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Students, educators feel positive about AI’s impact, but fear its misuse

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Transparency throughout the student writing process enables educators to leverage the opportunities that AI technologies present, while upholding the integrity of original student work, said Turnitin chief product officer Annie Chechitelli. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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Students using AI: It’s not that scary and shouldn’t be banned

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Concerns about academic dishonesty, loss of critical thinking skills, and inappropriate content creation have sparked discussions about banning AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and others. However, with thoughtful integration and a shift in perspective, AI can be a powerful ally in the classroom rather than an adversary.

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The academic implications of AI in student writing

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The intersection of AI assistance in student writing is not just about the convenience it brings, but also about the fundamental shift it represents in how we perceive and approach academic integrity and skill development. These statistics alone underscore the pervasiveness of AI in academic environments.

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A taxonomy for using AI in education

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They could be implemented at the institutional level, but instructors should be given the opportunity to determine the level of generative AI tool use at the course or even the assignment level. In other courses, I restrict the use of generative AI tools to particular uses for specific assignments.

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How to (correctly!) use ChatGPT for essay writing

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Not only does it make educators revise their approach to teaching academic writing, but some still see it as a threat to students’ academic integrity. How to know if a student uses AI to cheat on written assignments? We know that technologies affect how people read, write, and think. But you know what?

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The 3 biggest misconceptions about AI

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By Carl Hooker One of the biggest misconceptions about AI in education is that it will encourage students to cheat and cause academic integrity concerns. Could students use generative AI tools like ChatGPT to cheat and cut corners on an assignment? However, there are a couple of major problems with this line of thinking.

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Latest Enhancements to Discovery Education Services Drive Deeper Student Engagement 

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To support academic integrity, randomized questions ensure each student is assigned unique problems to work on. A new drag-and-drop question type that develops students’ critical thinking skills by helping them build evidence and concepts into models.  Randomized questions.