What are some creative ways to design assignments that prevent AI cheating? Professor Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff is working to adjust her assignments for the English Language Learners teachers. She changed their midterm essay to a storyboard. 

We also talked about how she has changed discussion forum posts, which seem to be heavily written via AI. She likes the new method much better.

Many educators ask how effective AI detectors are in identifying AI-generated content. They aren't. AI detectors don't work. However, there are some signs that we discuss in this podcast that we've noticed when AI is being used. However, as we educators grapple with AI, we have to stop trying to find detectors (none of which work) and start working towards meaningful projects and sharing what works. I hope this show helps start the conversation with you at your school.

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Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff is a former secondary teacher/administrator serving as a university lecturer and digital learning specialist. Her expertise includes educational law, student data privacy, and digital citizenship. Laurel was named one of the 2023 International Society for Technology in Education “20 to Watch.” As an educator and author, Laurel believes in empowering teachers to bring learning to life for their students. Laurel co-authored the ISTE book and Jump Start Guide, Bring History and Civics to Life: Lessons and Strategies to Cultivate Informed Empathetic Citizens. She also authored the ISTE Jumpstart Guide, “Student Data Privacy, An Educator's Guide,” available in Spring 2024. https://linktr.ee/Lucykirch

Blog: https://www.lucykirchh.com/

Twitter: @Lucykirchh

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurel-aguilar-kirchhoff/

Books and publications:

–Bring History and Civics to Life: Lessons and Strategies to Cultivate Informed, Empathetic Citizens (ISTE, 2022)
–Connecting to the Past, Building the Future (Jump Start Guide, ISTE, 2022)
–Student Data Privacy: An Educators Guide (ISTE, 2024)