eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 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. Whether or not a school district is considering leveraging AI, the influence of this technology on educational ecosystems is undeniable.

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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. And whatever career they pursue, “they’re going to be under stress and pressure a lot and we want them to make ethical decisions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Students need this educational benefit to succeed academically and build writing confidence. However, when leveraging such tools for school assignments, it’s crucial to ensure the work remains authentic because teachers always check AI% in Turnitin or other detectors.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2024

Much of the discourse about generative AI in higher ed has focused on issues of academic integrity. Our researchers aim to ascertain what students and faculty know about the technology, how often they use it and for what purposes, and how they view its usefulness or appropriateness in various academic contexts.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Developing the skills to use these tools ethically is an essential part of digital literacy that will carry forward to help them succeed in school and in life.” We do understand, however, that educators and companies have legitimate concerns about the ethical use of AI tools. And it’s constantly changing.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2023

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. So they want their courses to help prepare them for this new world and to be part of developing ethical rules on how best to use AI.

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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. K-12 school districts, international universities, and even entire jurisdictions in Australia that quickly banned the use of ChatGPT after its debut.

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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. K-12 school districts, international universities, and even entire jurisdictions in Australia that quickly banned the use of ChatGPT after its debut.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2024

Learn more about EdSurge ethics and policies here and supporters here.) 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.

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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. Is it time to admit the unease we feel at ethically teaching technology we ourselves do not use or fully understand?

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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. Consider this sequence : 95% high school students cheat; then they go on to undergraduate education, where 68% cheat; then to graduate school, where 43% of them still cheat.

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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. Is it time to admit the unease we feel at ethically teaching technology we ourselves do not use or fully understand?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

When I worked as a carhop in high school, we were not allowed to carry calculators, and no one fathomed that one day we would have a calculator right on our cell phone in our pocket! With endless possibilities that AI can offer, we must carefully consider ethical issues that arise. So, what really happened? This is an important skill!

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

Anyone who misuses Course Hero to gain an unfair advantage; submits another member's content as their own; or violates any law, regulation, ethics code, or school code will be permanently banned from the platform.” As the site’s website says: “Course Hero does not tolerate copyright infringement, plagiarism, or cheating of any kind.

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EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

Thinking we can distinguish between AI-generated and human-generated work Concerned about academic integrity, many academic colleges have turned to plagiarism detection services in student assignments. AI models can also generate responses that may be inappropriate, offensive, or biased, leading to ethical issues.

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2025

What are you using AI for in your school/classroom? Implementation ideas Rubric-aligned scoring: “Use this rubric to score a middle school social studies response. Teaching them how to write effective prompts develops their metacognition, digital citizenship, and academic integrity.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2025

Staten teaches English at Northeast High School, the citys largest high school, where many of her students have learning disabilities, are dealing with trauma and mental health challenges, or are learning English. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom? If this tool is free, you are the product.

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