#now I am going back to grading

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"The biggest issue is students using it, me spotting it and having no recourse whatsoever to do anything about it." can you elaborate a bit further

Hello !

So to explain a bit more: we [aka your lecturers, teachers, teaching assistants, etc...] know that some students will use ChatGPT.

And there is a discussion to be had about how to work with this, how to design assessment which allow students to leverage something which may simply become a fixture of writing in a workplace environment, but that is not the discussion we are having here. Because that is not what we are worried about.

The defensible, problematic situation is: a student straight up entering the essay prompt on ChatGPT, and using the grand skills of Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V, submits it as their own paper.

And our main worry, I think, was for a long time that we would not be able to catch it. That students would, actually, be able to fool us and that we would actually think this was a student who understood the course, who put in the work, and who deserve to be rewarded for their grade. That was the main fear.

But here is the thing.

And listen up, students :

Essays written by ChatGPT :

Suck

Are spotted from a mile away from the person reading it

For real. They suck.

I cannot stress enough how easy they are to spot. You are NOT fooling anyone. I do not need the platform's AI-detecting tool to know when an essay was written by Chat GPT. It is so, very painfully obvious when that's the case.

But the problem then becomes : ok, I have spotted a student who cheated.

What am I even supposed to do with it.

It is one thing to KNOW that an essay was AI-generated, it is another to defend it to a plagiarism committee. First of all, does it actually count as plagiarism ? Second, how do prove, with certainty, that the student did not write it ? How to I convince the plagiarism committee that this is worth looking into ? I am in the role of a police officer, who needs to convince the DA that this is a winnable case, that prosecuting will not be a waste of their time. But I don't have a Similarity Percentage to rely on. I don't have an original source to say "look, this is the exact same wording!" like in a classic plagiarism case.

Best case scenario, I can make my case for thee student to actually be called to the plagiarism committee, where we probe into how, exactly, they wrote their essay, until they fold. Unlikely, morally questionable, and in all likelihood, ineffective on students already so confident in their bullshit that they have the audacity to submit a fully AI-generated work for their finals.

Now, students, gather up, especially if you have considered using Chat GPT this way. Because right now, you might think it means you can get away with it.

But let me tell you something. First, that essay is getting the shittiest grade we can give you. Because you know what is more difficult than a lecturer proving that a student used AI to generate their essay ? A student proving that they deserve a better grade. Once we give you a grade, burden of evidence is on you to prove that you have not been graded properly. And we can come up with 15 reasons why an essay is a shit essay. We put on kids' gloves, when we lecture and give feedback. We give the simplified version of most theories, we give the basics of how to structure an essay, the bar we set is spectacularly low, because students come in good faith, they are learning, they will not be held at the same standard as academics. But if you try to argue that you need a higher grade, when you had the audacity to not write a single word of your work, the kids gloves are going to come off real quick, and your lecturer will be able to very convincingly explain why, actually, giving you a passing grade was a mercy in the first place.

Second. Academics, especially angry academics, are a gossip machine.

You may get a passing grade, and there may be no official note of it in your file whatsoever. But I can guarantee you that your lecturer will chat with their colleagues. That every single one of your essay that year, and the years to come, will be looked at with so much scrutiny I hope your referencing for every single work reaches perfection. Every single paragraph will be looked at with the knowledge that you are likely to have had it AI-generated. Lecturers will tell their TA to look at for That One Student when they grade you .You will not be getting any flexibility from us, no extension without full documentation to support it, no letter of recommendation from any member of the faculty, no word in your favor if you are bordering a grade bracket. If we are feeling especially petty, we might even forget to answer your emails or answer any question you have with such warmth and kindness you really still never feel like asking a question again in our class. And I know that, because that's already happening. I have the name of three undergrads that we know, for a fact, did not write their own essay. Two are not even in my modules at all.

Now. That's pretty mean. But if you have the absolute audacity and lack of ethics required to submit an essay for which you have not written a single word, and thought it would actually work, when your lecturer spent probably more that 80 hours working in this module this term, gave you the opportunity to meet for office hours, to ask any question in person or in email, to have extensions, accommodations, additional time ? When you decided that putting exactly zero second of your time, considered that you were above that - and above other students- and yet we were not able to officially sanction you for it, we had to give you a passing grade, the same passing grade as students who actually made an effort?

Yeah, sorry, you are not getting any sympathy from your lecturers anymore.

[hypogryffin]

how do u draw so much so fast

well,

[kazzastark]

Sometimes, I feel like people forget I'm genderfluid and trans masc and are shocked when I say I'm lesbian. Mostly in a funny way tho cuz their like "But I thought you were a dude 🤔" and I'm like "I'm both (guy & girl)"

[mitamicah]

I need to think out loud - feel free to ignore

[camelspit]

how am i supposed to raise my gpa if i keep getting the shittiest fucking teachers on earth oh my god. no more peace and love i hope they die.

