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California colleges spend millions to catch plagiarism and AI. Is the faulty tech worth it?

Cal Matters

Turnitin, a longtime leader in the plagiarism-detection market, released a new tool within six months of ChatGPT’s debut to identify AI-generated writing in students’ assignments. Most of these campuses have licensed Turnitin’s plagiarism detector since 2014.

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How Should We Approach the Ethical Considerations of AI in K-12 Education?

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And with this change comes a host of new questions—concerns about the ethical design and implementation of these new tools. In K-12 education, a focus on ethical considerations is of critical importance. Students, as consumers and users of AI tools themselves, need a foundational education on what AI is and how it works.

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How Social Media Encourages Plagiarism (and Six Ways You Can Fight It)

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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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AI in K-12 instruction: Insights from instructional coaches

eSchool News

As trusted mentors and professional development leaders, they guide teachers in implementing AI tools thoughtfully, ensuring that technology enhances student learning while aligning with pedagogical best practices. Despite its advantages, instructional coaches identified several challenges and ethical concerns.

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A cautious approach to using AI in education

eSchool News

And like so many technologies before it, companies are now in a rush to find ways to monetize and adopt AI, applying the technology to customer service, law enforcement, transportation–and education. In fact, this is what the Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology recommended back in May.

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Online Cheating Isn’t Going Away. Use It as a Teachable Moment for Students and Educators

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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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Pushback Is Growing Against Automated Proctoring Services. But So Is Their Use

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There are plenty of things students complain about, but no other educational technology has drawn as much organized protest in recent months. Ethics and Surveillance Ironically, Olsen says he created Proctorio because he felt that the remote proctoring services employing humans were too creepy and invasive.