eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. Instead of forbidding generative AI tools, it’s critical that teachers show students how and when it’s appropriate to use AI in student writing.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It’s also somewhat eclipsed conversations about the ethics of how these tools are implemented, according to one observer. The study , “How Teachers Navigate the Ethical Landscape of AI in Their Classrooms,” interviewed 248 K-12 teachers. They also run an AI review of their writing, Kohn says. The main findings?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. Unveil the evolving future of writing education with AI through these suggestions from the Ask a Tech Teacher team. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

For example, students can use AI for initial brainstorming or as a tool to refine their writing, requiring them to demonstrate understanding by reflecting on or critiquing AI-generated content. Educators can guide students to interrogate the reliability of AI outputs and discuss the ethical implications of biased algorithms.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Guiding questions for an AI-infused classroom include: How do we inspire students to value authentic expression in an era where AI often does the writing for them? Feedback: How can students evaluate and think critically about their work and improve upon it based on real-time feedback? This helps students have a thought partner.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Educators and institutions are grappling with how best to integrate these tools into the learning environment while balancing innovation with ethical considerations, assessment concerns, and instructor comfort. Here, AI acts as an intelligent assistant, helping students improve grammar, structure, and coherence in their writing.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2024

Several of the faculty pushed back, saying it is essential for student teachers to write those lesson plans. Now, more than ever, educators need to focus on the four upper levels of Bloom’s 1956 taxonomy (with evaluation at the top) and the processing and applying levels of Costa’s levels. However, the majority may be wrong.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

For instance, AI chatbots might favor certain ways of speaking or writing , leading students to believe that some dialects or language patterns are more “correct” or “intelligent” than others. If we’re not careful, AI chatbots could become the new face of discrimination in education.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Responsible decision-making is the ability to assess a situation, understand the benefits and consequences of different responses, consider what is ethical and safe, and make kind and productive choices. Think about and evaluate the consequences of a particular choice or decision. Exhibit curiosity about situations and people.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Digital literacy: “Learners must be taught how to learn in a digital society,” Ribble writes. That includes how to use various technologies and internet applications and how to use that technology effectively—such as searching for, evaluating, and curating information. It also goes beyond learning how to use today’s technology.

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eSchool News

JULY 24, 2023

ChatGPT-4’s integration enables students to engage in nuanced discussions, evaluate complex information, and think critically. Secondly, they can collaborate with instructional designers, AI specialists, and faculty members to develop guidelines, best practices, and ethical frameworks for AI integration.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On the first day of classes two years ago, I had students in my professional and technical writing course send me an email with their goals for the semester. Their attempt to write specific goals demonstrates an inability to effectively move from essay and reflective language to professional language. Student evaluations.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Listening to a lecture, writing notes, filling out worksheets, and taking tests will almost surely not be enough. If you are allowed to use an AI account at school, project it on a screen in front of the class and have students help you generate prompts, evaluate responses, and use the generated content.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In fact, studies show that a lack of confidence and linguistic resources often prevents ELLs from fully engaging in creative writing, despite their rich cultural and personal experiences. For instance, you might ask: Write the opening to a mysterious story about an abandoned lighthouse.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

AI's ability to provide instantaneous, tailored feedback can revolutionize how educators evaluate and enhance academic performance. However, as the educational community navigates these innovations, it becomes essential to address ethical considerations to ensure the responsible and effective integration of AI.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

But before administrators and other educational leaders fully invest in the AI fever dream, it might be wise to slow down and first develop some guidelines around using AI in education–particularly for how to evaluate and apply this new, disruptive technology. Related : Texting is negatively impacting students’ writing

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2025

As first-year writing professors at community colleges, if we don’t meet this moment with intention, we will leave our most vulnerable students behind. I studied the terminology, immersed myself in the ethics and mechanics of generative tools and leaned on the IT minds in my family. This knowledge gap? It’s not just technological.

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English Syllabus Ethics Students 147

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Marc Watkins, a lecturer of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi, says he is worried that students are lured by the time-saving promises of these tools and may not realize that using them can mean skipping the actual work it takes to internalize and remember the material.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

AI literacy enables educators to understand how AI works, how to evaluate it and how to best adapt it for their disciplines and learners. How Students Use AI to Design Solutions for Their Community How Using AI Optimizes Instruction and Learning in Secondary Writing Can AI Help Teachers With Grading?

