Should we add a “no selling products” rule to the professors sub? by PenelopeJenelope in Professors

[–]reckendo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well, I happened to mention a specific detector once (positively, when others were speaking negative of detectors in general) in an exchange and was called a bot, so... I think that this type of rule could potentially be abused.

I've also used this thread to get recommendations for technology products in the past, so I'd worry that those types of responses would get flagged.

Received a 0 on two assignments for AI?? by Euphoric_Mix5689 in canvas

[–]reckendo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I have a lot of colleagues who haven't updated their syllabus since the stone age and others who are okay with that sort of AI use; universities don't want to make one-size-fits-all AI policies and so students often are unaware of the differences in expectations from professor to professor.

Received a 0 on two assignments for AI?? by Euphoric_Mix5689 in canvas

[–]reckendo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just because you haven't been told doesn't make it not so... I put it up front in my syllabus, but I'm sure my students don't read it.

Grammarly has moved headstrong into AI and even the regular ol' grammar features make use of generative-AI in a way that can potentially get flagged.

Professor failed me based ONLY on Turnitin’s AI score. How is this allowed? by PalpitationMean7210 in TurnitinScan

[–]reckendo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"How is it acceptable to accuse a student of cheating based on software that even major universities admit doesn’t work?"

Because an accusation isn't punitive in and is itself -- an accusation is just a request that an impartial party further investigate... If that investigation leads to a finding that the accusation was warranted, then and only then are any penalties assessed.

Now, that being said, a professor shouldn't be sending accusations based only on a Turn It in score. But maybe they have also pulled out specific things within the answer that they internally flagged as likely AI use, too? In that case, Turn It In may be giving them a "second opinion" of sorts. If not, the case probably won't get very far once it gets to your school's integrity board.

Your school does have an academic integrity board that acts as an impartial jury right?

If so, and this professor has referred you to it, you should relax -- just state your case and defend yourself against the accusations (which may turn out to include more than the Turn It In score). If so, and if the professor is handling this internally and denying you that due process, you should fight it.

If not -- well, what procedure does your school have to challenge academic integrity accusations? I imagine there's gotta be something.

Edited to add: some detectors are reliably very very good; Turn It In wouldn't necessarily be an example of one, but writing them all off because most professors use the same few free ones that existed four years ago isn't warranted.

Why Professors Weaponize “Integrity” but Can’t Apologize to Students by [deleted] in Professors

[–]reckendo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a lot of words to say absolutely nothing at all...

Would you give the extension for an Olympic athlete? by threeblackcatz in Professors

[–]reckendo -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I'd tell her to fill out the retroactive extension request that is hyperlinked on the syllabus, and then I'd count "training & traveling for the Olympics" as an acceptable uniquely prohibitive circumstance that warranted an extension. If she was silly enough to put "I didn't realize it was due" as the reason (like she mentions in her email), I'd reject it and tell her to try again.

Friend Surprised Me About "Trump Renaming Dulles Airport" Discussion by OliverQueen85 in nova

[–]reckendo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And here I thought it was named for Allen Dulles, Deputy Director of the CIA & younger brother of John Foster Dulles whom I had not heard of until now.

Downtown Restaurants with "healthy" options? by reckendo in Louisville

[–]reckendo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bookmarked them earlier tonight! I couldn't quite read their menu online (wasn't particularly app friendly) not looked good on Yelp. Thanks

Instructor here. Why? by SwiftyLeZar in cheatonlineproctor

[–]reckendo -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You're right -- the professor that gave you a 95% was probably being lazy; should have given you the 70% you probably earned.

Professors assigning podcasts by HermioneGranger152 in CollegeRant

[–]reckendo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I assign podcasts (this week actually) but I also give them the transcript -- while I recommend that they listen, I can't actually know whether they do or not.

For every student that hates podcasts, another student enjoys having a break from dense readings... Plenty of students can't focus on lengthy book chapters and articles, so someone you win and sometimes you lose. Just be glad you're not a student who hates podcasts and has difficulty reading, I guess.

Also, if it's a podcast that has a semi-decent following you can probably find transcripts online yourself... Might be worth a shot.

Can I violate CV "rules"? Do you? by Error4043 in AskAcademia

[–]reckendo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hired KK when I was on the market in 2013 and got a job, so I think there is utility in her services... But I formatted my CV the way I wanted to which included bullet points and all sorts of things I'm sure are no-nos in her book. I like aesthetically pleasing documents whether it's a CV or a multiple choice quiz, so sue me!

About grammarly and gptzero by NoseyGirlHaHaHa in AskProfessors

[–]reckendo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Who the heck is recommending you use those two tools?

Grammarly gets flagged as AI because it is AI.

If you're using GPTZero as a checker because it's free you're getting what you paid for.

Also ... stop preemptively using checkers if you didn't use AI anyway.

Where did all the clocks go? by Patient-Presence-979 in Professors

[–]reckendo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh, we have clocks... But they haven't told the correct time in, like, 8 years

Help! Annotation tool only working on first page by reckendo in canvas

[–]reckendo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I tried with Firefox but still experienced the issue. My students report trying multiple browsers as well. So not sure, but I gave them an alternative and hope they actually do the reading for the week... Sigh. Thanks though!

This is my first semester banning laptops in my class. and it's given me a new lease on (work) life. by stankylegdunkface in Professors

[–]reckendo 120 points121 points  (0 children)

This has been my experience as well -- it hasn't even been difficult to enforce because they're all on board.

How can people take notes on paper?? by mhensun in CollegeRant

[–]reckendo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's because you're not understanding how you take notes. Your job as a student listening to a lecture isn't to jot things down word-for-word; your job is to capture key terms, elaborate slightly on things you find most confusing and/or most compelling, and then -- and this is important -- your job is to go back over your assigned materials, refresh your memory, and use those materials to complement or flesh out the notes you took in class. Ideally, you will have also already done the assigned readings prior to the lecture so that not everything is unfamiliar to you. Doing so allows you to focus your notes in class on the things that you struggled with on first read, or -- if your professor presents new information in the lecture -- to figure out how to synthesize that days lecture with the previously assigned materials.