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How can you avoid AI Detection in writing

June 21, 2026

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How Can You Avoid AI Detection in Writing: What students try (and why they fail)

Key Pointers Understand how AI Detector work, they statistical patterns, perplexity and burstiness, not just word choice A lot of students try these common bypass methods (paraphrasing tools, synonym swapping,…

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April 16, 2020

Read time 6 mins

Common Writing Mistakes Found in College Papers

Are dangling modifiers sabotaging your work? Comma splices undermining your ideas? As a graduate Teaching Assistant, I hate to see otherwise good papers plagued by bad grammar and other completely…

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March 4, 2020

Read time 4 mins

Writing tips for people who hate writing

Writing is an activity that, for some, is both invigorating and cathartic. However, not everybody has the same thoughts on the subject. If you are one of those people who…

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February 11, 2020

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Preventing Plagiarism in the Classroom: 4-Step Guide

As most English and Writing teachers know; student success and their outlook on the writing process in general can be greatly affected by the skills and habits established in their…

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January 5, 2020

Read time 6 mins

Is Self-Plagiarism Really a Problem?

Short answer: yes. Read on to learn when and why to be concerned about plagiarizing yourself, how a plagiarism checker can help, and strategies to avoid crossing ethical lines in…

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November 14, 2019

Read time 6 mins

Avoiding Block Quote Overload

Whenever I’m writing a paper, I know I’m getting tired when I start putting in tons of quotations with very little of my own writing and analysis in between. As…

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October 29, 2019

Read time 5 mins

Becoming a Better English Teacher

Can we all just take a moment and remember dear, old Ms. Monotonous and the cranky, grump Mr. Stale? You probably know them, had them, or heard about them. They…

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September 1, 2019

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Does Cryptomnesia Excuse Plagiarism?

Recently, I heard a bizarre story highlighting how far some students have gone to pass off someone else’s work as their own. A high school English teacher had approached a…

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September 1, 2019

Read time 7 mins

A Brief History of the Footnote – from the Middle Ages to today

If you are a student or have ever been a student, you almost certainly have used footnotes in your writing or at least have come across them while reading. This…

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September 1, 2019

Read time 7 mins

Providing Effective Feedback on Student Papers

Providing effective feedback on student papers is one of the most challenging yet rewarding parts of teaching. In general, I’ve found that my students appreciate substantive feedback and nearly always…

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September 1, 2019

Read time 9 mins

A Short History of Academic Plagiarism

When and how did plagiarism become a thing? What does plagiarism look like in the 21st century? And how can we stop students from cheating on papers, thereby cheating themselves…