Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

The most prominent concern is the impact on academic integrity. How much bot input should be allowed while completing assignments? Issues like plagiarism, cheating (on tests or in admission scandals), and integrity have been the center of ethical conversations for many years. Will technology induce cheating?

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

As educators, it is important to understand the underlying causes of this behavior and develop assessments that encourage academic integrity. Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? Solution for teachers : Teachers can foster a culture of integrity by establishing trust and open communication.

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Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 196

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. Students might benefit from using these tools on some assignments, but not others. Or for some class activities, but not others.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Instead of banning AI, educators can design assignments that leverage these tools. Define when and how it’s appropriate, fostering a culture of integrity. Integrate AI in curriculum : Incorporate AI-related tasks to teach content and digital literacy simultaneously.

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Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 322

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Drafts are produced faster, giving students more time for other academic or extracurricular activities. This change reduces writing assignment stress and time pressure, improving productivity and learning. Students need this educational benefit to succeed academically and build writing confidence.

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Essay Writing Ethics Plagiarism 187

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Teachers College Press. Hammond, Z. Corwin Press.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

For instance, custom paper-writing services offer students work tailored exactly to what the professor has assigned. Some governments are doing better at this recently, but what [these companies are] doing isn't illegal, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of counter-cultural narrative to name and shame them or for a moral outrage by society.

Academic Integrity 124

Academic Integrity Culture Plagiarism Writing 124

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As college classes start up this fall, instructors are handing out syllabi and pointing students to official platforms for turning in assignments and participating in class discussions. But others worry that they can lead to violations of academic integrity.

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Exams Instructors Students Lecturing 205

Faculty Focus

MAY 1, 2025

They would work on the assigned tasks in class and use their time efficiently. Assigned homework was always completed without me having to send them reminders. I could see them taking their own notes during the lessons, never asking me for my slides, a common practice among other students I have taught.

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Academic Integrity Multiple Choice Questions Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 1, 2025

They would work on the assigned tasks in class and use their time efficiently. Assigned homework was always completed without me having to send them reminders. I could see them taking their own notes during the lessons, never asking me for my slides, a common practice among other students I have taught.

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Academic Integrity Multiple Choice Questions Learning Students 93

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Teachers College Press. Hammond, Z. Corwin Press.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Survey data from Best Colleges reveals that as of March this year, 22 percent of students admitted using ChatGPT to complete an assignment or exam, with 57 percent indicating they intend to use AI tools for future coursework. Or how they might feel if their instructor used ChatGPT to provide feedback on their assignments?

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2023

I’ve been reading more Substack newsletters about education this year as well and have learned so much from so many of them, including Derek Newton’s The Cheat Sheet about academic integrity; Nick Fouriezos’s Mile Markers about rural higher education; and Ethan Mollick’s One Useful Thing , which has included many timely nuggets on AI in education.

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Reading Essay Instructors Culture 142

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Survey data from Best Colleges reveals that as of March this year, 22 percent of students admitted using ChatGPT to complete an assignment or exam, with 57 percent indicating they intend to use AI tools for future coursework. Or how they might feel if their instructor used ChatGPT to provide feedback on their assignments?

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Proponents of AI claim that AI tools should be integrated into lesson design, however, it is also the case that AI may be used by students as an unethical shortcut to wholly complete written assignments. The results of this project do not provide an indubitable foundation to address academic integrity concerns.

Essay 126

Essay English Lecturing Writing 126

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Proponents of AI claim that AI tools should be integrated into lesson design, however, it is also the case that AI may be used by students as an unethical shortcut to wholly complete written assignments. The results of this project do not provide an indubitable foundation to address academic integrity concerns.

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Essay English Lecturing Writing 111