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. Lets confront the reality: students are using AI.

Ethics 84

Ethics Plagiarism Intelligence Education 84

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

As part of the recent rush to comment on ChatGPT, this article is not weighing in on the ongoing ethical debates, nor is it offering a comprehensive how-to guide, but rather simply sharing one professor’s initial use of the AI tool and how it successfully accomplished the learning objectives and expectations for one course assignment.

Assignments 124

Assignments History Art Ethics 124

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MAY 2, 2024

The argument against AI-powered tools remains the same: any content produced by artificial intelligence can be viewed as plagiarism. Reading a Scamfighter review is part of my routine , so it is easy to confirm that some writing services are indeed unethical and unprofessional if they use plagiarized content to complete your tasks.

Essay 182

Essay Ethics Plagiarism Writing 182

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

What Student Assignments and Projects Are Considered Most Difficult: Myths and Truths Are you a student who has ever wondered which assignments and projects are the most challenging? In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the myths and truths surrounding the difficulty of student assignments and projects.

Assignments 97

Assignments Multidisciplinary Plagiarism Students 97

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Consider these definitions that I share in my book, AI with Intention: Principles and Action Steps for Teachers and School Leaders : Cheating is using a tool or resource to misrepresent ones knowledge and skills to receive undue credit for a task. Or a policy might say failure to properly cite sources is plagiarism.

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 88

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

Designing assignments that are more difficult to cheat on Harper helped lead a large-scale study on how to address contract cheating by improving the assignments given by universities, which produced an extensive website with resources and recommendations. Still, no type of assignment is cheat-proof, she adds.

Plagiarism 157

Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Attention 157

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

In Maria’s case, we might look at whether the care team had the necessary knowledge and skills to provide appropriate treatment for her condition, and whether they followed established protocols and guidelines. AI writers seem to have plagiarism issues. This is concerning. Most AI relies on text searches.

Essay 145

Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 145

Faculty Focus

JUNE 20, 2023

As faculty, we strive to enhance our learner’s knowledge of content and prepare them to be professionals in carrying that new knowledge forward. Lessons learned and suggested practices When I first started teaching many years ago, I was not sympathetic to those who plagiarized. academic integrity, student code of conduct, etc.),

Academic Integrity 105

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments Writing 105

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AUGUST 23, 2021

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. plagiarism. Building Digital Citizens. Certificate.

Instructors 31

Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 31

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JANUARY 27, 2021

plagiarism. Be comfortable in your knowledge of all facets of digital citizenship. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain.

Teaching 195

Teaching Internet Authentic Assessment Writing 195

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Instead, these tools should guide and empower students.

Plagiarism 118

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 118

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. plagiarism. Building Digital Citizens. Certificate.

Instructors 158

Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 158

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 Essay Teachers Assignments 52

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AUGUST 27, 2021

plagiarism. Be comfortable in your knowledge of all facets of digital citizenship. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain.

Internet 158

Internet Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Writing 158

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Instead, these tools should guide and empower students.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

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. Lets confront the reality: students are using AI.

Ethics 107

Ethics Plagiarism Intelligence Education 107

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2025

Over the past three years, I have seen my students gaps in knowledge regarding Internet use and other basic digital skills as a serious and overlooked problem. We were taught not to plagiarize and to cite our sources. To my surprise, I was shocked at my students' low levels of tech and Internet literacy.

Internet 143

Internet Schools Students Plagiarism 143

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MARCH 22, 2021

plagiarism. Be comfortable in your knowledge of all facets of digital citizenship. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain.

Blended Learning 158

Blended Learning Teaching Learning Internet 158

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Most digital writing tools offer limited assistance: they check for plagiarism, allow a student to track changes, or offer the ability to add comments. Free Writable trial for Edsurge readers with over 100 pre-built assignments. More Writing Resources. Troy Hicks’ ”Achieving Writing Proficiency” Research Synopsis.

Feedback 134

Feedback Peer Review Writing Beliefs 134

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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. You might ask what skills or knowledge students believe are critical in the age of AI? References Admin (2023).

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

How much bot input should be allowed while completing assignments? Issues like plagiarism, cheating (on tests or in admission scandals), and integrity have been the center of ethical conversations for many years. For the most part, these concerns are rooted in a cultural orientation that frames knowledge as property.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

How much bot input should be allowed while completing assignments? Issues like plagiarism, cheating (on tests or in admission scandals), and integrity have been the center of ethical conversations for many years. For the most part, these concerns are rooted in a cultural orientation that frames knowledge as property.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 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). Students are expected to generate and submit original, personally composed tasks for each assignment.

Intelligence 128

Intelligence Critical Thinking Learning Assignments 128

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

JANUARY 8, 2023

I have seen friends on Facebook create decent songs and stunning artistic creations with little knowledge of music or art, all after spending a bit of time getting to know an AI art or music generator. While foundational knowledge is required for higher-order thinking, we often focus primarily or almost exclusively on the foundational.

Metacognitive Skills 138

Metacognitive Skills Ethics Writing Plagiarism 138

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

In Maria’s case, we might look at whether the care team had the necessary knowledge and skills to provide appropriate treatment for her condition, and whether they followed established protocols and guidelines. AI writers seem to have plagiarism issues. This is concerning. Most AI relies on text searches.

Essay 98

Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 98

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JULY 24, 2020

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. plagiarism. plagiarism. Building Digital Citizens.

Authentic Assessment 107

Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Instructors Internet 107

Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

AI can create similar encounters for meaningful knowledge. By the time the summit occurred on February 15, 2023, ChatGPT had more than 100 million unique users, as well as an alleged 30% of higher education students who had already used it for assignments—thus far, it’s the fastest-ever consumer application in history (Chen, 2023).

Plagiarism 134

Plagiarism Ethics Intelligence Education 134

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. Just take a look at the article, “ Here are the schools and colleges that have banned the use of ChatGPT over plagiarism and misinformation fears ” (Nolan, 2023), and you will find several U.S.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. Just take a look at the article, “ Here are the schools and colleges that have banned the use of ChatGPT over plagiarism and misinformation fears ” (Nolan, 2023), and you will find several U.S.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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. You might ask what skills or knowledge students believe are critical in the age of AI? References Admin (2023).

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

Tuesday, October 10 , at 12:00 pm Pacific ( 3:00 pm Eastern)When students arrange for others to complete their academic work for them, they undermine the very purpose of the academic assessment and defraud the public with credentials that don’t represent their knowledge and abilities.

Plagiarism 79

Plagiarism Academic Integrity Achievement Assignments 79

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JANUARY 11, 2021

plagiarism. Be comfortable in your knowledge of all facets of digital citizenship. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain.

Blended Learning 125

Blended Learning Teaching Learning Internet 125

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments.

Instructors 99

Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 99

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FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Ask students, other teachers, the librarian, and parents what problems children face that stop them from completing tech assignments. In fact, they are excited to show off their knowledge–especially since that means they no longer have to wait for a teacher to finish helping twenty students who had their hands up first.

Teaching 141

Teaching Plagiarism Classroom Management Quizzes 141

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JUNE 11, 2019

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. plagiarism. plagiarism. Building Digital Citizens.

Plagiarism 92

Plagiarism Internet Fairness Instructors 92