AI Ethics: Rethinking Plagiarism
1:00PM | Breakout Session 3 | Teaching/Learning Track
As AI tools become more common in the classroom, they’re reshaping how we think about academic integrity and plagiarism. In this workshop, participants will explore the ethical implications of AI-generated content and its impact on student work. We’ll discuss how to identify and address AI-assisted plagiarism as well as re-thinking existing lesson plans. Participants will leave with strategies to help students navigate ethical boundaries in a digital age, ensuring integrity and creativity in their learning process.
Presenter: Sharon Fleming
As Technical Projects Coordinator for the Office of Innovation at the New Jersey Department of Education, Sharon Fleming is responsible for working closely with specialists in Computer Science, Educational Technology, STEM/Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. She has been assisting in state-wide integration of AI in K-12 education through Governor Murphy’s “moonshot” initiative in addition to overseeing a new $750,000 AI Innovation in Education discretionary grant.
Ms. Fleming has over two decades of experience in Career and Technical Education (CTE). For the past 13 years she has worked as the Perkins Coordinator for the Office of Career Readiness. It this position she assisted eligible districts across the state apply for $28 million in Perkins entitlement funding. Prior to her state level work, she served as a Supervisor of Curriculum at Hunterdon County Vocational School District. Her career began at Hunterdon Central Regional High School as a business education teacher specializing in web design and digital multimedia.
Ms. Fleming is very excited to be at the forefront of innovation in education and helping teachers and administrators across New Jersey integrate AI into the classroom and enhance learning experiences for students.
Presenter: Rebekah Collipp
Rebekah Collipp, Computer Science Innovation Specialist is the newest addition to the Office of Innovation at the New Jersey Department of Education. As a lifelong learner and teacher who has taught a wide variety of subjects in public, charter, independent, and online schools, for middle and high school students, for the past 15 years, she looks for every opportunity she can to support computer science education. Her efforts have recently been recognized with a 2023 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing New Jersey Affiliate Educator Award and a 2023-2024 CSTA New Jersey Teaching Excellence Award.
Before joining the department, Rebekah served as the Head of the Computer Science Department for Villa Walsh Academy in Morristown, New Jersey. In this role, she taught various courses from Computer Science Discoveries through AP Computer Science A. She also founded the Villa Walsh Computer Science Honors Society and increased enrollment in AP Computer Science courses from 3 to 36 students. In addition to her full-time work, Rebekah also teaches AP CS classes online to homeschooled students and co-facilitates CSAwesome / AP CSA teacher professional development with the University of Minnesota's Northern Lights Collaborative.