Academic Integrity, Intelligence and Students

AI in education needs more than innovation–it needs intention

eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

AI must align with the science of learning, or it will diminish the technology’s impact on students overall. Research from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy found that access to high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student achievement, particularly for historically underserved populations.

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5 Steps to Update Assignments to Foster Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in an AI Age

Faculty Focus

JULY 8, 2025

I recently attended a student panel on use of AI in college classes. Even, or especially, in an AI age, we know our students need to think critically and learn authentically to be productive and engaged citizens and future employees. We can teach students to critically analyze AI-assisted work and promote authentic learning as we do.

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

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

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.

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5 Steps to Update Assignments to Foster Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in an AI Age

Faculty Focus

JULY 8, 2025

I recently attended a student panel on use of AI in college classes. Even, or especially, in an AI age, we know our students need to think critically and learn authentically to be productive and engaged citizens and future employees. We can teach students to critically analyze AI-assisted work and promote authentic learning as we do.

Critical Thinking

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Helping Students Develop AI Prompting Skills for Critical Thinking

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are increasingly prevalent in higher education, raising questions about how students can engage with AI meaningfully. Students who learn to create precise, open-ended, and iterative prompts can use AI to support their cognitive engagement.

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Helping Students Develop AI Prompting Skills for Critical Thinking

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are increasingly prevalent in higher education, raising questions about how students can engage with AI meaningfully. Students who learn to create precise, open-ended, and iterative prompts can use AI to support their cognitive engagement.

Critical Thinking

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

Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

In summary Colleges and universities renew Turnitin subscriptions year after year even though its flawed detectors are expensive and require students to let the company keep their papers forever. It has been more than two years since the release of ChatGPT created widespread dismay over generative AI’s threat to academic integrity.

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AI is helping students be more independent, but the isolation could be career poison

Cal Matters

JULY 16, 2025

In summary Chatbots may give students quick answers when they have questions, but they won’t help students form relationships that matter for college and life success. Students don’t have the same incentives to talk to their professors — or even their classmates — anymore. And that’s a problem.

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4 ways to ensure academic integrity as AI tools gain popularity

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

Key points: Using AI in the classroom isn’t bad–here are some tips to make sure it’s used correctly AI: Can it think like your students do? 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.

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ChatGPT Has Colleges in Emergency Mode to Shield Academic Integrity

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2023

Colleges around the country have been holding emergency meetings of their honor code councils or other committees that govern student cheating. To get a national perspective, EdSurge recently connected with Derek Newton, a journalist who runs a weekly Substack newsletter called The Cheat Sheet , about academic integrity and cheating.

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From Sandbox to Strategy: How Artificial Intelligence is impacting the K-12 Learning Environment

k12 Digest

APRIL 15, 2025

In today’s rapidly changing educational landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a transformative force. For those school districts, the journey towards integrating AI in education often begins with a comprehensive review of current programs and practices.

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Students using AI: It’s not that scary and shouldn’t be banned

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

AI encourages cheating A common fear is that students will use AI to bypass learning. 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. Preparing students for the future AI isn’t going away.

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AI Eroding AI? A New Era for Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

As artificial intelligence, and in particular ChatGPT, infiltrates higher education, faculty remain on edge. The most prominent concern is the impact on academic integrity. In this posthuman turn, the potential of theft goes beyond human students stealing from human others. Will technology induce cheating?

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AI Eroding AI? A New Era for Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

As artificial intelligence, and in particular ChatGPT, infiltrates higher education, faculty remain on edge. The most prominent concern is the impact on academic integrity. In this posthuman turn, the potential of theft goes beyond human students stealing from human others. Will technology induce cheating?

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Student success is impacted by issues outside of school, survey finds

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.

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Tracking the Draft: An Academic Integrity Policy for Cheating with AI

Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the most pressing issues for higher education within the last several years is the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the heart of composition faculty in particular, but of the entire higher education community as well, are those of us looking for solutions for students using AI to write papers.

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Tracking the Draft: An Academic Integrity Policy for Cheating with AI

Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the most pressing issues for higher education within the last several years is the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the heart of composition faculty in particular, but of the entire higher education community as well, are those of us looking for solutions for students using AI to write papers.

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Embracing Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new. The rise of ChatGPT, Google Bard, New Bing, and others in the academic space, however, is skyrocketing. Students were already using it as a tool, so I opened my mind to understanding what purpose AI served in the higher education classroom. Edit papers: Students can ask AI to edit papers.

