Bite Sized PD: Copyleaks - Plagiarism Checker w/AI Detection
TLDRThis bite-sized PD session introduces Copyleaks, a plagiarism detection tool with AI capabilities, now integrated into Canvas. It's designed to identify AI-generated content and plagiarism in student submissions. The session covers how to enable Copyleaks for assignments, adjust scan settings, and access similarity reports. It also explores using Copyleaks as a teaching opportunity to promote academic integrity and good research habits, emphasizing the importance of original work and proper citation.
Takeaways
- 😀 Copyleaks is a plagiarism detection tool integrated with Canvas, designed to identify content copied from AI programs like ChatGPT and Bard.
- 🔍 The tool can detect AI-generated content, multiple forms of paraphrasing, and image-based text plagiarism.
- 👩🏫 Educators are encouraged to familiarize themselves with AI writing tools to better understand the tone and style of AI-generated text.
- 📝 Copyleaks allows instructors to adjust scan settings to include or exclude specific types of content from the plagiarism check.
- 📑 The tool provides a similarity report that details the extent of plagiarism, including alerts for AI-generated content.
- 📊 The similarity report includes a side-by-side comparison of the original and plagiarized content for easy identification.
- 📋 Instructors have the option to share the similarity report with students to promote transparency and learning.
- 🛠 Copyleaks can be used as a teaching opportunity to discuss academic integrity, proper citation, and paraphrasing techniques.
- 📖 The tool can also detect hidden text or characters, such as white text, which students might use to deceive word count requirements.
- 🏫 The ultimate goal of using Copyleaks is to educate students on academic integrity and improve their research and writing skills.
Q & A
What is Copyleaks and how does it integrate with Canvas?
-Copyleaks is a plagiarism detection software that can detect AI-generated content, including from programs like ChatGPT and Bard. It is integrated into Canvas, allowing educators to scan student submissions for plagiarism easily.
What are the learning intentions for the Copyleaks session in Canvas?
-The learning intentions are to understand Copyleaks as a plagiarism checker in Canvas, learn how to enable it for assignments, adjust scan settings, view and access similarity reports, and use Copyleaks as a teaching opportunity.
How does Copyleaks detect AI-generated content?
-While the specific algorithms are not disclosed, Copyleaks likely uses advanced algorithms to identify patterns and characteristics typical of AI-generated text, which often lacks a personal voice or tone and has issues with proper citation.
What are some additional filtering options available in Copyleaks?
-Copyleaks offers filtering options such as detecting AI-generated content, cross-language detection, excluding a template, and cheat detection for hidden characters in white ink or special characters from other languages.
How can educators enable Copyleaks for an assignment in Canvas?
-Educators can enable Copyleaks by creating an assignment, selecting the submission type as text entry or file uploads, choosing the plagiarism option, and then selecting Copyleaks. Afterward, they click on 'edit scan details' to configure the settings.
What is the significance of the color coding in the similarity report?
-The color coding in the similarity report indicates the level of plagiarism detected. Red signifies high plagiarism, blue indicates it's likely okay, and green also suggests the content is original.
How can students access their similarity report in Canvas?
-Students can access their similarity report by clicking into the assignment details, where they will find a 'submission details' section with a similarity score preview icon that they can click on.
What should educators consider when using Copyleaks as a teaching tool?
-Educators should consider explaining the purpose of using a plagiarism checker, teaching about academic integrity, setting clear expectations for original work, and using the reports to educate students on proper citation methods.
Why is it important to educate students about plagiarism and academic integrity?
-Educating students about plagiarism and academic integrity is important to promote good research and writing habits, ensure original work, and foster a sense of responsibility for their own work.
How can educators use the similarity report to initiate a conversation about potential plagiarism?
-Educators can use the similarity report to open a dialogue with students about the detected content, asking questions about the sources of information and discussing how to properly cite and paraphrase to avoid plagiarism.
