SXSW EDU 2023

Cheating Live: Former Essay Mill Writer Tells All

Description:

Know someone who hired an essay mill or used AI to churn out essays? In a live demonstration, a reformed essay mill writer, a professor, and an anti-plagiarism expert will give an inside look to the business of cheating. The audience will guess which essay was written by a student, by an essay mill, or by AI. Explore the present and future of writing tools, the good and bad applications, and whether current perceptions of originality limit the use of writing tools in education.

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https://soundcloud.com/derek-newton-870696946/derek-newton-reads-issue-81-of-the-cheat-sheet?si=2e2b248d119443549c170ca0c7f0b46d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Takeaways

Get insider information about advanced forms of collusion, contract cheating, essay mills, and bot writing.
Test out your ability to discern tech-generated prose from human prose.
Challenge perceptions of originality and the role of technology-enabled writing in education versus business uses.

Speakers

Dave Tomar, Author, Editor, Plagiarism Expert, Academic Influence
Eric Wang, Vice President, Artificial Intelligence, Turnitin
Amel Ben Abdesslem, Assistant Professor, Marymount University
Derek Newton, Reporter, Writer, Expert in global Academic Integrity issues, The Cheat Sheet

Organizer

Jennifer Harrison, CEO, Pando Public Relations

Meta Information:

Tags: edtech, student voice
Event: EDU
Format: Performance
Track: Practice & Pedagogy
Session Focus Area Higher Education
Level: Basic Understanding

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