eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

However, as students leverage generative AI for assignments and “Cheat detectors” prove ineffective in detecting AI-generated output, school administrators must take proactive measures to safeguard the authenticity of student assignments and promote ethical use.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

I see four AI use and ethics trends set to disrupt classrooms and conference rooms. Expect public awareness of AI, its ethical concerns and the opportunities it has to do good to be top of mind.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

14-17, 2025, in Orlando, the annual conference looks to the future of edtech’s role in teaching and learning is full of inspiring keynotes, information-packed sessions, dynamic exhibit hall presentations, and more. Running Jan. January 17; 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.; South 230H) 5.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

As more instructors experiment with using generative AI to make teaching materials, an important question bubbles up. It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. Should they disclose that to students?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Dan Durfey at the middle school and Amy Jewett at the high school are two of 50 in the state who have received three-year alternative route licenses to teach while they complete master’s degree programs in education. “I can already sense some improvement in my teaching style from last week to this week,” she said.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Despite AI’s potential to improve teaching and learning, many districts today face setbacks due to restrictive rules that ban or heavily limit the use of AI for students out of concerns over privacy and cheating. They also need support integrating AI into lessons and teaching students how to use the technology ethically and responsibly.

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Accessibility Ethics Learning Fairness 309

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Teachers are exploring how AI can be used to redefine learning experiences, strengthen student-teacher relationships and support students as ethical AI users and creators. Recently, I spoke with several teachers regarding their primary questions and reflections on using AI in teaching and learning.

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Questions Ethics Education Fairness 209

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2022

When it comes to teaching students to code, and the skills and ideas they will learn, it can help to think of a painter’s palette. In this way, programming becomes an opportunity for moral and ethical development as well as social and emotional growth. Conflicts are solved and ethical dilemmas arise. How does it work?

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Skills Teaching Ethics Fairness 168

eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

Chang’s ongoing commitment to literacy has close synergies with the founders of Ello who are on a mission to teach any child to read from start to finish, regardless of resources. The Ello app was also recently rated by Common Sense Media as one of its top AI products for ethical use, transparency, safety and impact.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Internet safety, online communication, digital footprint, strategic searching, copyright and fair use–these days, “tech skills” encompass so much more than simply learning to type and download files. 16-20, for Digital Citizenship Week, and help empower the next generation to make safe, smart, and ethical decisions online.

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Ethics Fairness Internet Communication 230

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Many schools and districts have already developed formal AI school policies and modified student codes of conduct to ensure safe, effective, and ethical use of AI tools in the classroom. Introducing students to AI in a safe and controlled environment enables them to learn how to use it effectively and ethically.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ello , developer of the world’s most advanced AI reading coach, announced today that Common Sense Media rated the Ello app as one of its top 10 AI products for ethical use, transparency, safety and impact. It listens, understands, and engages with children to teach them critical reading skills.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Therefore, leaders must prioritize fairness and inclusivity by ensuring the data they feed into AI systems is vetted for bias. For example, data from AI tools can help identify teachers who may need additional support or highlight areas for collaborative development within teaching teams.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In my college-level Fundamentals of Business course, I’ve found success using unconventional but effective instructional strategies to teach leadership styles: superheroes. She combines transformational leadership with moments of laissez-faire leadership. For example, it is common to build an avatar when playing video games.

Assignments 113

Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 113

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2024

Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Identify plagiarism or cheating But there are drawbacks educators must watch for and may take time to resolve. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Testing Plagiarism Ethics Fairness 174

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In my college-level Fundamentals of Business course, I’ve found success using unconventional but effective instructional strategies to teach leadership styles: superheroes. She combines transformational leadership with moments of laissez-faire leadership. For example, it is common to build an avatar when playing video games.

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Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 94

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

But what does it mean to teach in an immersive format? And how might it change a professor's approach to teaching, or should it? I think it will take a fair amount of prototyping. What can this technology do that couldn't be done before?

Ethics 122

Ethics Disabilities Learning Questions 122

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Channeling investment dollars from, say, the next round of consumer goods instead into companies run by entrepreneurs who were authentically listening to educators, and trying to support teaching and learning held the promise of making the world a bit better. If you work for someone, demand ethical, fair leadership.

