Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2025

For instance, there’s a corner of TikTok reserved for tech influencers who rack up thousands of views and likes teaching students how to most effectively use AI programs to generate their essays, including step-by-step instructions on bypassing AI detectors. It’s not especially high-tech or even particularly ingenious.

Assignments 198

Assignments English Teachers Essay 198

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Instead, I decided to enhance my approach to problem solving by incorporating peer review—letting students participate in the feedback and assessment process. I then had each review work by three other students according to a feedback rubric I created; I moderated the process throughout. Advice for effective peer review.

Feedback 141

Feedback Peer Review Critical Thinking Assignments 141

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

It was a podcast version of the BBC radio show In Our Time, where a panel of academics discussed the history of ideas. And he came away with some common themes, no matter what subject matter the podcasters taught and discussed. Because let's say a student essay of 2,000 to 3,000 words, you can't easily read that out on a podcast.

Teaching 148

Teaching Peer Review Essay Knowledge 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

Here is a good discussion on the pros and cons of Turnitin as well as options available, from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew: Reliable Turnitin Alternatives for K12. Many institutions still rely on Turnitin, but the professionals who must check dozens of essays on a daily basis know that this expensive service can be way too slow. .

Plagiarism 158

Plagiarism Essay Instructors Peer Review 158

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Whether it’s a group of retirees who cluster in the back of your corner coffee shop or the so-called Ponzi schemes of MFA programs like the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop, assessment comes in the form of peer feedback—marginalia and discussion. It also helps break down the barrier between critical and creative thinking.

Writing 110

Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 110

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

In an earlier essay, we discussed how teachers are leaning into SEL to adapt student services and unlock opportunities that, just months ago, may have seemed impossible. As she shifted to remote instruction, Strassman knew she’d have to pivot her lesson plans to engage her students from afar.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2019

If they’re short answer or essay — the preferred way to check understanding — grading takes a long time. Peer feedback is about supporting and learning, not criticizing. Each peer review should include positives and shortfalls in equal amounts. Make the peer reviewer anonymous.

Feedback 96

Feedback Peer Review Writing Critical Thinking 96

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Peer review in the classroom: Student perceptions, peer feedback quality and the role of assessment. Below, in diagram 1, are some examples of formative and summative assessments that can be utilized in the classroom. Carless, D., & Winstone, N. London, UK: Routledge. Gaynor, J. 8: 1079–94 McConlogue, Teresa (2020).

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

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. Faculty used ChatGPT as a virtual tutor, assigning students to draft essays and refine them with AI feedback before submission.

Faculty Development 90

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 90

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Peer review in the classroom: Student perceptions, peer feedback quality and the role of assessment. Below, in diagram 1, are some examples of formative and summative assessments that can be utilized in the classroom. Carless, D., & Winstone, N. London, UK: Routledge. Gaynor, J. 8: 1079–94 McConlogue, Teresa (2020).

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

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. Faculty used ChatGPT as a virtual tutor, assigning students to draft essays and refine them with AI feedback before submission.

Faculty Development 84

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 84

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Who hasn’t been mesmerized by children gathered at a table engaged in a high-level discussion, making shared decisions, and demonstrating deep, scaffolded learning? When students share organic ideas and peer review projects, they build authentic knowledge that everyone takes ownership in, but the saying is easier than the doing.

Students 81

Students Writing Peer Review Essay 81

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

This is even more true if the prompt relates to a discussion that occurred in class or some other content that students encountered (guest speakers, peer presentations, field trips, in-class debates, etc.), Discuss how AI “learns” to write. Peer review. Conduct a peer review and/or class discussion of AI writing.

Assignments 122

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

This is even more true if the prompt relates to a discussion that occurred in class or some other content that students encountered (guest speakers, peer presentations, field trips, in-class debates, etc.), Discuss how AI “learns” to write. Peer review. Conduct a peer review and/or class discussion of AI writing.

Assignments 98

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 98