Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Some departments have made tests take-home or open-note, and some have scrapped tests entirely in favor of essays, projects and other assignments that can be done over time. Ethics and Surveillance Ironically, Olsen says he created Proctorio because he felt that the remote proctoring services employing humans were too creepy and invasive.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In a comparison of student English essays by NS and NNS of French origin, Granger and Tyson (1996) found that NNS were far less likely to use a term such as “instead” in their writing. Ma and Wang (2016) compared essays written in English by British and American students to essays written in English by Cantonese students.

Essay 126

Essay English Lecturing Writing 126

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

This essay is the last of a three-part series exploring the challenges facing educators of students who learn and think differently and elevating how SEL strategies can support educators in reframing and addressing those challenges now and in the long term. In a recent essay, Drs. Wanless and Tia N. Christina Cipriano, Ph.D.,

Special Education 187

Special Education Disabilities Education Distance Learning 187

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In a comparison of student English essays by NS and NNS of French origin, Granger and Tyson (1996) found that NNS were far less likely to use a term such as “instead” in their writing. Ma and Wang (2016) compared essays written in English by British and American students to essays written in English by Cantonese students.

Essay 111

Essay English Lecturing Writing 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

Issues like plagiarism, cheating (on tests or in admission scandals), and integrity have been the center of ethical conversations for many years. Now, the risk includes theft from technology: if AI produced knowledge (such as a ChatGPT produced essay) gets passed off as a student’s, that student has stolen from the AI.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

Issues like plagiarism, cheating (on tests or in admission scandals), and integrity have been the center of ethical conversations for many years. Now, the risk includes theft from technology: if AI produced knowledge (such as a ChatGPT produced essay) gets passed off as a student’s, that student has stolen from the AI.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War or this one of the American Revolution. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. This is also a fun and authentic way for students to practice keyboarding.

Activities 172

Activities Learning Art Failure 172

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. Quandary – challenge students ethically in this MIT game. Click to view slideshow. Time required: One class.

Activities 174

Activities Learning Failure Essay 174

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

A case study from a California community college illustrates these principles in action. A case study illustrates these principles in practice, aligning with Faculty Focus’s mission to improve teaching and student success in higher education. Ethical Considerations: Equity and Agency Ethical dilemmas loom large.

Faculty Development 91

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 91

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

This week on the EdSurge On Air podcast , we talk with three experts who study persuasive tech, behavior design, and the ways that algorithms behind technology and search engines can leave damaging effects on society and further exacerbate social inequalities. You don't see anyone running in the wrong direction in IKEA. And students?

Ethics 153

Ethics Study Essay Fairness 153

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2023

From pondering over simple natural processes such as the transitions between day and night to complex genomic studies , science has come a long way. Apart from careful studies conducted in complex laboratories, science also runs on data collection, observations, and statistical analysis.

Science 144

Science Participation Laboratory Interdisciplinary 144

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Their attempt to write specific goals demonstrates an inability to effectively move from essay and reflective language to professional language. This cause-effect relationship between the outcomes of the course and their work ethic is worth spending time on in class. They are not actively participating in their own education.

Writing 116

Writing Teaching Assignments Essay 116

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

A case study from a California community college illustrates these principles in action. A case study illustrates these principles in practice, aligning with Faculty Focus’s mission to improve teaching and student success in higher education. Ethical Considerations: Equity and Agency Ethical dilemmas loom large.

Faculty Development 86

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 86

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 Refining research questions with ChatGPT: Supervisor use case Students in their last year of bachelor studies acquire an applied research project from the workforce.

Ethics 128

Ethics Intelligence Feedback Languages 128

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies? Is it time to admit the unease we feel at ethically teaching technology we ourselves do not use or fully understand? Only if we listen with equal parts openness and alarm.

Plagiarism 116

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 116

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies? Is it time to admit the unease we feel at ethically teaching technology we ourselves do not use or fully understand? Only if we listen with equal parts openness and alarm.

Plagiarism 111

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Instead of traditional reporting through oral presentations or written essays, they can be given the chance to present it through a poem, sketch, story, song, painting, mind map, or cartoon. Make students aware of what artificial intelligence can and cannot do for them while studying and doing their academic work.

Authentic Assessment 133

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133

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 Refining research questions with ChatGPT: Supervisor use case Students in their last year of bachelor studies acquire an applied research project from the workforce.

