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Should Instructors Ask Students to Show Document Histories to Guard Against AI Cheating?

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As teachers and professors look for ways to guard against the use of AI to cheat on homework, many have started asking students to share the history of their online documents to check for signs that a bot did the writing. Show your work has taken on a new meaning and importance in the age of ChatGPT.

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College ‘Deserts’ Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed

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The results are particularly important at a time when more colleges are struggling to remain open , says Riley Acton, an assistant professor of economics at Miami University in Ohio and one of the researchers who worked on the new study. “If

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Digital Citizenship Resources–Lots of Them

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Want to Find Highly-Engaged Students at 4-year Colleges? Look at Transfer Students.

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And that might be more pronounced coming out of the pandemic, when professors around the country say students are more likely to skip classes or be watching TikTok or be preoccupied by other distractions during class. Sign up for our newsletters. Listen to the episode on Spotify , Apple Podcasts or on the player below.

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AI Has Changed Student Cheating. But Strategies to Stop It Remain Consistent.

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Teachers and professors can make adjustments in how they teach that will greatly reduce incidents of student cheating with AI. Gallant acknowledges, though, that in the past two years new AI tools have increased the prevalence of student cheating which has been especially challenging for college professors. It's free to access.

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Can Colleges Do More to Help Students Succeed?

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In recent years, Johnson, along with many other professors, has noticed that students struggle more than ever with the jump from high school to college. When students are raised knowing theyll go to college, they know the importance of attending office hours, going to the writing center and talking to their professors one-on-one.

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7 Online Resources About Creating a #MakerSpace

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