Samantha3d ago
OhSnap!Dragon
Just got back from Spring Break, and my to-do list this week includes failing three students in my freshman-level academic writing class for using AI to write their papers. I used white font to implant some "invisible" instructions on the assignment sheet, so when they upload it or cut-n-paste it into an LLM, the bot follows the secret input, et voila!
BUSTED!
I'll be so glad to retire in May and never have to deal w/ this BULLSHIT ever again.
#teaching #writing
#HigherEducation
#University
Mar 24 at 12:36amWeb
Show threadbazkie 👩🏼‍💻 bitplanes 🎵4d ago
@DrOinFL that's a nice trick! well done :D
Show threadLeslie Burns4d ago
@DrOinFL Bravo! And it sucks that you have to deal with that.
Show threadKim Possible 4d ago

@DrOinFL amazing. I fear for education.

As an opposite example, that is, of profs not reading what students have written, my mom had two ways to tell. She had a prof who didn't bother to read her work, once he knew she could do it. She starting putting a tiny dot of glue on each page to see if he even opened her paper. At one point, she was adding entire sections of the Pledge of Allegiance and the Declaration of Independence to see if he noticed. And she was an English major, so writing papers was a big deal.

Show threadAlmostlyHarmless3d ago
@DrOinFL Thank you for your diligence! I'm afraid for my grandkids' educations.
Show threadPaul_IPv63d ago

@DrOinFL

a million years back, i remember one of my high school english teachers bemoaning the death of writing skills in my generation. she must be spinning in her grave at AI "assisted" writing...

Show threadDobviews3d ago
@DrOinFL Fecking genius! 🤣
Show threadFlorian3d ago
@jussi_og @DrOinFL I applaud this creativity :) Super quick note, please don't do that if you ever have screen reader users in your class. Screen readers don't distinguish between font colors, so your instructions would be clear as day AND just look like regular text to such a student. Unfortunately in some respects we can't have nice things :)
Show threadNotASnark1d ago
@DrOinFL I considered doing a similar thing during online developer interviews. Never got to try it out though.
Show threadProfessor_Stevens1d ago

@DrOinFL

That trick catches the guilty, but it doesn't discourage the crime.

I use a blend of homework and in-class work. Students must score at least 60% on BOTH to pass. The smart ones realize that this means doing the homework themselves will help them pass the in-class work. The not-smart ones get 95% on the homework by using LLMs, and 55% on the in-class work.

You can see why this prevents the crime.