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Turnitin Turns On AI Writing Detection Capabilities for Educators and Institutions

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

Starting tomorrow, Turnitin – a leading provider of academic integrity solutions globally – will activate its AI writing detection capabilities. The technology identifies the use of AI writing tools including ChatGPT, with 98 percent confidence, enabling educators to analyze and review the authenticity of academic work.

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From Sandbox to Strategy: How Artificial Intelligence is impacting the K-12 Learning Environment

k12 Digest

APRIL 15, 2025

In today’s rapidly changing educational landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a transformative force. For those school districts, the journey towards integrating AI in education often begins with a comprehensive review of current programs and practices.

Intelligence

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A taxonomy for using AI in education

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

For instance, for my courses around instructional technology topics, I allow students nearly full use of generative AI tools with the caveat that they need to document the tools they used and why they selected those tools. This approach seeks to strike a balance between leveraging technological advancements and maintaining academic standards.

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How digital tools and AI can enhance social studies

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

From interactive simulations to online databases of primary sources, these tools offer educators a wide array of resources to enrich their curriculum and foster student learning. Social studies education serves as the cornerstone for cultivating informed and engaged citizens capable of understanding the complexities of the world around them.

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What Higher Ed Gets Wrong About AI Chatbots — From the Student Perspective

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

As a doctoral student at the University of California at Los Angeles, I was among those who got a recent campus-wide email with an urgent directive: Don’t use AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Bard or Bing, as doing so “is equivalent to receiving assistance from another person.” Upon reading it, I took a pause. Well, that virtual Aristotle is here.

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How to (correctly!) use ChatGPT for essay writing

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Not only does it make educators revise their approach to teaching academic writing, but some still see it as a threat to students’ academic integrity. How to know if a student uses AI to cheat on written assignments? ChatGPT isn’t as intelligent as many believe. ChatGPT generates original texts.

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Embracing Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new. The rise of ChatGPT, Google Bard, New Bing, and others in the academic space, however, is skyrocketing. Students were already using it as a tool, so I opened my mind to understanding what purpose AI served in the higher education classroom. Edit papers: Students can ask AI to edit papers.

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The ChatGPT-4 genie is out of the bottle

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

From the introduction of calculators in the 1970s to the ubiquity of ChatGPT-4 AI in academic settings, the transformation is profound and irreversible. Fast forward to today, and we have GPT-4, a sophisticated AI model used by more than a million students worldwide. Given the urgency, educational institutions must be bold.

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AI Has Changed Student Cheating. But Strategies to Stop It Remain Consistent.

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2025

Teachers and professors can make adjustments in how they teach that will greatly reduce incidents of student cheating with AI. 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.

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Copyleaks Inc Partners with Canvas LMS to Offer Plagiarism Detection using AI and Machine Learning.

eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Copyleaks, an artificial intelligence platform that detects plagiarism, today announced a partnership today with Canvas, the learning management platform from Instructure, that allows educational institutions to seamlessly enable advanced plagiarism detection software directly within a Canvas account.

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AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them? In the fast-changing digital world, integrating AI into education is both a breakthrough and a problem.

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The 3 biggest misconceptions about AI

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? For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Misconception: AI will encourage students to cheat. ABSOLUTELY.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of ChatGPT and Its Implications

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

The following discussion will use ChatGPT as a specific AI (artificial intelligence) program and the more general term AI for the increasing number of new programs. Some academics see these tools as a danger to the full spectrum of learning and as a shortcut. This preparation will help equip students for a future that will include AI.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of ChatGPT and Its Implications

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

The following discussion will use ChatGPT as a specific AI (artificial intelligence) program and the more general term AI for the increasing number of new programs. Some academics see these tools as a danger to the full spectrum of learning and as a shortcut. This preparation will help equip students for a future that will include AI.

Intelligence

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AI in K-12 instruction: Insights from instructional coaches

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. They encourage teachers and students to utilize AI for brainstorming, outlining essays, and improving writing mechanics.

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Ghost Students: The Rise of Bots in Online Education

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has led to the development of sophisticated conversational systems known as chatbots. Chatbots are increasingly common in customer service, healthcare, and education; however, in education, chatbots have been used to generate false or misleading information called “hallucinations” and create fake students.

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How AI Can Foster Creative Thinking in the Classroom and Beyond

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

For many years, educators have envisioned personalized learning as a way to tailor education to each student's unique needs. With advances in artificial intelligence, this vision is becoming a reality. At the same time, there is a growing emphasis on fostering creativity and authenticity in student work.

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Should Instructors Ask Students to Show Document Histories to Guard Against AI Cheating?

