Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

The November newsfeed heralded the arrival of AI essay writing. AI (or Artificial Intelligence) essay writing recruits online software that sifts through information and generates a thoughtful written analysis. Enter a prompt, and AI can turn out a reasonable essay on everything from utilitarianism to the Krebs cycle…for free.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Refining his essay : ChatGPT provided models and feedback that helped him improve coherence and argumentation. That made me think about how people see success differently, so I added that idea to my essay. That helped me finish that part of the essay. and Che Guevara. It gave examples like the American Dream.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

These days, proponents of learning analytics are exploring how the advent of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools bring new possibilities and raise new ethical questions for the practice. Learning analytics proponents are also using new AI tools to help analyze online discussion boards from courses.

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Learning Textbooks Essay Ethics 200

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.” What might be some responses that disagree with that idea?”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. Learn more about EdSurge ethics and policies here and supporters here.) As more instructors experiment with using generative AI to make teaching materials, an important question bubbles up.

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Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

And what it takes to make these products effective, and how to boost student learning equitably and ethically, remains an ongoing debate. We have a discussion at Pearson about this shift in society from a digital desert to a digital ocean,” said John Behrens, vice president of advanced computing and data science at Pearson. “To

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2023

After all, chatbots can suddenly spit out five-paragraph essays and other texts in seconds, once considered something that only humans could generate. So they want their courses to help prepare them for this new world and to be part of developing ethical rules on how best to use AI.

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Ethics Essay Teachers Academic Integrity 148

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2022

Artificial intelligence tools have the potential to help process big datasets, but privacy, ethics and equity worries about the use of data remain unresolved. An economic trend that the research identifies as significant is the growth of the digital economy.

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Hybrid Learning Essay Hybrid Courses Ethics 148

Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2021

As always, EdSurge maintains editorial independence over all of our journalism, following our ethics statement. Throughout the next year, we’ll be highlighting diverse voices from across the country and featuring more first-person essays from educators and researchers tackling timely and relevant challenges with real solutions. (If

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Education Essay Ethics Coaching 168

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2024

After all, students quickly spread the word on TikTok and other social media platforms that with a few simple prompts, a chatbot could write an essay or answer a homework assignment in ways that would be hard for teachers to detect. Learn more about EdSurge ethics and policies here and supporters here.)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tie-ins: Use this not only for holidays but any academic class by creating an artistic image of the topic being discussed. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. When the poll ends, share the results with students and discuss.

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Activities Learning Art Failure 172

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Tie-ins: Use this not only for holidays but any academic class by creating an artistic image of the topic being discussed. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. When the poll ends, share the results with students and discuss. or another that you prefer.

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Activities Learning Failure Essay 174

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

A misguided reward system can push ambitious, high-performing high school students toward cheating in the belief that their plagiarized essays can earn better grades. Writing a good essay requires a great deal of analyzing and thinking outside the box. In this way, the grading system is gradually steered away from reality.

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Plagiarism Essay Internet Assignments 120

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

This aligns with the broader movement to ensure ethical development and use of AI while promoting human-centered learning experiences. However, the emphasis on human teachers could limit the exploration of AI tools that might support ethical education practices.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

This aligns with the broader movement to ensure ethical development and use of AI while promoting human-centered learning experiences. However, the emphasis on human teachers could limit the exploration of AI tools that might support ethical education practices.

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Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Ethical Considerations: Equity and Agency Ethical dilemmas loom large. As discussed in Inside Higher Ed (2025), the prevalence of AI-generated content has made it increasingly difficult to distinguish between student work and machine-generated output. Creative Exploration : Tools like MidJourney foster innovation.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 91

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

While some educators rightfully voice concerns over the ethical aspects of such a tool, this article will draw on my own experiences using ChatGPT 4.0 I also discuss how to instruct students to include ChatGPT in their research methodology when using the tool to refine research questions. as a tool in research project supervision.

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Ethics Intelligence Feedback Languages 128

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Ethical Considerations: Equity and Agency Ethical dilemmas loom large. As discussed in Inside Higher Ed (2025), the prevalence of AI-generated content has made it increasingly difficult to distinguish between student work and machine-generated output. Creative Exploration : Tools like MidJourney foster innovation.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 86

Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2023

Once educators are comfortable with this step, Dembo introduces a faux student essay relevant to the lesson plan, to show educators how the AI can grade the paper on the rubric and provide feedback — an end-to-end process that could save time, and drudgery. “It’s important to show them that this is a chat engine, that it is malleable.

