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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.

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Plagiarism Essay Instructors Peer Review 158

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Yet, this concept often receives insufficient attention in teacher training standards, which prioritize state assessments over skills related to cultural responsiveness. Cultural competency–the ability to recognize, respect, and address the diverse backgrounds of students–is essential to student engagement and success.

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Culture Teachers Plagiarism Ethics 234

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But the attention may not be having the desired effect, as business is booming for Proctorio and other companies that sell automated proctoring services. But despite early pushback by students and some professors, plagiarism detection has become ubiquitous. Parry worries the same thing could happen with automated proctoring.

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Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

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JULY 16, 2024

Hence, paying attention to the font size can also help to avoid display issues, ensuring your presentation looks good no matter where it’s viewed. Create posters To Grab Attention Step away from the text-heavy approach. Instead, include strategic posters to infuse your assignment with captivating visuals.

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Assignments Plagiarism Essay Attention 158

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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.”

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Classroom Management Mobile Devices Plagiarism Quizzes 183

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JUNE 28, 2024

Engage the Reader with a Compelling Introduction Your introduction sets the tone for your essay and grabs the reader’s attention. It gives credit to the original authors and avoids plagiarism. Pay Attention to Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation Good grammar, spelling, and punctuation are essential for a polished essay.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Communication 157

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MAY 18, 2023

Understanding the Requirements as a Key to Success in IB Extended Essay Writing One of the mistakes university students make is ignoring the extended essay brief or paying little attention to the requirement. Plagiarism ranges from not citing or quoting a source in the bibliography to taking bulk texts from other texts.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Evaluation 148

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

Australia is paying a lot more attention to this than any other country in the world,” says Tricia Bertram Gallant, director of the Academic Integrity Office at the University of California at San Diego. Another plagiarism-detection company, Unicheck, also offers a product that it says can help colleges address contract cheating.

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Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Attention 152

eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Others described how the devices have fostered more cheating and plagiarism during class. She paid close attention to cell phone policies as she toured middle schools. It’s exhausting.” Rinzel also understands the issue as the parent of a fifth grader and middle schooler herself.

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Teachers Schools Students Middle School 293

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

It had only been a few weeks into the semester, and we had already sent dozens of students’ names to administrators to report this new version of plagiarism. We were discussing the agenda when the topic of ChatGPT elicited a collective groan. It’s time for handwritten essays in class without devices.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Discussions 216

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?

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Plagiarism Teachers Essay Assignments 52

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APRIL 29, 2024

Citation and referencing: Properly cite all your sources to avoid plagiarism and to add credibility to your essay. Revise and Edit Your Work Revision always plays a critical role in writing and deserves careful attention.

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Essay Writing Skills Plagiarism 158

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2023

However, somewhere along the way, they captured my attention. Word-Phrase-Sentence In our study of plagiarism, we read a short article about a researcher who had their work retracted because of a plagiarism issue. She lovingly said, “Well, if that’s the word in the article that speaks to you the most!”

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Writing Plagiarism English Languages 131

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APRIL 11, 2024

You have to pay attention to proper writing skills, be careful to not plagiarize content or media, be a friend to your ebuddies, be constantly and brilliantly inspired, and be a tech genius who can fix all those geeky things that make social media work. It does, but only when you first start, as you’re getting settled.

Teachers 158

Teachers Plagiarism Writing Intelligence 158

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2023

However, somewhere along the way, they captured my attention. Word-Phrase-Sentence In our study of plagiarism, we read a short article about a researcher who had their work retracted because of a plagiarism issue. She lovingly said, “Well, if that’s the word in the article that speaks to you the most!”

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Writing Plagiarism English Languages 109

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?

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

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. AI text detectors do not work in the same way that plagiarism checkers do. Academic dishonesty is prohibited in all programs of the University.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

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. AI text detectors do not work in the same way that plagiarism checkers do. Academic dishonesty is prohibited in all programs of the University.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

It will also flag situations that warrant closer attention, such as instances where a draft receives starkly contrasting feedback from different students. There’s certainly a need for spelling and plagiarism checkers, says Perry, especially to support instructors who have to grade stacks of papers in a short period of time.

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Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 112

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APRIL 9, 2018

I know the difference but write them wrong when I’m not paying attention. One piece it offers that most writing aids don’t is a plagiarism checker to compare the originality of your work to over a billion webpages and published works. I am thankful when a well-meaning efriend points it out.

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Writing Plagiarism English Languages 89

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2024

New Tools of the Trade Our faculty have used Quillbot when ensuring that plagiarism hasn’t been used. Claude, another large language model AI, is also receiving more attention, and its use among students and faculty has increased for tasks like researching topics to teach and creating class materials.

