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How to combat misuse of AI in student writing

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It’s generally easy to determine if students have used an AI tool to generate a response to a writing assignment or to generate an entire essay. We have to rethink the full-length essay as the end-all, be-all for assessing student writing skills,” Miller said. It’s important to make the writing process less intimidating.

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Using AI to teach persuasive writing to English learners

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His essay, Money Cant Buy Happiness, included valuable reflections on emotional fulfillment and references to The Great Gatsby, yet his ideas were scattered and the language needed refinement. For example, students can prompt ChatGPT with Help me outline a persuasive essay on solar energy, and it will provide a structured outline.

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How Podcasting Is Changing Teaching and Research

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To research the volume, he interviewed 101 podcasters in education, asking them about their motivations and views on the craft. Because let's say a student essay of 2,000 to 3,000 words, you can't easily read that out on a podcast. Some people just switch out a written assignment for an audio assignment. And I've done this myself.

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With Innovation and Empathy, Remote Learning Becomes Accessible for All Students

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In an earlier essay, we discussed how teachers are leaning into SEL to adapt student services and unlock opportunities that, just months ago, may have seemed impossible. To develop innovative solutions to accessibility challenges, we need to be motivated and energized to problem-solve. We can innovate. We can empathize.

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Assessing Creative Writing Is Hard, So Here Are Three Ways To Avoid It

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He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. It also helps break down the barrier between critical and creative thinking.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

Faculty Focus

Assessments will always impact how students learn, their motivation to learn, and how teachers teach. Peer review in the classroom: Student perceptions, peer feedback quality and the role of assessment. Dr. Carless, D., & Winstone, N. London, UK: Routledge. Gaynor, J. 8: 1079–94 McConlogue, Teresa (2020).

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

Faculty Focus

Assessments will always impact how students learn, their motivation to learn, and how teachers teach. Peer review in the classroom: Student perceptions, peer feedback quality and the role of assessment. Dr. Carless, D., & Winstone, N. London, UK: Routledge. Gaynor, J. 8: 1079–94 McConlogue, Teresa (2020).

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