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.

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

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? How to craft the title so it fits the format of an assigned paper type? But you know what?

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Academic Integrity 294

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

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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Ethics Instructors Education Academic Integrity 315

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

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

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 : To combat this, its important to make learning experiences relevant.

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Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 207

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

Today’s digital-savvy students welcomed ChatGPT with open arms and began using it for writing assignments. According to a new study from Academic Help , 67 percent of students use AI for creating texts – the basis for their essays and other papers. The issue here is not only about the academic integrity violation.

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Writing Skills Plagiarism Teaching 246

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

And if that homework involves writing assignments, the hours add up fast. 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. Not only does a teacher have to fully understand how it operates—so do students.

Plagiarism 166

Plagiarism Teachers Writing Assignments 166

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Key points: Experts are going behind the curtain to get a true feel for what AI is all about Everything you need to know about AI in education Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? Could students use generative AI tools like ChatGPT to cheat and cut corners on an assignment? Did students cheat before AI was around?

Fairness 293

Fairness Beliefs Evaluation Essay 293

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Step 2: Focus on your teachers and staff Your teachers and staff make the magic, so it’s important to focus on hiring staff and teachers who are passionate and excited about online learning. For example, we encourage our teachers to bring props into their lesson, like they would in a physical classroom.

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Blended Learning Hybrid Learning Learning Academic Integrity 280

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2025

Teachers and professors can make adjustments in how they teach that will greatly reduce incidents of student cheating with AI. Thats the argument of Tricia Bertram Gallant, a longtime expert in academic integrity who is director of the Academic Integrity Office at the University of California San Diego.

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Academic Integrity Instructors Ethics Students 194

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Over 30 years ago, I took my first job in public education as a biology high school teacher, and instantly knew this was the career path for me. Establish and share online learning guidelines First, I recommend asking yourself these key questions: Do you have safeguards in place to ensure academic integrity?

Exams 246

Exams Schools Academic Integrity Communication 246

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Pivot Interactives makes teaching science with active learning and scientific phenomena engaging and easy with 10,000 authentic, video-based science interactives crafted by Pivot’s expert curriculum team and teacher community. To support academic integrity, randomized questions ensure each student is assigned unique problems to work on.

Student Engagement 253

Student Engagement Education Social Studies Art 253

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

As trusted mentors and professional development leaders, they guide teachers in implementing AI tools thoughtfully, ensuring that technology enhances student learning while aligning with pedagogical best practices. AI-powered feedback helps teachers provide more personalized responses without increasing their workload.

Coaching 208

Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 208

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Since the release of ChatGPT nearly a year ago, teachers have debated whether to ban the tool (over fears that students will use it to cheat ) or embrace it as a teaching aid (arguing that the tool could boost learning and will become key in the workplace). That means most students in U.S.

Academic Integrity 185

Academic Integrity Assignments Essay Schools 185

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Unveil the evolving future of writing education with AI through these suggestions from the Ask a Tech Teacher team. In the fast-changing digital world, integrating AI into education is both a breakthrough and a problem. Drafts are produced faster, giving students more time for other academic or extracurricular activities.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Ethics 187

eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The platform allows both teachers and students to improve their writing processes. As more schools adapt to an e-learning environment this fall, teachers are both emphasizing the importance of academic integrity, as well as taking extra precautions to check that students have written original work.

Plagiarism 206

Plagiarism Intelligence Essay Academic Integrity 206

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe Recently, EdSurge spoke with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe , about using educational tools that not only harness the power of AI but also uphold the creative integrity of students and teachers.

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Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Intelligence Skills 203

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2023

But one national event for teachers this month had a very unusual trait: It was started and organized by students. The free online conference, called AI x Education , aimed at getting teachers at colleges and high schools up to speed on the latest AI tools like ChatGPT, and to encourage them to try to use them this fall.

Ethics 148

Ethics Essay Teachers Academic Integrity 148

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

But as a student, and frankly, as a former teacher, my university’s approach struck me as incredibly short-sighted. 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.

Plagiarism 218

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.

Lecturing 216

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 9, 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor Serhii Tkachecnko, CEO at Unicheck, shares his thoughts on how educators can teach students about the benefits of plagiarism checking. Regardless of whether the assignment lacked a citation, the citation method was wrong, or the student didn’t cite the correct source, a plagiarism checker could have fixed that.

Plagiarism 156

Plagiarism Academic Integrity Students Assignments 156

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

As teachers and professors look for ways to guard against the use of AI to cheat on homework, many have started asking students to share the history of their online documents to check for signs that a bot did the writing. Since teachers grade so many papers and assignments, many educators see that as an unacceptable level of error.

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Instructors History English Writing 202

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Did teachers know that students were reading them? Fast forward more than 25 years, and I’m the one in the teacher’s seat at a college on the Georgia coast. On the other hand, teachers and parents complained that the guides enabled students to skip reading the originals. Sometimes I wonder about those long-gone study guides.

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Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 124

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Did teachers know that students were reading them? Fast forward more than 25 years, and I’m the one in the teacher’s seat at a college on the Georgia coast. On the other hand, teachers and parents complained that the guides enabled students to skip reading the originals. Sometimes I wonder about those long-gone study guides.

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Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 119

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 know that many of those teachers designed very good learning experiences and tried to accommodate their students needs, yet they did not observe the engagement they hoped for.

Academic Integrity 107

Academic Integrity Multiple Choice Questions Learning Students 107

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

By integrating AI support with teacher guidance, Saul developed a nuanced argument, recognizing that while the American Dream fosters ambition, it can also obscure systemic barriers (Lareau, 2011). Can you tell me how you approached this assignment? Teacher : Thats a great strategy! and Che Guevara.

Essay 169

Essay Ethics Feedback Language 169

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Composer enables users to minimize the inappropriate use of AI and gain greater clarity into research and writing work, supporting them in using AI with integrity and effectiveness.

Writing 156

Writing Ethics Plagiarism Academic Integrity 156

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.

Academic Integrity 98

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.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

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 know that many of those teachers designed very good learning experiences and tried to accommodate their students needs, yet they did not observe the engagement they hoped for.

Academic Integrity 95

Academic Integrity Multiple Choice Questions Learning Students 95

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.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 123

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. And that teachers should be looking for perfect grammar, good formatting, and a lot of technical information. In 2013, he left the Ph.D. Provide feedback early and often. "I

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Achievement Writing Essay Languages 164

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 125