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Intelligence Education Plagiarism Writing 104

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

Elevating Engagement Engagement is an important factor driving retention in online classrooms; furthermore, dynamic environments capture the attention of students, ensuring greater dedication to learning. AI can considerably improve engagement in the classroom (A. Huang et al.

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Instructors Disabilities Ethics English 116

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Universities have been deciding how to deal with AI and producing the corresponding policies, mostly responding to plagiarism concerns. However, an important weakness in the bot’s reply to the activity was that it did not pay any attention to the possible answers to the questions (e.g.

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Multiple Choice Questions Plagiarism Writing Questions 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2024

New Tools of the Trade Our faculty have used Quillbot when ensuring that plagiarism hasn’t been used. Claude, another large language model AI, is also receiving more attention, and its use among students and faculty has increased for tasks like researching topics to teach and creating class materials.

Intelligence 100

Intelligence Education Plagiarism Writing 100

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

You have to pay attention to proper writing skills, be careful to not plagiarize content or media, be a friend to your ebuddies, be constantly and brilliantly inspired, and be a tech genius who can fix all those geeky things that make social media work. Write when you want–whatever comes out. review and schedule the post.

Plagiarism 100

Plagiarism Writing English Curriculum 100

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

They are aware of mis- and disinformation, the fact that social media is designed to be attention-grabbing, and that not all sources are reliable. Several students thought an Associated Press piece was plagiarized because they saw it printed in multiple news sources and couldn’t identify the author. motivated reasoning).

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Teaching Evaluation Discussions Plagiarism 130

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

She didn’t really pay attention to the goal of the site—which is for students to share their notes and other class materials. As the site’s website says: “Course Hero does not tolerate copyright infringement, plagiarism, or cheating of any kind. Rutgers professor Kristen S. She saw it as a resource for her teaching. “I

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Study Exams Quizzes Academic Integrity 129

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JULY 1, 2016

Once you experience the slick interface, the vast collection of photos, the quick searches with no log-in or registration, and the attention paid to the legal use of online images, you’ll always start student image searches with Photos for Class. More about online images: Quick Search for Plagiarized Images.

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Plagiarism Students Attention Internet 71

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Universities have been deciding how to deal with AI and producing the corresponding policies, mostly responding to plagiarism concerns. However, an important weakness in the bot’s reply to the activity was that it did not pay any attention to the possible answers to the questions (e.g.

Multiple Choice Questions 98

Multiple Choice Questions Plagiarism Writing Questions 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

Elevating Engagement Engagement is an important factor driving retention in online classrooms; furthermore, dynamic environments capture the attention of students, ensuring greater dedication to learning. AI can considerably improve engagement in the classroom (A. Huang et al.

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Instructors Disabilities Ethics English 97

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JUNE 23, 2016

assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. Consider these two statistics: The average person’s attention span is 8.8 The average goldfish attention span is 9 seconds. share knowledge with others to enrich them, collaborate, or accomplish a particular task.

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Writing Teaching Essay Plagiarism 89

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

They are aware of mis- and disinformation, the fact that social media is designed to be attention-grabbing, and that not all sources are reliable. Several students thought an Associated Press piece was plagiarized because they saw it printed in multiple news sources and couldn’t identify the author. motivated reasoning).

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Teaching Evaluation Discussions Plagiarism 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While acknowledging AI’s impressive capabilities, she also cautions about potential risks like plagiarism and the dissemination of misinformation (American Federation of Teachers, 2023). Weingarten underscores the importance of teacher involvement in shaping how AI is implemented in classrooms (American Federation of Teachers, 2023).

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Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While acknowledging AI’s impressive capabilities, she also cautions about potential risks like plagiarism and the dissemination of misinformation (American Federation of Teachers, 2023). Weingarten underscores the importance of teacher involvement in shaping how AI is implemented in classrooms (American Federation of Teachers, 2023).

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Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

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APRIL 4, 2019

Plagiarism. Have students type a school project (such as a book report or essay) while paying attention to keyboarding skills. This free-to-schools online program mixes videos, games, quizzes, and the challenge of earning badges to teach students the concepts behind digital citizenship : Communication. Cyber-bullying. How to search.

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Activities Schools Ethics Writing 84

EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

AI is the latest and one of the most revolutionary among these breakthroughs , making it a strategic concern that requires leadership attention. Students may be plagued by plagiarism concerns. However, students can cheat these software program quite easily. If this is truly the case, leaders must understand why.

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Plagiarism Instructors Evaluation Academic Integrity 52

Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 16, 2025

Issues like academic integrity and plagiarism have already pushed us to rethink assessment strategies and the concept of a learning community. Of course, genAI is also creating a significant negative impact on our environment that deserves serious attention. That small success raised my self-efficacy just a bit more.

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Intelligence Education Plagiarism Beliefs 52