Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Rather than using AI as a shortcut to complete assignments, students must develop strong prompting skills that enhance their analytical and problem-solving abilities. Instead of resisting AI, educators should focus on integrating AI into coursework in ways that support critical thinking and intellectual engagement.

Critical Thinking 69

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 69

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 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. The best way to manage assignments and ethical use is to set expectations and put them front and center in the assignments themselves.

Academic Integrity 300

Academic Integrity Ethics Assignments Evaluation 300

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

One key question is, “How do school and district leaders ensure academic integrity as new technologies continue to emerge, like generative artificial intelligence applications such as ChatGPT, Bard, Claude, and more?” Rather than relying on this score alone, his teacher called him to discuss the assignment.

Academic Integrity 237

Academic Integrity Intelligence Essay Plagiarism 237

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 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

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.

Writing 246

Writing Skills Plagiarism Teaching 246

Faculty Focus

JUNE 20, 2023

Learners must apply newly learned content to real-world workplace situations and demonstrate professional credibility and integrity. Simply put, academic integrity can make or break a student’s career. First, faculty should start engaging their learners early on about the importance of academic integrity in their courses.

Academic Integrity 105

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments Writing 105

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.

Academic Integrity 116

Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 116

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.

Academic Integrity 110

Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 110

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

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.

Writing 315

Writing Academic Integrity Students Critical Thinking 315

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?

Essay 294

Essay Writing Plagiarism Academic Integrity 294

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.

Writing 293

Writing Academic Integrity Education Feedback 293

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? How do I teach in a world where everyone has a calculator for everything? What happens when we take a more social orientation to teaching and learning? 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? How do I teach in a world where everyone has a calculator for everything? What happens when we take a more social orientation to teaching and learning? Will technology induce cheating?

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Instead of banning AI, educators can design assignments that leverage these tools. AI is unreliable and bias-laden While it’s true that AI models can perpetuate biases or produce incorrect information, these limitations present teaching opportunities. Define when and how it’s appropriate, fostering a culture of integrity.

Ethics 327

Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 327

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2024

Doing so involves leveraging research rooted in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) — a systematic inquiry into student learning to improve teaching practices — and analyzing insights that have been drawn from academic and institutional data. To advance the teaching and learning experience.

Academic Integrity 206

Academic Integrity Education Instructors Assignments 206

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.

Academic Integrity 192

Academic Integrity Instructors Ethics Students 192

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. For example, what do your teachers and staff do when a student stops responding or submitting assignments?

Blended Learning 280

Blended Learning Hybrid Learning Learning Academic Integrity 280

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

What solidified my passion for education were the “ah-ha” moments, or those moments when at first a student struggled, and then, after teaching them in a way they could relate to, seeing their eyes light up from the excitement of learning. How will your staff communicate with students who aren’t submitting assignments?

Exams 246

Exams Schools Academic Integrity Communication 246

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Discovery Education’s award-winning products and services have long been recognized as the “teacher’s choice” for their high-quality digital content, grab-and-go lessons, and teaching tools that drive deep student learning in all K-12 topics. Randomized questions.

Student Engagement 252

Student Engagement Education Social Studies Art 252

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).

Academic Integrity 184

Academic Integrity Assignments Essay Schools 184

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

AI algorithms use massive datasets and natural language processing to produce content that replicates student writing styles as teaching tools. Understanding AI in Academic Writing AI in academic writing is changing how students write essays.

Essay 187

Essay Writing Ethics Plagiarism 187

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Students cheating on assignments is hardly a new or surprising problem. In research and surveys conducted by Dr. Donald McCabe and the International Center for Academic Integrity over the span of 12 years, 68 percent of undergraduates who responded admitted to cheating on tests or written assignments.

Academic Integrity 143

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 143

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Many coaches note that AI tools assisted in grading assignments, offering real-time feedback, and supporting differentiated instruction. One coach suggested that allowing students to utilize the tools in a structured setting and teaching them to use AI as a tool is one of the biggest potentials for generative AI in education.

Coaching 205

Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 205

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. The tools are coming fast, though.

Lecturing 216

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Here’s an inconvenient truth about inclusive teaching: there are no quick fixes. A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. In other words, we need to take the time to create inclusive learning communities if we’re going to make the most of teaching and learning.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

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?

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Essay Instructors Intelligence 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This shift from standardized assignments to personalized projects can make learning more engaging and relevant for each student. So if we want students to be doing creative thinking, then 30 assignments done by 30 different students should all look different. The benefits of this creative assignment are clear to every educator.

Multiple Choice Questions 202

Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Intelligence Skills 202

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In addition, you could contact your institution’s LMS administrator and ask them to create a course for faculty to house links, tips for talking to students about AI and academic integrity, and other resources. Tutors and academic support staff could help students make these distinctions. How will you teach them?

Syllabus 124

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 124

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

This article explores AI’s historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively. How can it enhance teaching without diminishing faculty agency? What are its merits and limitations? Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 88

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

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 154

Plagiarism Academic Integrity Students Assignments 154

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.

Exams 205

Exams Instructors Students Lecturing 205

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Since teachers grade so many papers and assignments, many educators see that as an unacceptable level of error. For some assignments, she has asked students to install an extension for their web browser called Revision History and then grant her access. Mills doesnt necessarily disagree with that argument, in theory.

Instructors 201

Instructors History English Writing 201

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In addition, you could contact your institution’s LMS administrator and ask them to create a course for faculty to house links, tips for talking to students about AI and academic integrity, and other resources. Tutors and academic support staff could help students make these distinctions. How will you teach them?

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 119

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. This solution did not work in the classes I was teaching.

Intelligence 144

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Here’s an inconvenient truth about inclusive teaching: there are no quick fixes. A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. In other words, we need to take the time to create inclusive learning communities if we’re going to make the most of teaching and learning.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 1, 2025

Though hesitant at first, I accepted the opportunity to do what turned out to be one of my most rewarding teaching experiences. I taught a group of students unlike any I had taught over the span of my long teaching experience in diverse settings and institutions. One student advised me: Next time you teach here, be tougher on students.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Multiple Choice Questions Learning Students 98