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Coaching Teachers Schools Ethics 148

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

By immersing students in dynamic activities, stimulating discussions, and collaborative endeavors, educators can transcend the limitations of the digital realm and revolutionize online teaching. The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

By immersing students in dynamic activities, stimulating discussions, and collaborative endeavors, educators can transcend the limitations of the digital realm and revolutionize online teaching. The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

While ChatGPT seems to have sprung up overnight to dominate current headlines, legislative discussions, and professional debates—ranging from doomsday predictions to practical celebrations related to improved efficiency with menial labor tasks—the introduction of this online Artificial Intelligence (AI) program can be traced back to 2018.

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Assignments History Art Ethics 124

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Sandra Burri Gram-Hansen, an assistant professor of communication and psychology at Aalborg University in Denmark, says whenever she wants to kick-start a class discussion on persuasive design, she starts with examples of how that retailer guides its customers. We should understand the ethical frameworks around those technologies.

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Ethics Study Essay Fairness 153

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Is it time to admit the unease we feel at ethically teaching technology we ourselves do not use or fully understand? What ethical considerations exist for robots themselves, their electric brains jammed with all that human-made truth and beauty?

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Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 116

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

While some educators rightfully voice concerns over the ethical aspects of such a tool, this article will draw on my own experiences using ChatGPT 4.0 I also discuss how to instruct students to include ChatGPT in their research methodology when using the tool to refine research questions. as a tool in research project supervision.

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Ethics Intelligence Feedback Languages 110

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Presentations : While the above-mentioned activities can be followed by presentations, students can engage in other forms of oral presentations such as panel discussions, seminars, and debates. This can be discussed for each assessment depending on its specifications.

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Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Is it time to admit the unease we feel at ethically teaching technology we ourselves do not use or fully understand? What ethical considerations exist for robots themselves, their electric brains jammed with all that human-made truth and beauty?

Plagiarism 111

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Tie-ins: Use this not only for holidays but any academic class by creating an artistic image of the topic being discussed. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. When the poll ends, share the results with students and discuss. or another that you prefer.

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Activities Learning Critical Thinking Failure 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

In the following section, I will discuss each of these points. It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent cheating with AI. Or, an English language learner who relies on an app to translate words as they write essays.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

In the following section, I will discuss each of these points. It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent cheating with AI. Or, an English language learner who relies on an app to translate words as they write essays.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Any suggestions for the faculty out there who are trying to take those first steps Susan and and to kind of use these tools in the in the classroom when it comes to managing, managing the the students when it either comes to, you know, ethical ways to use it. You know you know what? What is cheating. Dr. Kecia Ray Yeah. Susan Gentz Yeah.

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Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Testing 256

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Presentations : While the above-mentioned activities can be followed by presentations, students can engage in other forms of oral presentations such as panel discussions, seminars, and debates. This can be discussed for each assessment depending on its specifications.

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Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

We argued about adaptive-learning technologies or interviewed senior advisors in the Department of Education, and wrote essays asking, “ Do virtual environments hinder democratic participation? ,” “ Why adaptive learning? ” But it’s hard to discuss the ethics of online learning when one of our own can’t get wifi in Eastern Europe.

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Students Syllabus Essay Ethics 89

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When ChatGPT was first released, questions swirled around higher ed about it stoking an increase in plagiarism, promoting a lack of critical thinking, and what the future would hold for classic functions like the college admission essay. Ultimately, this helps engage and inspire my students.” AI could transform tutoring. Right now in my U.S.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Tie-ins: Use this not only for holidays but any academic class by creating an artistic image of the topic being discussed. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. When the poll ends, share the results with students and discuss.

Activities 76

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Failure 76

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Tie-ins: Use this not only for holidays but any academic class by creating an artistic image of the topic being discussed. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. When the poll ends, share the results with students and discuss.

Activities 76

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Failure 76

k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

Many online learners, especially in middle and high school, are checking Instagram during breaks, watching study tips on TikTok, and discussing class projects in WhatsApp groups. Discord servers allow online students to discuss homework, share notes, or just hang out and bond, helping recreate the social experience of school.

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Online Learning Ethics Education Learning 52