eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

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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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

A company best known (and sometimes rebuked) for its plagiarism checker has just received one of the biggest checks in the education technology industry. In 2014 the company acquired Ephorus, a Europe-based plagiarism detection tool, and Lightside Labs, which provides automated feedback on student writing.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

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. Part of the issue when designing assignments and exams to deter cheating is recognizing what cheating in 2020 looks like.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

There are plenty of things students complain about, but no other educational technology has drawn as much organized protest in recent months. But despite early pushback by students and some professors, plagiarism detection has become ubiquitous. But the level of outcry is unusual for an edtech product.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

I’m a former educator in the process of writing my dissertation for my Doctorate of Education, as part of a part-time program while working a full-time job at Google. How Students and Universities Can Co-Develop AI Policies None of the above examples give way to plagiarism, unless a student has an explicit intent to cheat.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Dupuis’ story is far from an isolated case, and the site has struggled for years with allegations of plagiarism , racist lesson plans and poor content quality—all of which are regularly discussed on social media. Yet Teachers Pay Teachers has remained enduringly popular with educators.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

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. Some had concerns that AI-generated content could reduce the need for creativity and independent thought.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2021

Among them: Turnitin, the plagiarism checker acquired for $1.75 students and teachers online almost overnight, we passed the point of no return for educators, education technology and investors.” a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that raised $225 million to buy an education company and take it public.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2024

While AI has the ability to enhance personalized learning experiences, there are concerns about the quality of education delivered through AI-driven platforms. Bruce Dahlgren CEO of Anthology Recently, EdSurge spoke with Bruce Dahlgren about the power of AI in higher education. Right now, there are worries about generative AI.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

Google Docs may be an important tool in establishing authorship for students accused of plagiarism in the future, argues Derek Newton, author of the academic integrity newsletter The Cheat Sheet. Regardless, the issue is on the radar of the detection services themselves. And the promised accuracy set it apart from previous detectors.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. Chris Caren was nominated to share his thoughts by Arjun Singh, who wrote for the project in 2017. Authenticity matters.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

Using software to check for contract cheating Companies that have long made tools to check for plagiarism have recently introduced products designed to check for contract cheating. Another plagiarism-detection company, Unicheck, also offers a product that it says can help colleges address contract cheating.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

education technology industry appears on track to surpass the amount of investor funding tallied in recent years. educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to support educators and learners across preK-12 and postsecondary education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

More than 600 exhibitors and 34,000 attendees are expected to descend on London this week for the annual Bett show , where some companies come with a barrage of updates befitting one of the biggest education technology trade shows in the world. Or so it feels.) This only works with schools that have a Turnitin license.)

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Many teachers and education leaders select and use AI-powered tools despite little background in computer science or artificial intelligence.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Of course, like with all new technology in education, the promise is coupled with uncertainty. Will generative AI tools like ChatGPT enable plagiarism or complicate assessment? How can schools stay fully informed about how generative AI models are built and trained?

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2025

Their most common concerns about AI were plagiarism, a lack of teacher training on AI education tools, its potential to spread misinformation and a reduction of student interaction during class. Few teachers were worried about losing their jobs to AI just 5 percent were concerned.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2018

Technology Helps Teachers Prevent and Mitigate Bad Behavior in the Classroom. While most teachers want to believe the best about their students, the reality is that skipping class, plagiarism and a host of other issues are behavioral challenges teachers grapple with daily. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 08/13/2018 - 10:17.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

When we think about algorithms that are making decisions for institutions about who is cheating on a test or who it thinks plagiarized, that impacts peoples’ lives.” Katelynn Gilbert, a junior studying psychology and English at the University of North Carolina, estimates that she has spent $350 on textbooks this year.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2022

What Teachers Pay Teachers Is Learning From Bad Lessons and Upset Teachers by Stephen Noonoo The popular lesson planning site Teachers Pay Teachers has long struggled with allegations of plagiarism, racist lesson plans and poor content quality—drawing the ire of teachers and social media users.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Shadows of plagiarism and accusations from higher-ed faculty that it enabled cheating stalked the company’s early years. Course Hero was founded in 2006. Initial growth came as a repository for students to share course specific material such as tests, quizzes, study guides and lecture notes.

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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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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

To Flores, of Appalachian State, the best way to combat AI plagiarism is to change how instructors design assignments, so that they embrace the fact that AI is now a tool students can use rather than something forbidden.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2018

Here’s a slightly Orwellian way to check whether your students may have plagiarized part of their essays: the Chrome extension Draftback , which plays back the revision history of any Google doc you can edit—down to the keystroke.

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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.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

My focus has primarily been on things like learning management systems and proctoring services and plagiarism-detection services and that sort of thing,” he told EdSurge this week. Because I feel like they have, they directly interfere with the educational process.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2019

That means the service includes new features tailored for use in an academic environment, including plagiarism detection to spot cheaters and integration with existing student gradebooks in the learning management systems (LMS) that colleges use.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2019

It is unclear whether the courses Littlefair took used such proctoring tools, but in its statement, Georgetown said “we are also continuing to work to enhance online proctoring solutions, and utilize anti-plagiarism technologies.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

I’ve seen two major kinds of AI-based education tools: those that operate by themselves and are fully automated, and those that assist and gradually learn from teachers, students, and administrators as they use the products.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

He says Degreed is also working with partners to bring plagiarism checks into the process. Blake says that to counteract such concerns, Degreed will check people’s claims with coworkers or colleagues who will have to “sign their own name publicly to the claims made by the candidate.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2025

We were taught not to plagiarize and to cite our sources. Google It As a student, part of my schooling involved library classes, computer classes and English classes, during which I received dedicated instructional time using Mozilla Firefox and Google to do research for school projects.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

I wrote a book about plagiarism in which I basically concluded that most of the time, the problem is an educational problem and a motivation problem rather than an enforcement problem. The goal is to create meaningful work that students are engaged in so that they have the tools to achieve what we've asked them to do.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

Today, tools like Grammarly are tapping artificial-intelligence technology to spot-check a piece and offer suggestions related largely to grammar, syntax and diction. Other companies like Turnitin and WriteLab have turned to machine-learning technology to automate writing feedback.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

And no plagiarism!” I was suspicious at first, but when I texted my writer, I was sure it is legit. The assignment was done on time, grammar was perfect, the quality was on the highest level.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

Educational Technology Research and Development 69 (2): 55381. Christianity Today 68 (1): 7392. Wang, Huanhuan, and James D. Using Achievement Goal-Based Personalized Motivational Feedback to Enhance Online Learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Most digital writing tools offer limited assistance: they check for plagiarism, allow a student to track changes, or offer the ability to add comments. From kindergarten through college, teachers know that writers need guided practice, substantive feedback, and opportunities for deep revision.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

based educational software company best known for its plagiarism-detection tools. West-Smith, a former English teacher, middle-school principal, and district curriculum supervisor, is the Curriculum Content Manager at. Turnitin , an Oakland, Calif.-based

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