Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 29, 2024

From the three-paragraph essay to one that lives up to the purpose of essays is a big leap both scholastically and skills-wise. Here, we delve into practical tips and strategies to transform your writing from good to great, ensuring your essays are clear, compelling, and academically rigorous.

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Essay Writing Skills Plagiarism 159

eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

Our district is embracing artificial intelligence. We are working to provide professional development on various generative artificial intelligence tools to our staff this year. Generative artificial intelligence (GIA) is the next big edtech advancement that I expect will impact students in the coming years.

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Plagiarism Intelligence Essay Ethics 268

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

high school students have been quick to embrace artificial intelligence (AI), with 46 percent saying they use AI tools to help them with their school work. This personalized approach allows teachers to distinguish between students using artificial intelligence tools, like ChatGPT, as a tool for learning rather than one to cheat.

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Academic Integrity Intelligence Essay Plagiarism 242

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.” Ultimately, the underlying approach is not new.

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Plagiarism Essay Instructors Intelligence 218

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

The November newsfeed heralded the arrival of AI essay writing. AI (or Artificial Intelligence) essay writing recruits online software that sifts through information and generates a thoughtful written analysis. Enter a prompt, and AI can turn out a reasonable essay on everything from utilitarianism to the Krebs cycle…for free.

Essay 98

Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 98

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. It’s time for handwritten essays in class without devices. My favorite moments are always when a student arrives to class breathless telling me they’ve scrapped an entire essay.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Discussions 215

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A New Technology Will Be Able to Detect It It has been unthinkable for decades to suspect that artificial intelligence could write your students’ homework, yet it appears to be true with the famous ChatGPT bot. Most importantly, it’s a legit way to avoid plagiarism and learn how to analyze and process information.

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Writing Plagiarism Intelligence Essay 159

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

They encourage teachers and students to utilize AI for brainstorming, outlining essays, and improving writing mechanics. Coaches worry that AI makes it easier for students to plagiarize or rely on generated answers without truly understanding concepts which can negatively impact academic integrity.

Coaching 214

Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 214

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

These new product launches deliver more AI-powered resources to Quizlet’s 60 million monthly active users, combining cognitive science and artificial intelligence to help students study more effectively and efficiently.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

As artificial intelligence, and in particular ChatGPT, infiltrates higher education, faculty remain on edge. Issues like plagiarism, cheating (on tests or in admission scandals), and integrity have been the center of ethical conversations for many years. The most prominent concern is the impact on academic integrity.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

As artificial intelligence, and in particular ChatGPT, infiltrates higher education, faculty remain on edge. Issues like plagiarism, cheating (on tests or in admission scandals), and integrity have been the center of ethical conversations for many years. The most prominent concern is the impact on academic integrity.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

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. Still, argued the vice president of artificial intelligence Eric Wang, detection wasn’t going to be a problem.

Plagiarism 119

Plagiarism Academic Integrity Intelligence Instructors 119

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2024

If you are seeking external help, an essay writing company, WriteMyEssay can write you a lab report that will meet all your assignment requirements. No Plagiarism Plagiarism is a critical concern in academic writing, and being implicated in such practices you can face potentially dire repercussions.

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Assignments Plagiarism Essay Attention 158

eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

Our district is embracing artificial intelligence. We are working to provide professional development on various generative artificial intelligence tools to our staff this year. Generative artificial intelligence (GIA) is the next big edtech advancement that I expect will impact students in the coming years.

Plagiarism 130

Plagiarism Intelligence Essay Ethics 130

Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the most pressing issues for higher education within the last several years is the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In order to write an academic integrity policy for those cheating with AI, universities and colleges look for documentation and, thus, many of us use Turnitin.com or other plagiarism detectors.

Academic Integrity 116

Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 116

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

You know artificial intelligence has hit mainstream when the elderly grocer at the local supermarket asks how he can get into AI. When I started graduate-level work with machine learning tools at UC Berkeley in 2011, few people outside academia were discussing artificial intelligence. It wasn’t always this way.

Essay 125

Essay Evaluation Intelligence Plagiarism 125

Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the most pressing issues for higher education within the last several years is the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In order to write an academic integrity policy for those cheating with AI, universities and colleges look for documentation and, thus, many of us use Turnitin.com or other plagiarism detectors.

Academic Integrity 111

Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 111

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.

Plagiarism 152

Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Attention 152

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Or a policy might say failure to properly cite sources is plagiarism. Evaluating the detectability of AI-generated texts among student essays. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence , 6 , 100209. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence , v7:1-10. link] Fleckenstein, J., Keller, S. Do teachers spot AI?

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 88

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The tool can even generate a time-lapse video of all the typing that went into the document that the teacher can see, giving a rich behind-the-scenes view of how the essay was written. Mills has also had students make use of a similar browser plug-in feature that Grammarly released in October, called Authorship.

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Instructors History English Writing 199

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. How can I use AI as a teacher?

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

For teachers, Writable’s web-based tool offers customizable templates for common writing assignments (such as an argumentative or cause-and-effect essay, or a personal narrative). It’s a problem thesis that has convinced others to write (a check, that is), including Omidyar Technology Ventures, which is leading a $3.2 based company.

Writing 113

Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 113

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era for community college education, presenting both exciting possibilities and complex challenges. Emotional Intelligence: AI lacks the emotional intelligence and empathy necessary to provide effective support and guidance to students.

Ethics 111

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era for community college education, presenting both exciting possibilities and complex challenges. Emotional Intelligence: AI lacks the emotional intelligence and empathy necessary to provide effective support and guidance to students.

Ethics 111

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

The launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model ChatGPT was met with both enthusiasm (“Wow! 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.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

The launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model ChatGPT was met with both enthusiasm (“Wow! 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.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

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 116

Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 116

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.

Assignments 124

Assignments History Art Ethics 124

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

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2024

Mike Kentz is an early adopter of the idea of bringing this fingerprinting technique to the classroom, and he argues that the approach “ flips the script ” on the usual way to check for plagiarism or AI. So when a kid finishes an essay, I'm doing it a lot more now where I'm saying, all right. How is it being used in education?

Essay 197

Essay Local Government Writing Plagiarism 197

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

Just as pocket calculators, personal computers, and smartphones have posed threats to students learning math skills, AI (artificial intelligence) seems to be the new tool poised to undermine the use of writing assignments to assess student learning. Employ plagiarism checkers. Many instructors already rely on plagiarism checkers.

Assignments 122

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

Just as pocket calculators, personal computers, and smartphones have posed threats to students learning math skills, AI (artificial intelligence) seems to be the new tool poised to undermine the use of writing assignments to assess student learning. Employ plagiarism checkers. Many instructors already rely on plagiarism checkers.

Assignments 98

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 98