eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. The bottom line: When students are confident in their writing skills, they will be less tempted to run directly to AI to generate a writing assignment. It’s important to make the writing process less intimidating.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 324

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2024

How do assignments made by online professionals get good scores? Here are tips to make your assignment look professional, from the Ask a Tech Teacher international team: Top Tips And Tricks To Make Your Assignment Look Professional Introduction One of the most important aspects of an assignment is how you present your report.

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Assignments Plagiarism Essay Attention 158

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

Today’s digital-savvy students welcomed ChatGPT with open arms and began using it for writing assignments. AI tools are on the rise, and students use them for different purposes: Grammar checking Citation generation Plagiarism checking Generating topic ideas, outlines, and reference lists for academic papers Like it or not, AI is here.

Writing 246

Writing Skills Plagiarism Teaching 246

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

If you take it, that’s plagiarism and–like stealing from a store–carries drastic penalties. That’s why plagiarism checkers are important to me. PlagiarismCheck.org is an online plagiarism checker that uses a sophisticated algorithm to check content for different types of plagiarism.

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Plagiarism Fairness Internet Ethics 104

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. Part of the issue when designing assignments and exams to deter cheating is recognizing what cheating in 2020 looks like.

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Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Who do you think has access to the information you’re sharing?” Who has access to it? Are we accessing others’ data without their permission? Here are some suggested activities related to each topic area: Safety : Assign a different AI tool to student groups. Do you think it’s safe to share that information with AI?” “Who

Curriculum 290

Curriculum Ethics Plagiarism Communication 290

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.” So how can that work?

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Essay Instructors Intelligence 218

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

By engaging in conversations with their students more often, teachers can gain insight into their students’ passions, academic strengths, and challenges so they can better access the authenticity of their work. Rather than relying on this score alone, his teacher called him to discuss the assignment.

Academic Integrity 237

Academic Integrity Intelligence Essay Plagiarism 237

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The most-cited applications included providing feedback on student work, creating professional development materials, supporting writing and content generation, creating course content, and enhancing accessibility for students with special needs. Schools should ensure all students have equal access to AI tools.

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Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 208

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

Turnitin has long been the go-to resource for uncovering plagiarism in student work, but there are reasons why that may not be a good choice for you or your students. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has made the workload even heavier, many instructors have felt how awful it is to use an unreliable plagiarism checker.

Plagiarism 158

Plagiarism Essay Instructors Peer Review 158

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

This change reduces writing assignment stress and time pressure, improving productivity and learning. 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.

Essay 187

Essay Writing Ethics Plagiarism 187

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Let students see. “The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.”

Classroom Management 183

Classroom Management Mobile Devices Plagiarism Quizzes 183

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

In a recent staff editorial in the Daily Illini, the student paper at the University of Illinois, students made a forceful case calling for professors to design better assignments and tests instead of turning to surveillance tools. But despite early pushback by students and some professors, plagiarism detection has become ubiquitous.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

McKenzie, of the University of Waterloo, says that her university blocks access to the IP addresses of some term paper sites, for instance. The study found that students were more likely to cheat when the assignments did not feel authentic or connected to skills they might later need in the workplace.

Plagiarism 151

Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Attention 151

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

But there’s a method to the all new devices, features and curriculum updates, say company officials: to reinforce Microsoft’s position in the education market with tools that make learning more affordable and accessible. Managing and grading assignments in Microsoft Teams. This only works with schools that have a Turnitin license.)

Curriculum 154

Curriculum Plagiarism Assignments Fairness 154

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In some cases that means asking students to grant access to the version history of a document in a system like Google Docs, and in others it involves turning to new web browser extensions that have been created for just this purpose.

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Instructors History English Writing 201

Lab to Class

MAY 10, 2024

Plagiarism in the classroom is when students try to turn in an assignment that they did not write. However, with the advent of AI language models that can write completely unique papers for students, how can a teacher know if a paper is plagiarized when traditional plagiarism checkers fail?

Plagiarism 52

Plagiarism Teachers Essay Assignments 52

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

The key question is: how can we transform AI from a potential source of plagiarism into a valuable educational resource? Strategic Approaches to AI Integration One effective strategy is to intentionally redesign classroom activities and assignments to incorporate AI tools. link] (translation accessed at: [link] ) Gates, B.

Ethics 112

Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 112

Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

In order to write an academic integrity policy for those cheating with AI, universities and colleges look for documentation and, thus, many of us use Turnitin.com or other plagiarism detectors. Editing access would allow me to see those three crucial factors and they would have their proof of composition. WHPS Tech Tip. 2020, June 24).

