Plagiarism is a serious academic integrity violation, but students still struggle to fully understand it. This has become even more of an issue in the evolving era of AI. The good news is that the UAGC Writing Center has updated its resources to help students avoid plagiarism, including when utilizing generative AI tools! Use this announcement to help your students build confidence in their understanding of how to avoid plagiarism!
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Subject: Avoiding Plagiarism in the Age of AI
<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 25px; margin-top: 25px; max-width: 420px; height: auto;" src="https://uagc.instructure.com/users/187097/files/23664069/preview?verifier=f6xkcplxeM9GNXHWYazn7JA4c8SxKcZfzNPwVmNN" alt="AI Plagiarism.png" data-api-endpoint="https://uagc.instructure.com/api/v1/users/187097/files/23664069" data-api-returntype="File" /></p> <p> </p> <p>Plagiarism is a serious academic integrity violation, but a lot of students still struggle to fully understand it. What's more, understanding and avoiding plagiarism has become even more complex for students with the onset of artificial intelligence (AI) in research and writing.</p> <p>The good news is that the UAGC Writing Center has updated all of its plagiarism and academic integrity resources to help navigate this stressful issue!</p> <p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem;">As technology evolves, knowledge in this area truly is power. Check out our updated </span><a class="inline_disabled" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem;" href="https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/plagiarism-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plagiarism Guide</a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem;"> to learn how you can avoid all types of plagiarism -- intentional or otherwise! The more you build confidence in academic integrity during the research and writing process, the sharper your skills will become!</span></p>