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DECEMBER 5, 2024

For example, students can use AI for initial brainstorming or as a tool to refine their writing, requiring them to demonstrate understanding by reflecting on or critiquing AI-generated content. Define when and how it’s appropriate, fostering a culture of integrity.

Ethics 329

Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 329

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

Maintaining academic integrity is important, but eradicating cheating is near impossible with how quickly technology moves, said Tricia Bertram Gallant, academic integrity director at the University of California, San Diego, and board emeritus at the International Center for Academic Integrity.

Exams 218

Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

For instance, custom paper-writing services offer students work tailored exactly to what the professor has assigned. Are you seeing these term-paper writing services getting more aggressive these days? Now they … say basically, "You don't have time to write your paper, we're here for you. Don't worry about it." So that shifted.

Academic Integrity 120

Academic Integrity Culture Plagiarism Writing 120

Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2018

From a compliance culture to a culture of learning Ellen Dorr, Chief Technology Officer at the Renton School District in Washington state, is working to shift learning in her district from a traditional school culture of compliance to a culture of learning.

Teaching 136

Teaching Education Learning Culture 136

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2024

Joyce Carol Oates Says Teaching Creative Writing Is Like Training Boxers Acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates has a passion for working with students, but it’s one she has trouble putting into words. That has academic honor committees scrambling to revise policies and provide resources to instructors.

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Instructors Attention Lecturing Essay 130

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. Educators should teach students about proper citation practices and academic integrity while allowing space for mistakes as part of the learning process.

Plagiarism 112

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 112

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies? And if those of us asking vital questions about access/cost, academic integrity, and a potential loss of linguistic diversity can be heard without accusations of knee-jerk paranoia.

Plagiarism 115

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 115

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. Educators should teach students about proper citation practices and academic integrity while allowing space for mistakes as part of the learning process.

Plagiarism 96

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 96

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. 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.

Essay 126

Essay English Lecturing Writing 126

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies? And if those of us asking vital questions about access/cost, academic integrity, and a potential loss of linguistic diversity can be heard without accusations of knee-jerk paranoia.

Plagiarism 109

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 109

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Against the use of GPTZero and other LLM-detection tools on student writing. link] Currier, J. 2022, December). link] Gegg-Harrison, W.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Against the use of GPTZero and other LLM-detection tools on student writing. link] Currier, J. 2022, December). link] Gegg-Harrison, W.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As instructors and students press pause for winter break, journalists at EdSurge are likewise taking some time away from writing and editing during the last week of 2023. As we catch our collective breath, we’re pleased to offer you a few reflections about the stories we’ve enjoyed over the past year. Read more from Jeff here.

Reading 138

Reading Essay Instructors Culture 138

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. 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.

Essay 111

Essay English Lecturing Writing 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Furthering a culture of care in the classroom There’s plenty of research demonstrating how stress interferes with learning, especially in memory formation and retrieval. Meaningful, productive dialogue can help. But we should also be having the same discussion with our peers and within our departments.

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Furthering a culture of care in the classroom There’s plenty of research demonstrating how stress interferes with learning, especially in memory formation and retrieval. Meaningful, productive dialogue can help. But we should also be having the same discussion with our peers and within our departments.

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119