Outlines
🔎 Introduction to Coffee Leaks in Canvas
The speaker welcomes the audience to a professional development session focused on 'Coffee Leaks,' a new plagiarism detection tool integrated into Canvas. The session aims to educate on how to use this tool to detect plagiarism in student submissions, including content generated by AI like ChatGPT and Bard. The speaker outlines the learning objectives, success criteria, and agenda, which includes an explanation of what Coffee Leaks is, how to enable it, adjust scan settings, access similarity reports, and use it as a teaching opportunity. The speaker also shares insights on how AI-generated content can be detected, noting the lack of personal voice and poor citation practices typical of AI outputs, and encourages familiarity with AI tools for better understanding.
📝 Setting Up Coffee Leaks in Canvas Assignments
The speaker provides a step-by-step guide on enabling Coffee Leaks for assignments in Canvas. After creating an assignment, the speaker emphasizes the need to select either text entry or file uploads as the submission type. The plagiarism option is then chosen, leading to the selection of Coffee Leaks. The speaker highlights the importance of adjusting scan settings, such as detecting AI-generated content, cross-language detection, and excluding template text. Additionally, the speaker introduces the cheat detection feature, which can identify hidden text or characters in white ink. The process is demonstrated with a live example in Canvas, showing how to navigate through assignment creation and scan setting adjustments.
📊 Understanding and Utilizing Similarity Reports
The speaker discusses how to access and interpret similarity reports generated by Coffee Leaks after students have submitted their work. The reports provide a color-coded alert system to quickly identify potential plagiarism issues. The speaker explains how to view detailed reports, which include alerts for AI-generated content, and how to use these reports to initiate conversations with students about their work. The speaker also demonstrates how to compare original and plagiarized content side-by-side and emphasizes the importance of using the tool as an educational opportunity rather than solely as a punitive measure.
🛠 Best Practices and Considerations for Using Coffee Leaks
The speaker concludes the session by discussing best practices and considerations for using Coffee Leaks effectively. They stress the importance of explaining the purpose of plagiarism detection to students, educating them on academic integrity, and setting clear expectations for original work. The speaker also suggests using the similarity reports as a teaching tool to help students understand and avoid plagiarism. They recommend providing guidance on proper citation methods and using resources to support students in learning how to cite correctly. The ultimate goal, according to the speaker, is to foster a culture of academic integrity and help students develop strong research and writing skills.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Copyleaks
💡Plagiarism Checker
💡AI Detection
💡Canvas
💡Learning Intentions
💡Success Criteria
💡Similarity Report
💡Academic Integrity
💡Cheat Detection
💡Teaching Opportunity
Highlights
Introduction to Copyleaks, a plagiarism checker with AI detection now available in Canvas.
Learning intentions include understanding how to use Copyleaks to scan for plagiarism in student submissions.
Copyleaks can detect content generated by AI programs like ChatGPT and Bard.
The presenter shares personal experience using AI tools to aid in writing tasks.
AI-generated content often lacks a personal voice or tone, which can be a detection clue.
Copyleaks detects various forms of paraphrasing and image-based text plagiarism.
The tool exposes attempts to deceive detection software, such as hiding text in white ink.
Copyleaks also detects plagiarism in source code, beneficial for programming educators.
Step-by-step guide on enabling Copyleaks for an assignment in Canvas.
Scan settings allow for customization, such as including or excluding AI-generated content from scans.
Instructing on how to adjust scan sensitivity and enable cheat detection for hidden text.
Demonstration of the process to create an assignment and enable Copyleaks within Canvas.
Accessing and understanding the similarity report, including AI detection alerts.
How to interpret the different types of similarity scores: identical, minor changes, and paraphrasing.
Providing students with access to their similarity reports to promote transparency and learning.
Strategies for using Copyleaks as a teaching opportunity rather than just a plagiarism detection tool.
Importance of discussing academic integrity, proper citation, and paraphrasing with students.
Encouraging a culture of academic integrity by using plagiarism checkers as educational tools.