For teachers
AI-Resistant Assignments: Designs and Prompts That Work
No assignment is AI-proof. These designs make AI misuse harder and student thinking easier to see, with example prompts for English, history, science, math and more.
WrittenCheck Blog
Plain, researched guides on AI detection: how detectors work, how to read a score, and how teachers, students and writers can use one fairly.
For students and writers
How to Cite AI in APA, MLA and Chicago Style
The exact formats for citing generative AI in APA, MLA and Chicago, plus in-text citations, where prompts go and a disclosure statement you can adapt.
AI detection guides
Em Dash AI: Does an Em Dash Mean a Text Was Written by AI?
Writers used em dashes for centuries before chatbots. Here's what the data on em dashes and AI actually shows, and how to use the mark well.
For teachers
AI Policy for Schools: Levels, Examples and Templates
How to write a classroom or school AI policy that students actually follow, with example syllabus statements and a disclosure template you can adapt.
For students and writers
Is Using AI Plagiarism? What Universities Actually Say
Using AI isn't automatically plagiarism. Passing off AI text as your own usually breaks the rules. Here's where schools draw the line and how to stay on the right side.
AI detection guides
AI Words to Avoid: The Research, the List and Plain Swaps
Delve, underscore, meticulous. Here's what research says about the words AI overuses, a table of plain swaps, and the structural habits that matter more.
For teachers
AI Detector for Teachers: How to Use One Fairly
When to run an AI checker, how to read a score and sentence highlights, what to tell students about privacy, and a workflow that keeps the score in its place.
For students and writers
Falsely Accused of Using AI? A Calm, Step-by-Step Plan
An AI accusation feels awful, but most can be cleared with calm steps and clear evidence. Here's what to do first, what to gather and what to say.
AI detection guides
How to Tell If Something Is Written by AI: A Reader's Method
A practical method for spotting AI writing: what to check in facts, sources, structure and voice, and why your instinct alone is a poor judge.
For teachers
How to Tell If a Student Used AI, and What to Do Next
A practical guide for teachers: the signs worth checking, where to find process evidence, what to say to the student, and how to document it fairly.
For students and writers
How Do Teachers Check for AI? What Students Should Know
Teachers rarely rely on one signal. Here's how they actually check for AI, what detectors can and can't show, and how to make your own process easy to see.
AI detection guides
Are AI Detectors Accurate? What Independent Research Shows
Independent studies show AI detectors vary a lot, and even a small error rate adds up. Here's what the research found and how to read any accuracy claim.
