article thumbnail

Catch them Learning: A Pathway to Academic Integrity in the Age of AI

Cult of Pedagogy

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. The following steps can help you, and your students, take action to ensure academic integrity. What we know about academic integrity.

article thumbnail

California colleges spend millions to catch plagiarism and AI. Is the faulty tech worth it?

Cal Matters

It has been more than two years since the release of ChatGPT created widespread dismay over generative AI’s threat to academic integrity. When the pandemic shut down in-person instruction on campuses nationwide in 2020, fresh anxiety over academic integrity created another windfall for Turnitin. That’s its big lie.”

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

4 ways to ensure academic integrity as AI tools gain popularity

eSchool News

high school students have been quick to embrace artificial intelligence (AI), with 46 percent saying they use AI tools to help them with their school work. Build rapport and trust with your students through one-to-one conversations Human judgment remains paramount in discerning academic integrity.

article thumbnail

Google, MIT RAISE launch no-cost AI training course for teachers

eSchool News

“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Google to offer the Generative AI for Educators Course – providing middle and high school teachers with no-cost AI training. This course empowers educators to confidently integrate AI into their teaching, creating richer and more accessible learning experiences for all students.”

Teachers 294
article thumbnail

Understanding why students cheat and use AI: Insights for meaningful assessments

eSchool News

Students, especially in the middle and high school years, have more opportunities than ever to cheat using AI tools, such as writing assistants or even text generators. As educators, it is important to understand the underlying causes of this behavior and develop assessments that encourage academic integrity.

article thumbnail

A supe’s 6 back-to-school tips for virtual district leaders

eSchool News

Over 30 years ago, I took my first job in public education as a biology high school teacher, and instantly knew this was the career path for me. Establish and share online learning guidelines First, I recommend asking yourself these key questions: Do you have safeguards in place to ensure academic integrity?

Exams 246
article thumbnail

Teens Need Parent Permission to Use ChatGPT. Could That Slow Its Use in Schools?

Edsurge

middle and high schools can’t even try ChatGPT without a parent sign-off, even if their schools or teachers want to embrace the technology. It seems like their only reference to academic integrity is buried under a parental consent clause,” he told EdSurge. That means most students in U.S.