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. Tell your students what YOU allow Every college and university has an academic integrity/honesty or academic dishonesty statement.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

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. Experience has shown me that this is not always the case, and often, most students need further understanding and education.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments Writing 105

eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2022

PITTSBURGH, PA – Student success is an utmost priority for SmarterServices, which has led to a recent partnership with ClassCalc to integrate features that eliminate student distraction, create equity, and promote academic integrity.

Academic Integrity 130

Academic Integrity Exams Instructors Testing 130

eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2025

This edition, which surveyed over 3,000 higher-ed students and instructors and over 1,000 K-12 teachers and administrators, found similarities among higher-ed instructors and K-12 teachers optimism for GenAI specifically. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

Instructors 290

Instructors Textbooks Academic Integrity Coaching 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. That’s why, instead of punishment, educators might consider incidents of cheating as a teachable moment.

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Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2024

Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT became publicly available in November 2022, the field of higher education has been focusing on its impact and applications — faculty want to understand how this will shape their work and the student experience. 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

MAY 1, 2024

While some educators worry that technology and artificial intelligence (AI) might have a negative effect in these areas, many see the positive impact of AI on students’ ability to learn in their preferred languages, improved grades and career readiness. Canada, and in northern Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.

Academic Integrity 288

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Critical Thinking Students 288

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. Tell your students what YOU allow Every college and university has an academic integrity/honesty or academic dishonesty statement.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2025

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. Remembering that most students arent looking to be cheaters can take down the temperature so that instructors dont get so worked up about it.

Academic Integrity 192

Academic Integrity Instructors Ethics Students 192

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

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. This technology will transform education by personalizing learning and meeting various student demands.

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Essay Writing Ethics Plagiarism 187

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

I’m a former educator in the process of writing my dissertation for my Doctorate of Education, as part of a part-time program while working a full-time job at Google. If you are unsure about whether AI tools may be used for a particular assignment, please ask your instructor for clarification.” Upon reading it, I took a pause.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Essay Instructors Intelligence 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

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. But whether they teach in-person or online, faculty can take steps to safeguard their courses against academic dishonesty.

Academic Integrity 143

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 143

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Another was Ruha Benjamin, a Princeton professor of African American studies who gave a speech about how racism can seep into and be shaped by education technology and other tools. Some speakers discussed empathy directly, like Graetz, who co-led a session about building more of it into the design of online courses.

Exams 212

Exams Academic Integrity Testing Instructors 212

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. Instructors can use AI for editing as well.

Intelligence 144

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

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

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

We’re publishing a series about how pandemic-era practices are continuing to shape higher education. As far as I know business is holding up,” says Trace Urdan, a managing director at Tyton Partners, an education consulting and advisory firm. And others have worked to protect academic integrity without using proctoring tools.

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Exams Lecturing Instructors Testing 190

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2023

Summer is a time for educators to do some learning, and there are plenty of conferences and workshops throughout the season. 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

JULY 11, 2023

Academic integrity watchdogs also point out that a dismissal of cheating charges does not mean no misconduct occurred, only that it wasn’t proven. Still, the unease about inaccurate accusations gives instructors and administrators pause around AI writing detection. And the promised accuracy set it apart from previous detectors.

Plagiarism 120

Plagiarism Academic Integrity Intelligence Instructors 120

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2024

Given suspicions that a student has cheated in a course, one of the most common recommendations is that an instructor meets with the student to discuss those suspicions. For the instructor, leveling accusations, even in the presence of stone-cold certainty, is almost equally unpleasant. No one wants this meeting.

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Instructors Academic Integrity Students Ethics 109

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2024

We’re excited to bring you more episodes this year, including more installments in our new series about growing public skepticism about higher education and the impact that is having on the choices students make after high school. So what can educators, policymakers and any lifelong learner gain from these new insights?

Instructors 134

Instructors Attention Lecturing Essay 134

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

PowerNotes+ is a reading, research, and writing platform that helps educators and institutions have control and confidence using artificial intelligence (AI)—and addresses questions of intellectual integrity using transparency and evidence, not suspicion.

Writing 156

Writing Ethics Plagiarism Academic Integrity 156

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. Instructors can use AI for editing as well.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2024

Given suspicions that a student has cheated in a course, one of the most common recommendations is that an instructor meets with the student to discuss those suspicions. For the instructor, leveling accusations, even in the presence of stone-cold certainty, is almost equally unpleasant. No one wants this meeting.

Instructors 105

Instructors Academic Integrity Students Ethics 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you redesign your academic integrity syllabus statement or does your current one suffice? Redesigning academic integrity statements is essential. Redesigning academic integrity statements is essential. AI chatbots have elevated the importance of academic integrity.

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? Redesigning academic integrity statements is essential. Redesigning academic integrity statements is essential. AI chatbots have elevated the importance of academic integrity.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education.

Faculty Development 88

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

I am not an academic librarian. However, as a former instructor of online courses, I have seen first-hand the power of introducing a librarian to a group of online students and how such exposure can lead to curiosity on a topic and deepen student learning. I begin with a caveat. In fact, I have never worked in a library.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Flower Darby (2023) recently wrote about the importance of having conversations with faculty and students about AI, academic integrity, AI in the workplace, and other topics. After all, one professor could say that any AI use is an academic integrity violation, and another professor could require AI to complete the assignment.

Syllabus 124

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 124

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Flower Darby (2023) recently wrote about the importance of having conversations with faculty and students about AI, academic integrity, AI in the workplace, and other topics. After all, one professor could say that any AI use is an academic integrity violation, and another professor could require AI to complete the assignment.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. For so many instructors, whether they’re a TA, someone just starting out, or a seasoned professor with decades of experience, the answer is, “no.” Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. This is the humdinger.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

But they won’t have the quality, scholarship and service that are hallmarks of a true EMU education,” reads the advertisement created by two faculty unions at Eastern Michigan. At issue is a deal inked last year between the university and Academic Partnerships, a company that helps colleges develop and advertise their online programs.

Teaching Assistants 119

Teaching Assistants Instructors Coaching Counselling 119

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education.

Faculty Development 75

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 75

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Like many educators, we’ve spent months processing the media coverage and pondering AI’s potential impact on the future: Is AI “an absolute systems-level threat to education” as some argue ? But as educators, it’s important to remember we aren’t the only ones struggling to find our footing. Will AI save or enslave us?

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Trusting students does not mean ignoring accountability; it means designing courses, policies, and practices that build their confidence and skills while treating them as equal partners in their education. Such practices can lead to mistrust between students and faculty, harming the educational relationship. References Agarwal, P.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 116

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. Here, find recommendations for articles, books and podcasts that have resonated with us — some related to education and others that extend beyond.

Reading 142

Reading Essay Instructors Culture 142

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Like many educators, we’ve spent months processing the media coverage and pondering AI’s potential impact on the future: Is AI “an absolute systems-level threat to education” as some argue ? But as educators, it’s important to remember we aren’t the only ones struggling to find our footing. Will AI save or enslave us?

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119