Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

This, of course, isn’t true but the rules and laws surrounding plagiarism and copyrights aren’t nearly as well-known as those that deal with, say, driving a car or crossing a street. One out of three high school students admitted that they used the Internet to plagiarize an assignment. If it’s online it’s free.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Digital literacy: “Learners must be taught how to learn in a digital society,” Ribble writes. Digital law: How to use technology in an ethical manner—such as not hacking into others’ information, downloading music illegally, plagiarizing, sending spam, or stealing someone’s identify.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

We are focusing on the efficiencies AI can create, how AI can be used to increase student learning, and the ethics of using this new technology. GIA is a type of AI that can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Has the ubiquity of social media given plagiarism new life? Whether or not the Internet is to blame, plagiarism seems to have become more socially acceptable across grade levels. We repost so much so frequently that some platforms, such as Facebook, have been compelled to develop their own citation rules to combat plagiarism.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The most-cited applications included providing feedback on student work, creating professional development materials, supporting writing and content generation, creating course content, and enhancing accessibility for students with special needs. Despite its advantages, instructional coaches identified several challenges and ethical concerns.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Guidance for using AI in education AI is already impacting education in several areas: plagiarism detection, learning management platforms, analyzing student success/failure metrics, and curriculum development. Related : Texting is negatively impacting students’ writing

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

I’m a former educator in the process of writing my dissertation for my Doctorate of Education, as part of a part-time program while working a full-time job at Google. Many university campuses host “writing centers” where students can book time to get editing help on their written assignments. Upon reading it, I took a pause.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

And whatever career they pursue, “they’re going to be under stress and pressure a lot and we want them to make ethical decisions. Plus, wealthier students can afford to buy papers written for assignments, whereas less wealthy students resort to the more easily traceable cheating method of plagiarism.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

While many of the current discussions about AI in education tend to focus on macro-level logistical concerns like plagiarism, its potential impact on equity and inclusion demands equal attention. These sessions emphasize human-centered teaching and provide practical guidance on using AI creatively and ethically in the classroom.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. Rethinking Plagiarism in the Era of Generative AI. Active learning strategies help students take risks and engage deeply with material in a low-pressure environment.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

The key question is: how can we transform AI from a potential source of plagiarism into a valuable educational resource? This allows educators to gain insights from students interactions with these technologies, fostering a deeper understanding of their applications and promoting ethical use.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Though they claim answers are not copied word for word, this raises concerns about plagiarism, quality of content, and ‘dumbing down’ our art. Are you worried about AI’s impact on your writing? These can’t be answered yet, but are on writer’s minds. Thanks for your patience! Now, what do you think?

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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. That said, given the right prompts, AI software can truly deliver some lovely, thoughtful college-level writing.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2025

Their most common concerns about AI were plagiarism, a lack of teacher training on AI education tools, its potential to spread misinformation and a reduction of student interaction during class. 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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Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies? Writing intensive disciplines still matter, and maybe some of our more technologically advanced colleagues can learn a few new tricks—like teaching “deep” thinking and voice in a project-based learning style—from us old dogs.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies? Writing intensive disciplines still matter, and maybe some of our more technologically advanced colleagues can learn a few new tricks—like teaching “deep” thinking and voice in a project-based learning style—from us old dogs.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

We are focusing on the efficiencies AI can create, how AI can be used to increase student learning, and the ethics of using this new technology. GIA is a type of AI that can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As I scanned topics like academic integrity, academic dishonesty, and plagiarism, I quickly adopted others’ persuasive opinions based on limited information. I created this article not to discuss potential legal and ethical issues surrounding AI, but rather to share my observations from a broad perspective.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. Rethinking Plagiarism in the Era of Generative AI. Active learning strategies help students take risks and engage deeply with material in a low-pressure environment.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

But since the grammar assistants in my word processors often flag what is already correct and miss what I wish they should have caught, I’ve never felt AI writing was advancing very quickly. Or for more creative, personal, analytic, or cutting-edge writing, the work will start with the human writer and be polished in the end by AI.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

From working professionals to teenagers, people around the world expressed fervor that ChatGPT could also save time for writing tasks. How to address ethical concerns with technology Ever since technology was invented, students could use it and head to the Darth Vader side or Luke Skywalker side. We must move forward with prudence.

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Lab to Class

MAY 10, 2024

Plagiarism in the classroom is when students try to turn in an assignment that they did not write. However, with the advent of AI language models that can write completely unique papers for students, how can a teacher know if a paper is plagiarized when traditional plagiarism checkers fail?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Micro-Writing is Having a Macro Impact on Identity Development by Bryan Christopher If you’re a teacher, chances are you’ve used a micro-writing activity at some point. Try Ethics and Philosophy. A panel of global scholars point to an unlikely trio of skills: philosophy, ethics and morality. “If Happy New Year!

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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. When properly engaged, something like ChatGPT can not only model effective writing but even assist students in developing their own writing. These concerns are not new.

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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. When properly engaged, something like ChatGPT can not only model effective writing but even assist students in developing their own writing. These concerns are not new.

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Academic Integrity Intelligence Ethics Essay 98

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. That said, given the right prompts, AI software can truly deliver some lovely, thoughtful college-level writing.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many.

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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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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

This tool can write as well as humans”) and fear (“Wow…this tool can write as well as humans”). 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. Ted Lieu wants Congress to pass it ”).

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

This tool can write as well as humans”) and fear (“Wow…this tool can write as well as humans”). 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. Ted Lieu wants Congress to pass it ”).

Academic Integrity 98

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As I scanned topics like academic integrity, academic dishonesty, and plagiarism, I quickly adopted others’ persuasive opinions based on limited information. I created this article not to discuss potential legal and ethical issues surrounding AI, but rather to share my observations from a broad perspective.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

But since the grammar assistants in my word processors often flag what is already correct and miss what I wish they should have caught, I’ve never felt AI writing was advancing very quickly. Or for more creative, personal, analytic, or cutting-edge writing, the work will start with the human writer and be polished in the end by AI.

Metacognitive Skills 98

Metacognitive Skills Ethics Writing Plagiarism 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many.

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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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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

However, some professors are enthusiastic and see possibilities for brainstorming, breaking blocks to writing, and creating first drafts—essentially preparing students for the world where these technologies are now everyday life. The discourse regarding the position of AI-generated writing in academia is in its early stages.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

However, some professors are enthusiastic and see possibilities for brainstorming, breaking blocks to writing, and creating first drafts—essentially preparing students for the world where these technologies are now everyday life. The discourse regarding the position of AI-generated writing in academia is in its early stages.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

Learn more about EdSurge ethics and policies here and supporters here.) Bier: We're asking students to write these questions not because we're looking for free labor, but because we think it's actually going to be helpful for them as they develop their own knowledge. Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity.

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