[dirtbra1n]

I LIVED

[coquelicoq]

my sister just mailed me a book with a note saying she's not going to tell me what she thought of it until after i've read it because she wants me "to remain uninfluenced by [her] opinion." ominous.

[tiredstressedemotionalmess]

me, every night for the past three weeks: oh im feelin good rn! and i had a good day today!! im definitely not gonna lie awake filled with anxiety and dread over my future tonight :D

me, lying in bed 20 minutes later looping famous last words: by talos this cant be happening

[xannerz]

roblox death noise

[lutenenjoyer]

Hugh O’Conner can’t do music. He’s probably not legally allowed near a piano.

Sebastian Debeste, however, can do music. He makes a point of letting people know he can do music. His conductor’s baton (where did he get that, anyway) is as trademark to him as his confidence (bordering on arrogance) and the way he wears his hair. Hugh is pretty sure he’s in the practice room for all of his free time.

This would be an inspiration to Hugh if it wasn’t so discouraging. Sebastian was driven. He regularly put in the effort to stay after school or skip lunch to practice, and it paid off, because Sebastian was amazing at music. Hugh could barely commit to passing his classes, much less acing them with time to spare. 

[nervocat]

the lack of father Gallagher content is CRIMINAL PLSSS

[that-was-anticlimactic]

no one asked bUT imma go off (affectionate) anyways. ahem:

edse (practicum): portfolio is completed, did portfolio presentation this morning, blog is updated, have all the rubrics... DONE

347: major identity essay? done. final “essay”? done. just gotta go to class tomorrow so we can meet for the final exam time slot and we are going to. talk about books. no more assignments, yay!

395: edtpa? DONE. reflection? DONE. self-evaluation for edtpa? DONE. now, all i have to do is edit edtpa and then submit it for like Official grading and not class grading

405: presentation? made and presented. revision portfolio and reflection? DONE (finished it like fifteen minutes ago lol)

444: giant research paper? DONE. reflection? done. presentation? DONE. just gotta go to the final exam period thursday to watch the rest of the presentations, but no more work for meeeeeeee

and then finally... 305... the only final i actually have left...

[bookwyrminspiration]

Quill, I am very happy your dad has finished keeper. I have a few questions for him, if you do not mind. Feel free to answer them as well!

Now that he has read it, what was his favorite part?

Is there any moment he would erase/change?

Favorite character? Least favorite?

What does he hope happens next?

Anyway, I hope that you are well, and that you are taking care of yourself as your high school career comes to a close. Please remember to drink water and take any medication you might need.

-⚙️

He said he is happy that internet friend (you) is happy! And I interrogated him over a bowl of mediocre oatmeal, and this is what he had to say:

Favorite part: "I think my favorite part was right at the end, when Sophie and her friends were all taking action. Especially Sophie, Maruca, and Marella, they were all 'We’re going!' When hopping in the portal." He liked that they were actually taking action and not holding back. This blends into the next one a little, but he also mentioned that he liked the scenes where characters finally started just telling the truth. Sophie straight up telling Keefe she liked him, talking things through with Fitz, etc.

Something he'd change: "Not a particular moment, but I don’t care for all the drama." Specifically when they're not being clear with each other. He cited Sophie's confession and how she kept trying to hint and Keefe wasn't taking the bait. "Fucking just say it."

Least Favorite Character: "I dislike Stina, but you’re supposed to dislike Stina. She’s very one sided now—before they (Sophie and Stina) were very nuanced and I kinda got why she was the way she was, but she’s fallen back. She's not my least favorite, but I don't like her."

Favorite Character: "I mean I always like Ro, and I always like Biana. At least since Biana like, figured herself out. They say what they’re thinking and do it." To the point characters!

Hopes happens next: "Honestly, I just hope it ends. Every story has to end eventually." Not that he isn't enjoying it, because he is, just it also needs to end and feels like it's dragging on (citing 70 pages just looking at memories--the cache).

That's what he had to say summarized! Other thing's he's said "another fucking. *sighs* cliffhanger again?" and "well now the cover makes sense." Can't wait until he blames me personally (for fun) for the long wait for the next book because "if you hadn't gotten me into them, I wouldn't have to wait for the next one!"

[derpinette]

i miss going to school because i always knew everybody's business but nobody knew mine due to being a huge loser. & it ruled

[bonerot19]

my relationship with batman canon is bad mostly bc I can't remember shit. I read a bunch of comics as a teenager in such rapid succession that I can't remember what happened or which ones I even read. the pace at which I consume media requires a revolving door memory there simply isn't enough space in my skull

[itstimeforstarwars]

My diary when I was a teenager: I am so angry and this is where I put my rage about how the world is ending and how mad I am about it and how much I hate politicians and the school board

My diary now: here is a recounting of what I did today as well as how I feel about some of the news from today, so that in twenty years when everyone is lying about how the 2020s went I have proof that I'm not insane.