Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

I found multiple articles online which followed this idea, but they were not specific enough to show me how to actually do it or how to use it to develop an academic honesty policy concerning AI. This article will expand on those long-searched for details so everyone will have a process on academic honesty policies regarding AI.

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Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 111

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

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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Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 325

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

Starting tomorrow, Turnitin – a leading provider of academic integrity solutions globally – will activate its AI writing detection capabilities. The technology identifies the use of AI writing tools including ChatGPT, with 98 percent confidence, enabling educators to analyze and review the authenticity of academic work.

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Writing Academic Integrity Education Feedback 290

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

As more colleges and school districts prepare to resume remote instruction for the fall, educators may worry how to prevent cheating when assignments and exams are held online. Part of the issue when designing assignments and exams to deter cheating is recognizing what cheating in 2020 looks like.

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Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Establish and share online learning guidelines First, I recommend asking yourself these key questions: Do you have safeguards in place to ensure academic integrity? How will your staff communicate with students who aren’t submitting assignments? What is your grading policy?

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Exams Academic Integrity Schools Communication 246

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

No matter what your program’s goals are, determining and discussing them is the most critical factor when launching a new program. This also allows students to have more flexibility in their schedule so they can work on assignments at their own pace, or take a break if they need to. Do you want your program to be fully online?

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Blended Learning Hybrid Learning Learning Academic Integrity 277

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? While AI itself isnt inherently problematic, its use in cheating can hinder students’ learning and development.

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Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 207

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2024

Largely missing from many conversations, however, is a discussion of how scientific approaches may be used to study ChatGPT and other generative AI tools in the context of higher ed. Much of the discourse about generative AI in higher ed has focused on issues of academic integrity.

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Academic Integrity Education Instructors Assignments 206

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Many coaches note that AI tools assisted in grading assignments, offering real-time feedback, and supporting differentiated instruction. Coaches worry that AI makes it easier for students to plagiarize or rely on generated answers without truly understanding concepts which can negatively impact academic integrity.

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Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 210

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 Plagiarism Ethics 187

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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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

Many university campuses host “writing centers” where students can book time to get editing help on their written assignments. Acceptable use may vary from one course to another, and indeed from one assignment to another. However, these centers have limited hours, limited help and, sometimes, limits on expertise. So how can that work?

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Plagiarism Essay Instructors Intelligence 218

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The rise of ChatGPT, Google Bard, New Bing, and others in the academic space, however, is skyrocketing. As I scanned topics like academic integrity, academic dishonesty, and plagiarism, I quickly adopted others’ persuasive opinions based on limited information. My initial encounters with this rising AI were biased.

Intelligence 144

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

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). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Redesigning academic integrity statements is essential. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Redesigning academic integrity statements is essential. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Can you tell me how you approached this assignment? For example: Teacher-student dialogue Teacher : I saw your draft on myths and heroes, and I love how youre connecting the American Dream to Martin Luther King Jr. and Che Guevara. Saul : At first, I was confused about what a myth really means. So, I started by looking it up online.

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Essay Ethics Feedback Languages 170

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. It’s true that we can’t predict where this is all going, but I feel better just having discussed it.”

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Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

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.

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Academic Integrity Failure 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.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Failure Assignments Universal Design 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2023

To Chang’s point, plenty of professors remain concerned about the potential impacts of ChatGPT on academic integrity, even if they’re open to adopting the tools to improve teaching. I think many faculty have not sorted out what academic integrity is with this tech,” Dede said.

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Ethics Essay Teachers Academic Integrity 148

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

And join us on Tuesday, January 28, for a live online discussion about the issue as part of our EdSurge Live series. But the marketing language on these sites boast of providing papers tailor made for an assignment, and promise to keep the communication with customers secret. But, luckily, I found Edubirdie.com. And no plagiarism!”

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Essay Writing Students Academic Integrity 163

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The rise of ChatGPT, Google Bard, New Bing, and others in the academic space, however, is skyrocketing. As I scanned topics like academic integrity, academic dishonesty, and plagiarism, I quickly adopted others’ persuasive opinions based on limited information. My initial encounters with this rising AI were biased.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In surveys of more than 70,000 high school students by the International Center for Academic Integrity, 58% admitted to plagiarism. Writing assignments, for example, do not exist to keep all the fun out of kids’ lives; they are designed to teach efficiently. It’s no wonder, then, that plagiarism is on the rise.

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Plagiarism Essay Internet Assignments 124

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). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

While students have, for decades, had the opportunity to hire a human writer to complete essay assignments, online AI software services can write essays instantly at prices that range from free to about $50 per month. For now, though, we asked AI itself to tell us how to address its threats to academic integrity.

Essay 145

Essay Plagiarism Writing Intelligence 145

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. It’s true that we can’t predict where this is all going, but I feel better just having discussed it.”

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Become acquainted with your librarian If you have not yet done so, become acquainted with the librarian assigned to your discipline. Be open to a discussion of the course you teach or plan to teach. Include in the conversation a copy of a draft syllabus, required assignments, and any concerns you have about academic integrity.

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Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

For instance, custom paper-writing services offer students work tailored exactly to what the professor has assigned. On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we brought in key experts quoted in our series to further explore the issue and answer questions from readers.

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Academic Integrity Culture Plagiarism Writing 124

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

2023) highlight AI’s dual edge: it clarifies concepts but also crafts compelling disinformation, posing risks to academic integrity. AI and Academic Integrity: Redrawing Assessment The rise of AI tools like ChatGPT has forced educators to rethink traditional assessment methods. Spitale et al.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 90

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

2023) highlight AI’s dual edge: it clarifies concepts but also crafts compelling disinformation, posing risks to academic integrity. AI and Academic Integrity: Redrawing Assessment The rise of AI tools like ChatGPT has forced educators to rethink traditional assessment methods. Spitale et al.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 84

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

While students have, for decades, had the opportunity to hire a human writer to complete essay assignments, online AI software services can write essays instantly at prices that range from free to about $50 per month. For now, though, we asked AI itself to tell us how to address its threats to academic integrity.

Essay 98

Essay Plagiarism Writing Intelligence 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

By the time the summit occurred on February 15, 2023, ChatGPT had more than 100 million unique users, as well as an alleged 30% of higher education students who had already used it for assignments—thus far, it’s the fastest-ever consumer application in history (Chen, 2023). Can we discuss student responsibility with AI and enforce it well?

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Plagiarism Ethics Intelligence Education 134

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. I want them to take ownership over their learning and their time and assignments.” “I Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. A new author they can add to their course to make it more diverse and inclusive.

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Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

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

JANUARY 24, 2023

A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. I want them to take ownership over their learning and their time and assignments.” “I Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. A new author they can add to their course to make it more diverse and inclusive.

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Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98