Ethics 110

Ethics Intelligence Feedback Languages 110

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For instance, after completing a reading or watching a lecture, students can be assigned reflective essays where they critically analyze the content, connect it to real-world examples, and express their own perspectives. Case studies and real-world examples provide contextualization and practical application of theoretical concepts.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For instance, after completing a reading or watching a lecture, students can be assigned reflective essays where they critically analyze the content, connect it to real-world examples, and express their own perspectives. Case studies and real-world examples provide contextualization and practical application of theoretical concepts.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

“I need a 10 page essay written on the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. So to flag such ethically dubious requests, the company uses machine learning. Must have 7 resources.” And you don’t need to be an expert in academic honor codes to know that it constitutes as cheating.

Essay 90

Essay Ethics Exams Academic Integrity 90

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

As part of the recent rush to comment on ChatGPT, this article is not weighing in on the ongoing ethical debates, nor is it offering a comprehensive how-to guide, but rather simply sharing one professor’s initial use of the AI tool and how it successfully accomplished the learning objectives and expectations for one course assignment. .

Assignments 124

Assignments History Art Ethics 124

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Instead of traditional reporting through oral presentations or written essays, they can be given the chance to present it through a poem, sketch, story, song, painting, mind map, or cartoon. Make students aware of what artificial intelligence can and cannot do for them while studying and doing their academic work.

Authentic Assessment 111

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

After two years of researching resiliency expectations in higher education, we are calling on members of the academic community to prioritize processing our grief, while we reflect on and draw strength from our own “pandemic narratives” with an ethic of care in mind. In Lenin and Philosophy and other Essays, 121-176. “Resilience.”

Faculty Development 111

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

College students who do not have the opportunity to learn when and how to use AI chatbots in their field of study will be at a disadvantage in the workforce compared to those who do – thus expanding the digital divide. 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

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

College students who do not have the opportunity to learn when and how to use AI chatbots in their field of study will be at a disadvantage in the workforce compared to those who do – thus expanding the digital divide. 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

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. Quandary – challenge students ethically in this MIT game. Click to view slideshow. Time required: One class.

Activities 122

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Failure 122

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.

Students 89

Students Syllabus Essay Ethics 89

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

After two years of researching resiliency expectations in higher education, we are calling on members of the academic community to prioritize processing our grief, while we reflect on and draw strength from our own “pandemic narratives” with an ethic of care in mind. In Lenin and Philosophy and other Essays, 121-176. “Resilience.”

Faculty Development 97

Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 97

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. According to a McKinsey’s study, teachers spend over 20 percent of their time just preparing for class.

Plagiarism 130

Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

Once viewed purely as a distraction from studies, social media is now carving out a legitimate place in the educational landscape. 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. Chief among them?

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Ethics Education Learning 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. Quandary – challenge students ethically in this MIT game. Click to view slideshow. Time required: One class.

Activities 76

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Failure 76

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War or this one of the American Revolution. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. Quandary – challenge students ethically in this MIT game. Click to view slideshow.

Activities 76

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Failure 76

Lab to Class

MAY 10, 2024

While not all of these uses may have been unethical, as ChatGPT has several very beneficial and ethical uses in education, over 53% of respondents in the same study reported that they had allowed ChatGPT to write a paper for them. More savvy students however may not leave such obvious clues in their essays.

Plagiarism 52

Plagiarism Essay Teachers Assignments 52

Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2021

I chose Langston Hughes, and as I studied Hughes, which I hadn’t done before, I kept noticing his poetry’s musicality. I described him as a “listening poet” in an essay and my professor called me in and asked, “Can you tell me more about this?” There's an ethics to it; you're making choices, and those choices have implications.

Art 202

Art Science Reading Failure 202

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2025

Example prompt: “Give constructive, strengths-based feedback on a 9th grade argumentative essay about climate change, using the NYS ELA rubric.” Implementation ideas Rubric-aligned scoring: “Use this rubric to score a middle school social studies response.

Ethics 161

Ethics Teachers Essay Feedback 161

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

So if our purpose is to become, let's say, transpolitical—to exist outside of politics so that politics can be something we study … then moving in the opposite direction and creating a conservative institution would frustrate our ambitions from the very beginning. And that applies on the right as well. So we have no intention to do that.

Culture 160

Culture Intellectual Development Attention Essay 160