Today we continued our discussion on AI in class, and I was thinking about – What strategies can we employ to minimize the risk of plagiarism?

I found an interesting TikTok video about a possible way to catch students who use AI to write their papers, the approach of using a “trojan horse” in essay prompt

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Here’s some advice for using this teacher hack: – Always include the requirement of references in your essay prompt, because ChatGPT doesn’t generate accurate ones. If you suspect plagiarism, ask the student to produce the sources. – If your trojan horse includes specific words, make sure that they are included in quotation marks. – Make sure your trojan horse is completely unrelated to your essay prompt and subject matter. – You can include a trojan horse at the end of short-answer questions, too. The goal with an essay prompt like this is always with student success in mind: the best way to address misuse of AI in the classroom is to be sure that you are dealing with a true case of plagiarism. Since no plagiarism detector is 100% accurate, this method is one of the few ways we can locate concrete evidence and extend our help to students who need guidance with AI. #chatGPT #iteachenglish #iteachELA #englishlanguagearts #plagiarism #highschoolenglishteacher #iteachwriting #middleschoolteacher

♬ original sound – Daina | English Language Arts
posted by @ mondaysmadeeasy

I thought it was a cool trick! although i dont personally love the idea of being deceptive to my students, it’s definitely one way to skirt the issue of using AI!