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Intelligence Education Learning Ethics 203

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

During the two-week module on positive psychology, I wanted students to experience research and writing as positive and engaging activities. Here is how the project unfolded: Day 1: Setting the Stage for Collaborative Writing The project began by gauging student interest in co-authoring an article on student wellness.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One should note, however, careful attention must be given to ethical considerations, data privacy, the role educators play in its use, and the transparency of AI systems. Be clear and specific: Write prompts and questions that are clear and straightforward. Write this at a college-level reading level, by a student who has a garden.

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Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 135

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2025

I think data science also provides a very compelling framework for students to evaluate AI tools with some skepticism and understand the use cases deeply, Drozda says. It's going to be really good for writing, not so good for math, as one example. ChatGPT is trained on text data.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

This potential hinges on the responsible and ethical use of AI, taught through a framework that addresses critical concerns such as bias, misinformation, and the preparation of students for a world transformed by AI. This partnership will enable teachers across Canada to offer ethical, quality AI training to their students.

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Intelligence Exams Ethics Learning Styles 256

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2024

What that skill looks like is brainstorming lots of different ideas, evaluating those ideas, designing and iterating, getting feedback, collaborating and sharing ideas effectively. What are the equity and ethical considerations when it comes to AI use? By creative thinking, they do not mean they need people who can draw and paint well.

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Authentic Assessment Ethics Students Evaluation 205

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. citizenship/ethics/etiquette. demonstrate good command of writing and speaking conventions. review debate evaluation rubric. Reading, writing, research, speaking/listening. Write an Ebook.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

During the two-week module on positive psychology, I wanted students to experience research and writing as positive and engaging activities. Here is how the project unfolded: Day 1: Setting the Stage for Collaborative Writing The project began by gauging student interest in co-authoring an article on student wellness.

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Collaborative Research Writing Failure Students 89

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Metacognition involves planning, monitoring, and evaluating ones understanding and strategies, which helps students become more aware of their learning processes and make adjustments for improvement (Hacker, Dunlosky, & Graesser, 2009). A story like this can make heroes like Martin Luther King Jr.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

I've thought about opening it up widely—write a historical novelette (using primary sources, of course), create a sculpture, write a song—but, again, I have no idea how to grade something like that, considering the wide range of talent that my students likely will have. Have students turn in a reflection at the end.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2024, I expect we will see big advancements towards determining the best way to use AI in both classroom and administrative settings, as well as clearly defining boundaries for ethical use. It’s about equipping students with the skills to use technology safely, responsibly and ethically.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. Literature review Writing assignments have traditionally served as a means to support the development of critical thinking skills in higher education. Of course, AI writing tools are neither NS nor NNS.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One should note, however, careful attention must be given to ethical considerations, data privacy, the role educators play in its use, and the transparency of AI systems. Be clear and specific: Write prompts and questions that are clear and straightforward. Write this at a college-level reading level, by a student who has a garden.

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Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 111

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Learning technology company HMH announced it has acquired award-winning software company Writable , building on a longstanding partnership between the organizations that includes the integration of Writable’s research-backed writing assessment and practice solution with HMH’s core ELA offerings for grades 3-12.

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Ethics Feedback Instructors Schools 139

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

The ever-changing conditions require responsible decision making, the ability to make constructive and respectful choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on consideration of ethical standards, safety concerns, social norms, the realistic evaluation of consequences of various actions and the well-being of self and others.

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Special Education Disabilities Education Distance Learning 195

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. Literature review Writing assignments have traditionally served as a means to support the development of critical thinking skills in higher education. Of course, AI writing tools are neither NS nor NNS.

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Essay English Lecturing Writing 111

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 Evaluate the question and give three suggestions for revising the question in a way that identifies a legal issue. as a tool in research project supervision.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

The book evaluates those approaches and has five different models—from fairly traditional but still adapting to pretty radical—and gives institutional examples of each type and says why they chose the approach they chose and what are the outcomes. How did your experiences at Dominican University inform your research and writing?

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Art Evaluation Coaching Ethics 185

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.

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