience before the pandemic.

STEM 178

STEM Laboratory Learning Online Learning 178

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2024

Leaders in the sector, including 2U, Coursera and Keypath, never made a profit on the activity, and Pearson and Wiley sold off their OPM offshoots in recent months when the going got rough. OPMs, I worried, would undermine academic integrity in digital education. It’s an OPM paradox — as companies lose money, colleges make it.

Education 182

Education Academic Integrity Fairness Online Learning 182

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

But others worry that they can lead to violations of academic integrity. And some have taken the attitude of, “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,” actively setting up Discord servers or joining those created by their students. "We Some professors welcome these channels as a way for students to blow off steam.

Exams 205

Exams Instructors Students Lecturing 205

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

College settings foster collaborative learning environments, where students engage in dynamic discussions and group activities. By presenting challenges that are straightforward for humans to solve but difficult for bots to overcome, CAPTCHAs can effectively filter out bots and protect online platforms from malicious activity (Stec, 2023).

Academic Integrity 111

Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

According to the International Center for Academic Integrity, 58% of more than 70,000 students surveyed say they have plagiarized someone else’s ideas in their writing. Checking student work for possible plagiarism, specifically, has become a time consuming burden for many educators. It’s a problem that doesn’t seem to be going away.

Plagiarism 166

Plagiarism Teachers Writing Assignments 166

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

She argues that leaving it up to students whether they activate a process-tracking tool may not do much to protect academic integrity. The best solution might be a combination of AI detection software and process tracking, she adds. Opting in doesnt make sense in this situation, she argues. If Im a cheater, why would I use this?

Instructors 202

Instructors History English Writing 202

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Educators at both schools and colleges were already struggling to keep up with ChatGPT and other AI tools during this academic year, but a fresh round of announcements last month by major AI companies may require even greater adjustments by educators to preserve academic integrity and to accurately assess student learning, teaching experts say.

Lecturing 216

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. Active learning strategies help students take risks and engage deeply with material in a low-pressure environment. These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al., 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Students have always questioned the value of the content, assignments, and activities in their courses (“Why do I have to learn this?!”). Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Students have always questioned the value of the content, assignments, and activities in their courses (“Why do I have to learn this?!”). Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Overreliance on AI risks undermining critical thinking; Pritts (2023) warns that tools generating papers may erode analytical skills, echoing SoTL calls for active learning (Davidson, 2021). 2023) highlight AI’s dual edge: it clarifies concepts but also crafts compelling disinformation, posing risks to academic integrity.

Faculty Development 90

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 90

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2017

In 2014, Turnitin acquired LightSide with a mandate to help shift Turnitin’s focus from academic integrity tools to those that emphasize student writing. In 2013, he left the Ph.D. program at Carnegie Mellon University to create LightSide Labs, which used technology to improve classroom writing.

Achievement 164

Achievement Writing Essay Languages 164

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The bot has raised many questions, to name just a few: how ChatGPT will affect exams, how to help students use it critically and within the boundaries of academic integrity, how to talk about it in class, and whether it can help faculty plan activities or even generate content like examples or cases.

Multiple Choice Questions 111

Multiple Choice Questions Plagiarism Writing Questions 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Overreliance on AI risks undermining critical thinking; Pritts (2023) warns that tools generating papers may erode analytical skills, echoing SoTL calls for active learning (Davidson, 2021). 2023) highlight AI’s dual edge: it clarifies concepts but also crafts compelling disinformation, posing risks to academic integrity.

Faculty Development 84

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 84

k12 Digest

APRIL 15, 2025

Key uses for schools have included summarizing and analyzing key information, preparing activities or creating new materials for instruction. Integrating AI into the Curriculum Integrating AI into the curriculum requires careful planning and clear guidelines.

Intelligence 130

Intelligence Learning Failure Academic Integrity 130

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Include in the conversation a copy of a draft syllabus, required assignments, and any concerns you have about academic integrity. With that exposure, the librarian can suggest additional activities and anticipate student reference needs. Be open to a discussion of the course you teach or plan to teach.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The bot has raised many questions, to name just a few: how ChatGPT will affect exams, how to help students use it critically and within the boundaries of academic integrity, how to talk about it in class, and whether it can help faculty plan activities or even generate content like examples or cases.

Multiple Choice Questions 98

Multiple Choice Questions Plagiarism Writing Questions 98