eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

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. It won’t go anywhere, and teachers can’t separate students from access to this technology.

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Writing Skills Plagiarism Teaching 246

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

The most prominent concern is the impact on academic integrity. Issues like plagiarism, cheating (on tests or in admission scandals), and integrity have been the center of ethical conversations for many years. Mayo is director of Academic Integrity at Quinnipiac University. Will technology induce cheating?

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Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

The most prominent concern is the impact on academic integrity. Issues like plagiarism, cheating (on tests or in admission scandals), and integrity have been the center of ethical conversations for many years. Mayo is director of Academic Integrity at Quinnipiac University. Will technology induce cheating?

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

No use of generative AI tools by students At the most restrictive end of the spectrum, some institutions may opt for a complete ban on the use of generative AI tools by students (and potentially by teachers). Importantly, the original content must still be generated by the students, maintaining the integrity of their work.

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Ethics Instructors Education Academic Integrity 315

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? Educators find it socially acceptable for a student to hire a tutor to help them write their college admission essay. ABSOLUTELY.

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Fairness Beliefs Evaluation Essay 293

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. Yes No Yes, but with careful guidelines set by teachers Δ How this leads to cheating : When students view an assessment as irrelevant, they are less likely to take it seriously.

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Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 207

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

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. Teachers’ options include checking for plagiarism manually or using time-saving software designed for this very purpose. Here’s how: 1.

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Plagiarism Teachers Writing Assignments 166

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.

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Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 208

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

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

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Refining his essay : ChatGPT provided models and feedback that helped him improve coherence and argumentation. 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). and Che Guevara.

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Essay Ethics Feedback Language 169

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

And as someone who is also a former journalist and editor for EdSurge, I recognize that we should never plagiarize, and that artificially-intelligent chatbots are very, very capable of responding to prompts like “Write me a 500-word essay on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.” Teachers — what have been the implications for grading?”

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Plagiarism Essay Instructors Intelligence 218

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). Andrew's Episcopal School in Mississippi, in an essay earlier this year.

Academic Integrity 185

Academic Integrity Assignments Essay Schools 185

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. Unicheck is committed to the principles of academic integrity and is on a mission to create community-driven software that enhances education. Conclusion.

Plagiarism 156

Plagiarism Academic Integrity Students Assignments 156

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

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.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 119

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. A misguided reward system can push ambitious, high-performing high school students toward cheating in the belief that their plagiarized essays can earn better grades. And in her book My Word!,

Plagiarism 125

Plagiarism Essay Internet Assignments 125

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. It deemphasizes the role of essay writing and communication—the stuff that in fact is probably more valuable for the majority of students. In 2013, he left the Ph.D.

Achievement 164

Achievement Writing Essay Languages 164

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. It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent 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? Redesigning academic integrity statements is essential. It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent cheating with AI.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2023

But I somehow missed that he published a new, different kind of book in 2021 — “ The Anthropocene Reviewed ,” a collection of personal, contemplative, funny and deeply human essays. The essays start off sardonically but become increasingly earnest and reflective. She wants to be an aerospace engineer.

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Reading Essay Instructors Culture 144

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2024

A new book by a high school history and civics teacher collects innovative strategies, and argues that getting the issue right is crucial for building a strong democracy. That has academic honor committees scrambling to revise policies and provide resources to instructors. Thanks for listening!

Instructors 136

Instructors Attention Lecturing Essay 136

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

2023) highlight AI’s dual edge: it clarifies concepts but also crafts compelling disinformation, posing risks to academic integrity. AI and Academic Integrity: Redrawing Assessment The rise of AI tools like ChatGPT has forced educators to rethink traditional assessment methods. Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 91

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 91

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

2023) highlight AI’s dual edge: it clarifies concepts but also crafts compelling disinformation, posing risks to academic integrity. AI and Academic Integrity: Redrawing Assessment The rise of AI tools like ChatGPT has forced educators to rethink traditional assessment methods. Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 87

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 87

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. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

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. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

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. Especially considering an essential fact that must be faced: used correctly, the tech is a great writing teacher.

Plagiarism 116

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 116

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

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. Especially considering an essential fact that must be faced: used correctly, the tech is a great writing teacher.

Plagiarism 111

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since the release of ChatGPT late last year, the essay has been declared dead as an effective way to measure learning. After all, students can now enter any assigned question into an AI chatbot and get a perfectly formatted, five-paragraph essay back ready to turn in (well, after a little massaging to take out any AI “hallucinations”).

Exams 216

Exams Essay Instructors Education 216

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2022

By Sabyn Javeri In a Zoom classroom, the teacher is no longer the central authority, argues the author of this essay, who explains why she thinks that’s good for education. Do Instructional Videos Work Better When the Teacher is On Screen? Young The MOOC giant was valued at more than $3.6 More Employers Are Awarding Credentials.

Education 164

Education Essay Academic Integrity Attention 164

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2025

Research increasingly supports its value in enhancing instruction, reducing teacher workload, and preparing students for future-ready learning. Enhancing instruction and feedback What it means : Prompt engineering allows teachers to generate standards-aligned, scaffolded, and differentiated content in seconds.

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Ethics Teachers Essay Feedback 280