Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2024

Let’s find out the truth through the Ask a Tech Teacher team: Ethics and the Use of AI in Essays AI-driven tools and their use in creative writing, specifically with the purpose of writing essays, have long been a subject of heated debate. This is the same concern that has been posed about essay writing services and the people who use them.

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Essay Ethics Plagiarism Writing 183

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

Key points: Educators should clearly communicate rules and expectations for AI It’s also worth keeping an open mind and learning a bit more about how AI tools work The discussion around the influence of AI writing on education has never been so active – all thanks to the launch of ChatGPT last year.

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Writing Plagiarism Ethics Assignments 288

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

Teachers should include an AI use chart (like this one from Ditch That Textbook ) with their course descriptions and have clear-cut discussions with parents and students about when AI use is and is not acceptable. It’s important to make the writing process less intimidating.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 318

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Questioning a tool or practice that initially seems so beneficial and positive forces students to pause and consider the quality of the information they’re receiving, as well as issues of security and ethics for the tools they’re using. Ethics : Share real-world examples to illustrate ethical dilemmas involving AI.

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Curriculum Ethics Plagiarism Communication 284

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Recently Ribble and Massachusetts educator Jennifer Scheffer discussed exactly how that process might look for schools. Digital law: How to use technology in an ethical manner—such as not hacking into others’ information, downloading music illegally, plagiarizing, sending spam, or stealing someone’s identify.

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Mobile Devices Plagiarism Ethics Internet 279

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Has the ubiquity of social media given plagiarism new life? Whether or not the Internet is to blame, plagiarism seems to have become more socially acceptable across grade levels. We repost so much so frequently that some platforms, such as Facebook, have been compelled to develop their own citation rules to combat plagiarism.

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Plagiarism Essay Internet Assignments 124

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Concerns about AI in education While AI presents numerous benefits, instructional coaches also raised concerns about its potential drawbacks, including ethical dilemmas, student engagement challenges, and equity issues. Despite its advantages, instructional coaches identified several challenges and ethical concerns.

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Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 194

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

And whatever career they pursue, “they’re going to be under stress and pressure a lot and we want them to make ethical decisions. Her comments came during a June 18 virtual panel organized by Pando Public Relations, a public outreach agency for education, to discuss academic integrity and cheating in college.

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Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Student work can become confused with AI-assisted content, raising worries about plagiarism and authenticity. Students learn about the ethics of employing AI technologies, including credit and the value of original ideas in scholarly work. Academic Integrity Issues Writing with AI raises complicated academic integrity problems.

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Essay Writing Ethics Plagiarism 187

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

While many of the current discussions about AI in education tend to focus on macro-level logistical concerns like plagiarism, its potential impact on equity and inclusion demands equal attention. These sessions emphasize human-centered teaching and provide practical guidance on using AI creatively and ethically in the classroom.

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Culture Teachers Plagiarism Ethics 228

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.” Teachers — what have been the implications for grading?”

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Plagiarism Essay Instructors Intelligence 218

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. Student-led discussions: Rotate leadership roles for class discussions, allowing students to take ownership of their learning with their peers.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

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? This allows educators to gain insights from students interactions with these technologies, fostering a deeper understanding of their applications and promoting ethical use.

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Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 112

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

AI writers seem to have plagiarism issues. Because most plagiarism detection software detects both the unoriginal material and the source, both students may have some explaining to do. When we enter similar prompts into an AI essay generator, we notice extensive use of identical phrases.

Essay 145

Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 145

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. Student-led discussions: Rotate leadership roles for class discussions, allowing students to take ownership of their learning with their peers.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Though they claim answers are not copied word for word, this raises concerns about plagiarism, quality of content, and ‘dumbing down’ our art. These can’t be answered yet, but are on writer’s minds. I’ll keep an eye on them, let you know when/if something significant develops.

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Teachers Plagiarism Internet Intelligence 165

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In addition, AI’s role extends to the creation of collaborative and interactive environments, where students can engage in group projects and discussions facilitated by AI-driven tools. AI algorithms could be exploited for plagiarism detection, potentially hindering students’ ethical development.

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Ethics Teaching Methods Education Critical Thinking 130

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). This aligns with the broader movement to ensure ethical development and use of AI while promoting human-centered learning experiences.

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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). This aligns with the broader movement to ensure ethical development and use of AI while promoting human-centered learning experiences.

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Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

Class Tech Tips

MAY 8, 2025

In our Day 2 workshop, we will explore a multitude of instructional, productivity, and ethical considerations related to AI and teaching, and we will connect everything back to what we did in Day 1.

Ethics 103

Ethics Teachers Plagiarism Critical Thinking 103

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. I created this article not to discuss potential legal and ethical issues surrounding AI, but rather to share my observations from a broad perspective. I became curious.

Intelligence 144

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

The worriers of academia envision a dystopia where students outsource thinking and creativity; where intellectual property theft and plagiarism unchecked and undetectable will lead to a generation of writers with no syntax mojo or ability to communicate without generative assistance.

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Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 116

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

College settings foster collaborative learning environments, where students engage in dynamic discussions and group activities. These include over-reliance, plagiarism, bias, limited creativity, ethical considerations, accessibility issues, oversimplification, distraction, and dehumanization of the learning experience.

Academic Integrity 135

Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 135

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

The worriers of academia envision a dystopia where students outsource thinking and creativity; where intellectual property theft and plagiarism unchecked and undetectable will lead to a generation of writers with no syntax mojo or ability to communicate without generative assistance.

Plagiarism 111

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

How to address ethical concerns with technology Ever since technology was invented, students could use it and head to the Darth Vader side or Luke Skywalker side. With endless possibilities that AI can offer, we must carefully consider ethical issues that arise. what percentage) of a student paper was plagiarized.

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Plagiarism Ethics Intelligence Education 134

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many.

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Instructors Disabilities Ethics English 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

Nearly any writing prompt one might assign to be completed outside of class (with a few notable exceptions) can be written pretty well, quickly, at no cost, and undetectable by our current plagiarism software by anyone who takes a little time to learn the nuances of ChatGPT. What do we want our world to be like? That’s my vision.

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Metacognitive Skills Ethics Writing Plagiarism 138

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

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

AI writers seem to have plagiarism issues. Because most plagiarism detection software detects both the unoriginal material and the source, both students may have some explaining to do. When we enter similar prompts into an AI essay generator, we notice extensive use of identical phrases.

Essay 98

Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

College settings foster collaborative learning environments, where students engage in dynamic discussions and group activities. These include over-reliance, plagiarism, bias, limited creativity, ethical considerations, accessibility issues, oversimplification, distraction, and dehumanization of the learning experience.

Academic Integrity 111

Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 111

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. I enjoy using generative AI to draft engaging class discussion questions and even synthesize education research.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

In the following section, I will discuss each of these points. 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 Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

In the following section, I will discuss each of these points. 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 Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many.

Instructors 97

Instructors Disabilities Ethics English 97

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. I created this article not to discuss potential legal and ethical issues surrounding AI, but rather to share my observations from a broad perspective. I became curious.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 111

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

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

Nearly any writing prompt one might assign to be completed outside of class (with a few notable exceptions) can be written pretty well, quickly, at no cost, and undetectable by our current plagiarism software by anyone who takes a little time to learn the nuances of ChatGPT. What do we want our world to be like? That’s my vision.

Metacognitive Skills 98

Metacognitive Skills Ethics Writing Plagiarism 98