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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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AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

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Improved Writing Quality For many students, especially those learning English as a second language, AI technologies are essential for language and writing improvement. If students overuse AI to write essays, they may not engage in critical thinking and creativity.

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Latest Enhancements to Discovery Education Services Drive Deeper Student Engagement 

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Featuring short videos in English and Spanish that are paired with ready-to-use instructional activities, this exciting new content brings compelling natural science phenomena alive for students.   To support academic integrity, randomized questions ensure each student is assigned unique problems to work on.

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Fostering metacognition and AI integration for ELLs

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By fostering self-awareness and self-regulation, metacognitive strategies empower students to monitor their learning processes, set achievable goals, and adapt their approaches to overcome linguistic and academic challenges. The answer lies in two transformative strategies: metacognition and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Embracing Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom 

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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.

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Human or AI? Connectives Hold the Clues 

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Literature review Writing assignments have traditionally served as a means to support the development of critical thinking skills in higher education. In a comparison of student English essays by NS and NNS of French origin, Granger and Tyson (1996) found that NNS were far less likely to use a term such as “instead” in their writing.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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Overreliance on AI risks undermining critical thinking; Pritts (2023) warns that tools generating papers may erode analytical skills, echoing SoTL calls for active learning (Davidson, 2021). 2023) highlight AI’s dual edge: it clarifies concepts but also crafts compelling disinformation, posing risks to academic integrity.