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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Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

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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Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 116

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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Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 111

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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Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

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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Writing Academic Integrity Education Feedback 297

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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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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Social Studies Study Ethics Intelligence 293

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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Intelligence Learning Failure Academic Integrity 130

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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Essay Writing Plagiarism Academic Integrity 303

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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Plagiarism Essay Instructors Intelligence 218

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.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 111

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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Ethics Academic Integrity Intelligence Evaluation 289

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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Academic Integrity Instructors Ethics Students 194

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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Writing Essay Ethics Plagiarism 187

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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Plagiarism Intelligence Essay Academic Integrity 193

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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Fairness Beliefs Evaluation Essay 297

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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Intelligence Critical Thinking Academic Integrity Peer Review 98

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 97

Intelligence Critical Thinking Academic Integrity Peer Review 97

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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Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 200

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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Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Intelligence Skills 204

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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Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 135

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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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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Teachers Schools Intelligence Academic Integrity 219

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

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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Plagiarism Academic Integrity Intelligence Instructors 123

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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Instructors Academic Integrity Students Ethics 110

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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Essay Ethics Feedback Language 168

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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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 118

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.

Education 142

Education Academic Integrity Learning Fairness 142

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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Instructors Academic Integrity Students Ethics 105

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 students worked with no external funding, though Zoom donated use of its platform. The students worked with no external funding, though Zoom donated use of its platform. And educators showed up in force.

Ethics 148

Ethics Essay Teachers Academic Integrity 148

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has led to the development of sophisticated conversational systems known as chatbots. Community college chatbots need to understand a wide range of academic subjects, courses, and student queries. These AI-powered programs can provide information, answer questions, and even complete tasks.

Academic Integrity 111

Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is consuming a growing share of our collective consciousness. Survey data from Best Colleges reveals that as of March this year, 22 percent of students admitted using ChatGPT to complete an assignment or exam, with 57 percent indicating they intend to use AI tools for future coursework.

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

(CHICAGO) – PowerNotes , a provider of tools that help students and professionals create high-quality research quickly and efficiently, has added Composer, an advanced, web-based word processor, to its PowerNotes+ platform. The new tool provides a semi-proctored environment for organizing research and writing in an AI-enabled environment.

Writing 164

Writing Ethics Plagiarism Academic Integrity 164

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). That means most students in U.S. EdSurge reached out to OpenAI for comment.

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Academic Integrity Assignments Essay Schools 188

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

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. With that exposure, the librarian can suggest additional activities and anticipate student reference needs.

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Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

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.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98