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Is the AI Cheating Panic Overblown? Some Perspective
I'm going to say something unpopular: the panic around AI and academic dishonesty is significantly overblown, and it's leading to bad policy decisions. Most students using ChatGPT are not doing what we…
I Asked My Students What They Actually Use AI For. Results Were Surprising.
Ran an anonymous survey this week. 94 students, grades 9-12, PE and health so not exactly the academic-writing-heavy classes. asked them to be honest about AI use. top answers: 1. to explain…
The Student Perspective on AI Bans – From Someone Who Remembers Being One
graduated 4 years ago so i'm maybe the closest person in this thread to the student experience. first year teaching now. when i was in school the ban was on phones. we…
Why I Stopped Using AI Detection as Evidence – A VP’s Perspective
After the parent-threatening-to-sue incident I described in an earlier thread, our department sat down and formally evaluated our detection-based process. Here's what we found and why we stopped. Three findings from our…
The Detection Reliability Crisis – Is It Time for a Fundamental Policy Rethink?
Trois ans après l'arrivée de ChatGPT dans nos classes, j'aimerais poser une question que beaucoup évitent: le moment est-il venu de reconnaître officiellement que les outils de détection IA ne sont pas…