Academic Integrity 116

Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 116

Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

In order to write an academic integrity policy for those cheating with AI, universities and colleges look for documentation and, thus, many of us use Turnitin.com or other plagiarism detectors. Editing access would allow me to see those three crucial factors and they would have their proof of composition. WHPS Tech Tip. 2020, June 24).

Academic Integrity 111

Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 111

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2025

We were taught not to plagiarize and to cite our sources. He would complete missing work by copying Google search results by hand for any question or problem on an assignment, leading to mystifying responses that were often far off base from the point of the lesson.

Internet 139

Internet Schools Students Plagiarism 139

Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

While being mindful of the concerns of plagiarism, equity, and access, some have argued educators must not only accept AI in the classroom but must help their students use it effectively as part of their digital literacy (Bender 2024, 9). We added a policy post to the course LMS.

Intelligence 128

Intelligence Critical Thinking Learning Assignments 128

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

Soon someone from the company reached out to her to offer her full access to the site for free, which costs students either $39.95 And sure enough I found four of my homework assignments and my slides,” she said. “I As the site’s website says: “Course Hero does not tolerate copyright infringement, plagiarism, or cheating of any kind.

Study 129

Study Exams Quizzes Academic Integrity 129

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

With increasing access to different types of AI chatbots, and increasing advances in AI technology, “preventing student cheating via AI” has risen to the top of the list of faculty concerns for 2023 (Lucariello, 2023). Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? for the free version and GPT-4 for premium users.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

With increasing access to different types of AI chatbots, and increasing advances in AI technology, “preventing student cheating via AI” has risen to the top of the list of faculty concerns for 2023 (Lucariello, 2023). Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? for the free version and GPT-4 for premium users.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

Only affluent universities and technology companies had access to experiment with what AI could mean in the future. To put it simply, any tech tool can be used for plagiarism and cheating, and any tech tool can be used to support students, build confidence in their skills, and help them learn more deeply. Good fortune came.

Plagiarism 134

Plagiarism Ethics Education Intelligence 134

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A key conversation focuses on weighing its benefits versus risks, and many education institutions have been quick to implement bans on the technology altogether for fears of plagiarism in written works. Here you will find everything you need to know about AI in education so you can determine for yourself. How can I use AI as a teacher?

Plagiarism 130

Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

based educational software company best known for its plagiarism-detection tools. West-Smith is impassioned about the importance of appropriate feedback, which she says must be timely, relevant, accessible—using language that the student understands, and actionable. Turnitin , an Oakland, Calif.-based Provide feedback that works.

Writing 135

Writing Teaching Essay Feedback 135

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 17, 2023

Faced with the stress of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to design assignments to outwit ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can write essays, or figure out how to get students to come to virtual office hours. Look back at activities, including discussions and written assignments in your course.

eLearning 111

eLearning Interdisciplinary Plagiarism Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

While being mindful of the concerns of plagiarism, equity, and access, some have argued educators must not only accept AI in the classroom but must help their students use it effectively as part of their digital literacy (Bender 2024, 9). We added a policy post to the course LMS.

Intelligence 108

Intelligence Critical Thinking Learning Assignments 108

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2018

A well-known fact: A large portion of every teacher’s workflow is actually consumed by the assignment review, collecting the student work, notifying the class about upcoming events, changes in the timetable, revision, and grading. Checking the written assignments. Grading assignments in Google Classroom is not always an easy thing.

Quizzes 87

Quizzes Essay Learning Assignments 87

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 17, 2023

Faced with the stress of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to design assignments to outwit ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can write essays, or figure out how to get students to come to virtual office hours. Look back at activities, including discussions and written assignments in your course.

eLearning 98

eLearning Interdisciplinary Plagiarism Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As we worked through information literacy lessons in class, I gained insights into how students access and process information in their day-to-day lives. Crash Course has a series of YouTube videos on “ Navigating Digital Information ” that presents information in an accessible and engaging way.

Teaching 130

Teaching Evaluation Discussions Plagiarism 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

For instance, custom paper-writing services offer students work tailored exactly to what the professor has assigned. Typically, they should have access to tutoring and other support, writing and communication centers and counseling services on their campuses. Harrison: We live in sort of Web 3.0 culture.

Academic Integrity 124

Academic Integrity Culture Plagiarism Writing 124

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

Many textbook publishers are guilty of ‘openwashing’—pretending to take on the positive community aspects of open educational resources while profiting from access to their platforms,” CEO Mike Silagadze wrote in a blog post today. Pricing for Classroom varies, with students paying either $26, $38 or $75 depending on the duration.)

Textbooks 77

Textbooks Plagiarism Instructors Quizzes 77