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Point-Counterpoint Assignment
AI Assessment Scale – Level 4 – Full AI This assignment was made with the AI Assessment Scale in mind, helping students to leverage AI in a clearly defined way and expose them to thinking critically about AI output–all while retaining a view of student edits and effort. This assignment is possible in any text… Read more
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C4AI @ UMBC Lunch and Learn: “Rethinking our relationship with Writing in the Age of AI”
A few weeks back I gave a presentation to the C4AI AI Lunchbox Series focused on “Rethinking our relationship with Writing in the Age of AI.” Our relationship with writing was irrevocably changed in November ‘22 with the release of ChatGPT. This seismic shift has been touted as the “death of the college essay,” a… Read more
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“AI-proofing” and other alternatives to AI detection
If you’ve been reading more AI-generated content than you care to in student submitted writing, you may find this round-up and summary helpful. https://cursivetechnology.com/ai-proofing-assignments-alternative-approaches-to-ai-detection/ We dive into different types of authentic assessments in addition to course policies that can help to proactively dispel and reduce the lure of the magic button. Included is one of… Read more
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AI Classifiers: what they do, why they’re used, and whether they work.
We recently wrote a deep dive into AI classifiers: a relatively new tool on the academic integrity market for detecting AI use in essays and website. Read the full post here: https://cursivetechnology.com/ai-detection-tools-ai-classifiers/ TL;DR version: all tools have limitations and the best academic integrity plan is a combination of education, policy, tools, proactivity, and culture. Our… Read more
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100 Word Essay Winner!
Congratulations to our inaugural 100 Word Essay Winners: NG from the University of Maryland – College Park received the top award selected by our judges, NK, also from the University of Maryland was our randomly selected winner. Four campuses participated in the contest: University of Maryland – College Park, Johns Hopkins University, University of Missouri,… Read more
