The Chronicle of Higher Education

Want Your Students to Write Better? Assign Video Essays.

Near the end of 2023, a popular YouTube creator known as hbomberguy released a video on plagiarism — a topic often confined to conversations in composition classrooms. The four-hour video, “Plagiarism ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

10 Ways AI Is Ruining Your Students’ Writing

Many professors in the humanities are giving up on assigning papers. Working against the tsunami of AI writing is exhausting and disheartening. Those with heavy course loads can’t do it anymore. But ...
Phys.org

Students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers—does this need to change?

Writing using computers is a vital life skill. We are constantly texting, posting, blogging and emailing. This is a huge change for schools when it comes to teaching writing. For students, learning ...
unr.edu

How can I revise my assignments to deter student use of AI?

As generative AI becomes more advanced and accessible, it’s helpful to revise assignments in ways that deter unauthorized use while promoting genuine learning. Here are detailed strategies for ...
The Conversation

Our research shows children produce better pieces of writing by hand. But they need keyboard skills too

Deborah Pino Pasternak receives funding from The Ian Potter Foundation, and the ACT Education Directorate via the Affiliated Schools Funded Research Projects. Susan Ledger received funding from Ian ...
The Dartmouth

From Pen to Paper: How Students at Dartmouth Pursue Creative Writing

While Dartmouth students have likely written more essays than they can count, many might have trouble remembering the last time they wrote for pleasure — to craft a story just for themselves. I ...
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Students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers—does this need to change?

Writing using computers is a vital life skill. We are constantly texting, posting, blogging and emailing. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. This is a huge change for ...
The Conversation

Australian students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers – does this need to change?

Anabela Malpique has received funding from The Ian Potter Foundation and currently receives funding from The Collier Charitable Foundation. Deborah Pino Pasternak has received funding from the ...