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Ethics Fairness Writing Achievement 139

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The conversation should shift toward leveraging our teaching and learning approach and harnessing this new technologys potential. Institutions have a responsibility to ensure that staff are well-equipped with both the knowledge and confidence to use AI tools effectively and teach them to students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

After all, academic research often requires deeper knowledge of a field than is typical in high school, and it involves carefully following ethical guidelines to protect research subjects from potential harm that students may not be aware of without expert guidance. “A

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

There has also been an outlash of criticism on curriculum , coursework and materials, with efforts to restrict what educators teach, that has put racial, cultural and historical identities under attack. How We Teach SEL Skills Makes a Difference Our review found that the order in which skills are taught matters significantly.

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Disabilities Schools Study Ethics 218

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key points: AI holds much promise for the future of education AI tools can offer personalization and targeted interventions Discover more about what AI in education holds for teaching and learning Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing education with innovative approaches to teaching and learning.

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Ethics Education Gamification Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

What if educators could use the same strategy of “adaptive experimentation” to regularly improve their teaching materials? Learn more about EdSurge ethics and policies here and supporters here.) They're not fair [ because of false positives ]. EdSurge is an independent newsroom that shares a parent organization with ISTE.

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Testing Multiple Choice Questions Teaching Education 124

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about AI replacing human instructors have sparked a complex debate. While AI can be a powerful tool to augment the teaching experience, human instructors remain essential for fostering student engagement, critical thinking, and emotional well-being.

Ethics 110

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 110

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about AI replacing human instructors have sparked a complex debate. While AI can be a powerful tool to augment the teaching experience, human instructors remain essential for fostering student engagement, critical thinking, and emotional well-being.

Ethics 110

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 110

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2017

Algorithms will one day play a pivotal role in teaching and learning, so colleges need to pay close attention to how they work and who builds them. Just as professors wouldn’t bring in a teaching assistant they couldn’t talk to or collaborate with, they shouldn’t adopt interactive tools that are mysterious and locked.

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Teaching Ethics Textbooks Laboratory 96

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2019

Meanwhile, college researchers and innovators are diving into learning science and experimenting with new teaching methods. And the third is that the current presidential administration has probably the most laissez faire policy approach to higher education delivery that we’ve seen since the existence of the Department of Education.

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Ethics Peer Review Science Fairness 162

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

I don’t think that is ethical,” Herrera, now the Senior Director of Strategy and Operations at ProjectEd, told the audience at a recent panel session at the SXSW EDU conference in Austin. Phillips, however, doesn’t think the question of ethics pertains only to getting teacher input on a product.

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Ethics Teachers Testing Fairness 117

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key points: AI is a powerful catalyst for enhancing teaching effectiveness in many ways AI augments teaching by offering real-time insights, and fostering PD Discover more about why AI in education is essential for learning Artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape of education, ushering in a new era of innovation and transformation.

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Intelligence Learning Styles Education Ethics 130

Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

With projects that rely on gathering resources, fact-checking, and brainstorming on tough issues, AI can support authentic teaching and learning. When we do, teaching and learning can become more effective than ever. With endless possibilities that AI can offer, we must carefully consider ethical issues that arise.

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Plagiarism Ethics Intelligence Education 134

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

One of the biggest problems facing digital natives as they grow into adults is understanding how to maneuver the vastness of the Internet ethically, safely, and to serve their needs. It requires no installation, is quick and intuitive to use, and covers everything I need at a fair price. What is PlagiarismCheck.org.

Plagiarism 112

Plagiarism Fairness Internet Ethics 112

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The answer—like so much else related to digital copyright and fair use—is kind of a gray area. Try Ethics and Philosophy. A panel of global scholars point to an unlikely trio of skills: philosophy, ethics and morality. “If It's Evolved Teaching. Can You Show Netflix in Class? The Key to 21st Century Classrooms Isn't Tech.

Ethics 127

Ethics Plagiarism English Writing 127

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The first domain is associated with taking a team approach to maintain shared values, engage in ethical conduct, and engage in respect for each other. The educator will need to create an inclusive and fair learning environment for all students as it relates to access to the materials following the event (Billings & Halstead, 2024).

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Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 109

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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Assignments History Art Ethics 124

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

These include over-reliance, plagiarism, bias, limited creativity, ethical considerations, accessibility issues, oversimplification, distraction, and dehumanization of the learning experience. By taking these steps, faculty can help address the issue of bots posing as students and ensure a fair and equitable learning environment.

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Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 135

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning. The first domain is associated with taking a team approach to maintain shared values, engage in ethical conduct, and engage in respect for each other.

Learning 110

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 110

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning. The first domain is associated with taking a team approach to maintain shared values, engage in ethical conduct, and engage in respect for each other.

Learning 110

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 110