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Educators in a study identified three skill areas where assessment boundaries currently fall: prompting, critical thinking and writing. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

February 2, 2026

ChatGPT is in classrooms. How should educators now assess student learning?

Sarah Elaine Eaton, University of Calgary; Beatriz Antonieta Moya Figueroa, University of Calgary; Rahul Kumar, Brock University, and Robert Brennan, University of Calgary

Ensuring higher education remains a space for ethical decision-making means incorporating at least five principles into forms of assessment.

If a piece of writing was 49 per cent written by AI, with the remaining 51 per cent written by a human, is this original work? (Shutterstock)

November 4, 2021

Artificial intelligence is getting better at writing, and universities should worry about plagiarism

Michael Mindzak, Brock University and Sarah Elaine Eaton, University of Calgary

What’s judged to be plagiarism may shift as students rely on more sophisticated forms of technology for writing support.

Violations of academic integrity show Canada is not immune to academic misconduct — and more research is needed to effectively ensure academic quality. (Shutterstock)

January 15, 2020

Cheating may be under‑reported across Canada’s universities and colleges

Sarah Elaine Eaton, University of Calgary

Many countries monitor higher education at the federal level, partly to take a systemic approach to overseeing academic integrity. Why not Canada?

The second annual International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating is an attempt by universities around the world to raise awareness about students who hire others to do their work. (Shutterstock)

October 16, 2017

Universities unite against the academic black market

Sarah Elaine Eaton, University of Calgary

Across Canada and around the world, thousands of students are paying cash for good grades - in tests, essays and even PhD theses. On Oct. 18, 2017, universities globally are fighting back.

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