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. Can process tracking turn out to be the answer to checking student work for authenticity?

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Big Deals—AI GUIDANCE for Schools Toolkit, Assessment PD for Teachers, and EV Buses Hit the Road.

eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The toolkit provides a framework for incorporating AI in education, real-world policy examples, sample guidance language, and resources aimed at staff, parents, and students. ” The AI Guidance for Schools Toolkit recommends seven principles for crafting AI guidance: Purpose: Use AI to help all students achieve educational goals.

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To Understand ChatGPT’s Impact on Higher Education, Think Like a Scientist

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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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Creating a trust-based classroom begins with an essential mindset: students are doing their best. When we approach teaching from this perspective, we move away from punitive measures, fear-based management, and skepticism about students honesty. Students should feel safe to experiment without fear of punishment or penalty.

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Lessons from the FBI: Students and Cheating

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. Guilty or innocent, no student wants to be accused of cheating. For faculty, the interviewee would be the student. No one wants this meeting.

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Fostering metacognition and AI integration for ELLs

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

By fostering self-awareness and self-regulation, metacognitive strategies empower students to monitor their learning processes, set achievable goals, and adapt their approaches to overcome linguistic and academic challenges. This critical engagement demonstrates how metacognition and AI together help students refine complex ideas.

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How Does A Tool That Detects Cheating With ChatGPT Grapple With ‘False Positives’?

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

William Quarterman, a student at the University of California at Davis, was accused of cheating. His professor said he’d used ChatGPT to take a history exam, the charge buttressed by GPTZero, one of the many new tools that have emerged to try to detect student use of generative AI systems.

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Lessons from the FBI: Students and Cheating

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. Guilty or innocent, no student wants to be accused of cheating. For faculty, the interviewee would be the student. No one wants this meeting.

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Helping Educators Reimagine AI’s Role in Transformational Learning

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2025

From customer service chatbots to personalized shopping recommendations, artificial intelligence has become integral to our daily lives. Yet, some educators still see AI only as a tool for efficiency and view student use as cheating. The same is true when considering which technology tools to use with students.

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AI in education needs more than innovation–it needs intention

5 Steps to Update Assignments to Foster Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in an AI Age

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

5 Steps to Update Assignments to Foster Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in an AI Age

Helping Students Develop AI Prompting Skills for Critical Thinking

Helping Students Develop AI Prompting Skills for Critical Thinking

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

AI is helping students be more independent, but the isolation could be career poison

4 ways to ensure academic integrity as AI tools gain popularity

ChatGPT Has Colleges in Emergency Mode to Shield Academic Integrity

From Sandbox to Strategy: How Artificial Intelligence is impacting the K-12 Learning Environment

Students using AI: It’s not that scary and shouldn’t be banned

AI Eroding AI? A New Era for Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity

AI Eroding AI? A New Era for Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity

Student success is impacted by issues outside of school, survey finds

Tracking the Draft: An Academic Integrity Policy for Cheating with AI

Tracking the Draft: An Academic Integrity Policy for Cheating with AI

Embracing Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom

Turnitin Turns On AI Writing Detection Capabilities for Educators and Institutions

From Sandbox to Strategy: How Artificial Intelligence is impacting the K-12 Learning Environment

A taxonomy for using AI in education

How digital tools and AI can enhance social studies

What Higher Ed Gets Wrong About AI Chatbots — From the Student Perspective

How to (correctly!) use ChatGPT for essay writing

Embracing Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom

The ChatGPT-4 genie is out of the bottle

AI Has Changed Student Cheating. But Strategies to Stop It Remain Consistent.

Copyleaks Inc Partners with Canvas LMS to Offer Plagiarism Detection using AI and Machine Learning.

AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

The 3 biggest misconceptions about AI

Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of ChatGPT and Its Implications

Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of ChatGPT and Its Implications

AI in K-12 instruction: Insights from instructional coaches

Ghost Students: The Rise of Bots in Online Education

How AI Can Foster Creative Thinking in the Classroom and Beyond

Should Instructors Ask Students to Show Document Histories to Guard Against AI Cheating?

Big Deals—AI GUIDANCE for Schools Toolkit, Assessment PD for Teachers, and EV Buses Hit the Road.

To Understand ChatGPT’s Impact on Higher Education, Think Like a Scientist

Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

Lessons from the FBI: Students and Cheating

Fostering metacognition and AI integration for ELLs

How Does A Tool That Detects Cheating With ChatGPT Grapple With ‘False Positives’?

Lessons from the FBI: Students and Cheating

Helping Educators Reimagine AI’s Role in Transformational Learning

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