Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There may be no more serious issue for a student than facing an academic conduct hearing because of plagiarism. Faculty, however, often struggle with creating approaches that focus on why and how academic writing and the associated documenting guidelines enhance a student’s ability to communicate their thoughts and ideas.

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Plagiarism Writing Assignments Students 131

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2022

I don’t write enough about special needs so when Rose contacted me with an article idea, I was thrilled. In this article, Rose writes about a little-known problem that students may unknowingly suffer from that may make it look like they are plagiarizing when–to them–they aren’t.

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Assistive Technology Writing Plagiarism Technology 166

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

Case studies consist of a short narrative followed by guiding questions that help learners think through the steps of solving a real-world problem. Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT make it easier and faster for educators to write case studies. These tools can serve as a research and writing assistant.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There may be no more serious issue for a student than facing an academic conduct hearing because of plagiarism. Faculty, however, often struggle with creating approaches that focus on why and how academic writing and the associated documenting guidelines enhance a student’s ability to communicate their thoughts and ideas.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Writing Assignments Students 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 2, 2024

Case studies consist of a short narrative followed by guiding questions that help learners think through the steps of solving a real-world problem. Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT make it easier and faster for educators to write case studies. These tools can serve as a research and writing assistant.

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Study Writing Evaluation Instructors 114

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2023

This post will introduce you to some quick tips for writing a research paper along with the importance of samples. Simple Steps for Research Paper Writing and the Importance of Samples Research papers are academic writings that offer rigorous analysis, evaluation, assessment, and interpretation of a specific topic.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Study 158

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Already we’re seeing students use AI to plagiarize or cheat on their assignments. Tandem Tales: Have students begin writing a story. You can even design the story around a subject that your students are studying, such as hurricanes, animal habitats, or an era of history. I won’t minimize the risks.

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Critical Thinking Plagiarism Students Writing 337

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

According to a recent Common Sense Media’s study , the percentage of children ages eight and under who’ve used a mobile device nearly doubled from 2011 to 2013, from 38 percent to 72 percent. Digital literacy: “Learners must be taught how to learn in a digital society,” Ribble writes.

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Mobile Devices Plagiarism Ethics Internet 279

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2023

I set off on a year-long journey to implement them into the academic writing process. They were instructed to write key facts from each article on note cards, sort the note cards into categories, name the categories, and synthesize the information into a few salient thoughts. Here are four of the VTRs I used and their outcomes.

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Writing Plagiarism English Language 131

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 6, 2019

I am constantly amazed at how many students plagiarize schoolwork. I was excited when Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Milyn Anne, offered this article explaining the why behind plagiarizing: What Factors Influence Your Tendency to Plagiarize in School? Psychological Factors. Peer Pressure. Everybody’s doing it, right?

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Plagiarism Failure Schools Collaborative Research 86

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2023

I set off on a year-long journey to implement them into the academic writing process. They were instructed to write key facts from each article on note cards, sort the note cards into categories, name the categories, and synthesize the information into a few salient thoughts. Here are four of the VTRs I used and their outcomes.

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Writing Plagiarism English Language 109

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

Through their conversation, it became evident that the student had utilized ChatGPT to better understand the context of the art he was studying in the time period it was created. Turnitin recently launched an AI writing detection tool to help educators identify text that may have been prepared by Bard, Gemini, and other AI tools.

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Academic Integrity Intelligence Essay Plagiarism 233

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Keeping the UC San Diego academic honesty policy in mind, consider the following: A student prompted Gemini to rewrite their text to improve the quality of their writing and submitted the AI-generated version of their text. A student used ChatGPT to write their conclusion word-for-word, but they cited ChatGPT as a source.

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

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. In these same conversations, I hear teachers eager to revert back to timed writing by hand, the five-paragraph essay, and other formulaic approaches to writing.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Discussions 216

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2018

I know the difference but write them wrong when I’m not paying attention. Studies show that a single spelling mistake on a website can cut a company’s online sales in half. . It seems everyone equates good writing mechanics with quality whether from a teacher, in her/his lesson plans, or on notes to parents.

