Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

While students have, for decades, had the opportunity to hire a human writer to complete essay assignments, online AI software services can write essays instantly at prices that range from free to about $50 per month. 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

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As I scanned topics like academic integrity, academic dishonesty, and plagiarism, I quickly adopted others’ persuasive opinions based on limited information. This was often for written assignments or take-home quizzes and tests. A fellow instructor suggested I try audio or video presentation assignments instead.

Intelligence 144

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

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

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2018

Here’s a slightly Orwellian way to check whether your students may have plagiarized part of their essays: the Chrome extension Draftback , which plays back the revision history of any Google doc you can edit—down to the keystroke. Sortd is a tool for people who like to organize things into lists, said science teacher JR Ginex-Orinion.

Essay 167

Essay Plagiarism Coaching Learning Disabilities 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2023

Regardless of the course (science, history, or literature), every student has to prepare a research document at some point or the other. Choose a Topic The first step in writing a research paper is to pick an assignment topic that interests you. They are similar to essays but usually more detailed and longer.

Writing 158

Writing Essay Plagiarism Study 158

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. Journal of Science Education and Technology , 32(4), 444452.

Ethics 104

Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 104

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

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2025

The school where I teach science is nestled in the historic Mission District of San Francisco, mere miles from the sprawling campuses of X, Meta and Google. I struggle with how much class time I should dedicate to developing these crucial skills versus the science practices and ideas I am obligated and trained to teach.

Internet 143

Internet Schools Students Plagiarism 143

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. Students who did not receive high scores were required to discuss it with me personally, similar to what I do when teaching old-fashioned plagiarism.

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. Students who did not receive high scores were required to discuss it with me personally, similar to what I do when teaching old-fashioned plagiarism.

Academic Integrity 111

Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 111

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. Or how they might feel if their instructor used ChatGPT to provide feedback on their assignments?

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

While students have, for decades, had the opportunity to hire a human writer to complete essay assignments, online AI software services can write essays instantly at prices that range from free to about $50 per month. AI writers seem to have plagiarism issues. This is concerning. Most AI relies on text searches.

Essay 98

Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

The first bucket of products typically boast features like chatbot capability, plagiarism detection and automated essay scoring. For most AI apps in education, engineers rely on a process called “supervised learning,” which requires the data to be annotated in some way, such as with a graded assignment.

Essay 132

Essay Evaluation Intelligence Plagiarism 132

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As I scanned topics like academic integrity, academic dishonesty, and plagiarism, I quickly adopted others’ persuasive opinions based on limited information. This was often for written assignments or take-home quizzes and tests. A fellow instructor suggested I try audio or video presentation assignments instead.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 111

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 103

Intelligence Critical Thinking Learning Assignments 103

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. Or how they might feel if their instructor used ChatGPT to provide feedback on their assignments?

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

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

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. The most prominent concern is the impact on academic integrity. Will technology induce cheating? These concerns are not new.

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. The most prominent concern is the impact on academic integrity. Will technology induce cheating? These concerns are not new.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

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 94

Quizzes Essay Learning Assignments 94

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

This creates a new case study each time students enter the prompt the educator assigns into a GenAI tool. You can read about them on the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science website (see the section, Teaching with Cases ). Journal of College Science teaching, 27(4), 236-239. Examine the output. link] Herreid, C.

Study 123

Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 123

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Several students thought an Associated Press piece was plagiarized because they saw it printed in multiple news sources and couldn’t identify the author. I have students work with a partner on a structured assignment I’ve developed that builds toward evaluating a source’s point of view.

Teaching 130

Teaching Evaluation Discussions Plagiarism 130

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

This creates a new case study each time students enter the prompt the educator assigns into a GenAI tool. You can read about them on the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science website (see the section, Teaching with Cases ). Journal of College Science teaching, 27(4), 236-239. Examine the output. link] Herreid, C.

Study 109

Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 109

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Several students thought an Associated Press piece was plagiarized because they saw it printed in multiple news sources and couldn’t identify the author. I have students work with a partner on a structured assignment I’ve developed that builds toward evaluating a source’s point of view.

Teaching 111

Teaching Evaluation Discussions Plagiarism 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2023

The main debate has been in its use of plagiarism among students. Among the assignments was the annotated bibliography. I assigned a variation of this assignment in an attempt to inform my students’ clinical practice and broaden their technical writing. Rather than banning ChatGPT, I chose to embrace its possibilities.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Essay Assignments Language 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2023

The main debate has been in its use of plagiarism among students. Among the assignments was the annotated bibliography. I assigned a variation of this assignment in an attempt to inform my students’ clinical practice and broaden their technical writing. Rather than banning ChatGPT, I chose to embrace its possibilities.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Essay Assignments Language 98

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2024

Mike Kentz is an early adopter of the idea of bringing this fingerprinting technique to the classroom, and he argues that the approach “ flips the script ” on the usual way to check for plagiarism or AI. The freshman science teacher came to me and said, ‘Hey, we got a student who produced a piece of writing that really doesn't sound like him.

Essay 203

Essay Local Government Writing Plagiarism 203

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

And the STEAM subjects — science, technology, engineering, arts, and math? Now it’s available as a versatile image file to add to profiles, blogs, and anywhere else an avatar spices up an assignment. Plagiarism: What it is and how to identify it. Once students complete the character, take a screenshot and save it.

Internet 92

Internet Skills Teaching Fairness 92