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Writing Plagiarism English Language 89

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

They apologized for it and said that they really believe that teachers are trying to honor the experiences of Indigenous people by writing lessons that would be shared in classrooms,” says Dupuis, a Toronto-based author and educator who advocates for Indigenous education. Alarmed, she contacted the company directly through Twitter.

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

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Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2016

I don’t write enough about special needs so when Rose contacted me with an article idea, I was thrilled. In this article, Rose writes about a little-known problem that students may unknowingly suffer from that may make it look like they are plagiarising when–to them–they aren’t.

Assistive Technology 79

Assistive Technology Writing Plagiarism Technology 79

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2016

What is ‘writing’? What they have defined as ‘writing’ is actually writing conventions, tools, and activities rather than its purpose, goals, and definition. assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

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Writing Teaching Essay Plagiarism 89

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

In some cases those investigations led to legal action against companies offering paper-writing services, says Lelo. The study found that students were more likely to cheat when the assignments did not feel authentic or connected to skills they might later need in the workplace. We were suspicious of that.”

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Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Attention 155

Faculty Focus

JUNE 20, 2023

Lessons learned and suggested practices When I first started teaching many years ago, I was not sympathetic to those who plagiarized. writing format materials (i.e., APA formatting or other writing styles, writing center assistance, plagiarism dos and don’ts, etc.), academic integrity, student code of conduct, etc.),

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments Quizzes 105

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

But many experts on contract cheating say that the people who use the services are often working adults who are struggling to balance their jobs and studies, or those who may not be adequately prepared for college and unaware of the legitimate support services campuses provide. And no plagiarism!” But, luckily, I found Edubirdie.com.

Essay 166

Essay Writing Students Academic Integrity 166

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2018

While most teachers want to believe the best about their students, the reality is that skipping class, plagiarism and a host of other issues are behavioral challenges teachers grapple with daily. In a study at Cleburne High School in Texas, administrators found this to be especially true.

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Technology Teachers Plagiarism Teaching Methods 144

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.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Keeping the UC San Diego academic honesty policy in mind, consider the following: A student prompted Gemini to rewrite their text to improve the quality of their writing and submitted the AI-generated version of their text. A student used ChatGPT to write their conclusion word-for-word, but they cited ChatGPT as a source.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

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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Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 116

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 27, 2016

New resources and tools in Turnitin’s back-to-school program, “Rethink Feedback,” help K-12 teachers and higher education instructors teach proper methods of attribution and improve student writing skills. Aiming for Integrity Analysis – How well do students understand plagiarism?

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Plagiarism Instructors Feedback Schools 83

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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Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2015

This online tool and word processing add-in (free or fee) searches 100 points of grammar (250 with Premium), is a contextual spellchecker, and offers word choices to improve writing. The premium account offers a Windows Microsoft Office add-in and a choice of thirty writing styles like business emails and academic essays. plagiarism.

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Plagiarism Essay English Writing 99

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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Plagiarism Teachers Essay Assignments 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2015

A study released last year by the National Council on Teacher Quality found that nearly half of the nation’s teacher training programs failed to insure that their candidates were STEM-capable. This isn’t just for writing, though. The question is: Who’s teaching students how to thrive in this brave new world?

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Teachers Plagiarism History Math 137

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.

Essay 98

Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

For instance, custom paper-writing services offer students work tailored exactly to what the professor has assigned. Are you seeing these term-paper writing services getting more aggressive these days? So when they first started, [they’d say] “We're here to help you and provide a study aid.” So am I, let's study together."

Academic Integrity 127

Academic Integrity Culture Plagiarism Writing 127

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? Getting Meta with AI in the Classroom: A Reflective Approach In a junior-level education course, I assigned students the task of writing a reflective paper on the various uses of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, in the classroom.

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Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 112

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Because we know that becoming a successful writer is crucial to a student’s overall trajectory at school , work , and as a citizen , teachers must identify the tools that can best support writing instruction including the overlapping processes of drafting, review, and revision. The act of writing, in and of itself, is not enough.

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Feedback Peer Review Beliefs Writing 132

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.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

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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Metacognitive Skills Ethics Writing Plagiarism 138