What are Automated Paraphrasing Tools and how do we address them? A review of a growing threat to academic integrity

This article reviews the literature surrounding the growing use of Automated Paraphrasing Tools (APTs) as a threat to educational integrity. In academia there is a technological arms-race occurring between the development of tools and techniques which facilitate violations of the principles of educational integrity, including text-based plagiarism, and methods for identifying such behaviors. APTs are part of this race, as they are a rapidly developing technology which can help writers transform words, phrases, and entire sentences and paragraphs at the click of a button. This article seeks to review the literature surrounding the history of APT use and the current understanding of APTs placed in the broader context of the educational integrity-technology arms race

Learner Autonomy in the Vietnamese EAP Context: A Literature Review

This literature review explores the current body of research pertaining to learner autonomy in the Vietnamese English for Academic Purposes (EAP) context, investigating themes and research methodologies, conclusions drawn, limitations and possible avenues for further study and new research directions in the future. We demonstrate that although there are many studies exploring the concept of learner autonomy, the definitions as to how this term is described is not clear throughout the literature, and this is a limitation in the current research field. In addition to this, there is significant evidence suggesting that Vietnamese EAP learners are keen to engage in autonomous learning practices and can demonstrate the self-regulation required to do so, which disagrees with traditional conceptions of Confucian heritage culture learning approaches

Concert recording 2013-11-09a

[Track 01]. Beautiful love / Victor Young -- [Track 02]. All the things you are / Jerome Kern -- [Track 03]. Ornithology / Charlie Parker -- [Track 04]. How insensitive (Insensatez) / Antonio Carlos Jobim -- [Track 05]. Misty / Errol Garner -- [Track 06]. Tico tico / Zequinha de Abreu -- [Track 07]. Bernie\u27s tune / Bernie Miller -- [Track 08]. Sweet Georgia Brown / Ben Bernie ; Maceo Pinkard ; Kenneth Casey -- [Track 09]. Dark eyes / Traditional Gypsy jazz song

Game of Tones: Faculty detection of GPT-4 generated content in university assessments

This study explores the robustness of university assessments against the use of Open AI's Generative Pre-Trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) generated content and evaluates the ability of academic staff to detect its use when supported by the Turnitin Artificial Intelligence (AI) detection tool. The research involved twenty-two GPT-4 generated submissions being created and included in the assessment process to be marked by fifteen different faculty members. The study reveals that although the detection tool identified 91% of the experimental submissions as containing some AI-generated content, the total detected content was only 54.8%. This suggests that the use of adversarial techniques regarding prompt engineering is an effective method in evading AI detection tools and highlights that improvements to AI detection software are needed. Using the Turnitin AI detect tool, faculty reported 54.5% of the experimental submissions to the academic misconduct process, suggesting the need for increased awareness and training into these tools. Genuine submissions received a mean score of 54.4, whereas AI-generated content scored 52.3, indicating the comparable performance of GPT-4 in real-life situations. Recommendations include adjusting assessment strategies to make them more resistant to the use of AI tools, using AI-inclusive assessment where possible, and providing comprehensive training programs for faculty and students. This research contributes to understanding the relationship between AI-generated content and academic assessment, urging further investigation to preserve academic integrity

A Case Study of the Impact of Bioenergy Development Upon Crop Production, Livestock Feeding, and Water Resource Usage in Kansas

The development of grain-based ethanol production in Kansas has had a marked impact upon the feedgrain and livestock industries of the state. The increased focus on feedgrain production stemming from ethanol development impacts the use and sustainability of Kansas water resources, and has changed the proportional mix of crops grown in the state. The need to handle increased amounts of feedgrains and to transport them to ethanol plants has affected the functional role of local grain elevators as well as the directional flow of grain within the state. The grain trucking industry has been dramatically affected by the increase in demand for moving both feedstock inputs and co-product outputs to and from ethanol plants in the state.Crop Production/Industries, Livestock Production/Industries, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

Concert recording 2013-04-20a

[Track 01]. Moving air / Nigel Westlake -- [Track 02]. Violin sonata no. 1 in G minor. Fuga / J.S. Bach -- [Track 03]. Merlin. Beyond the faint edge of the world ; [Track 04] Time\u27s way / Andrew Thomas -- [Track 05] Fear cage / Kirk J. Gay -- [Track 06]. Among the thorns / Sean Sweeden -- [Track 07]. String quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135. Lento assai, cantate e tranquillo ; Vivace / Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged by Sean Sweeden

Concert recording 2013-11-09b

[Track 01]. Inspirations diabolique. Introduction ; [Track 02]. Cadenza ; [Track 03]. Perpetual motion / Ricky Tagawa -- [Track 04]. Eight pieces for four timpani. Improvisation / Elliott Carter -- [Track 05]. Morning / Vox One ; arranged by Kolby Palmore -- [Track 06]. Character no. 2 for featured marimba and snare drum quartet / Casey Cangelosi ; arranged by Michael Eagle -- [Track 07]. Timeless / Michael Burritt

Concert recording 2015-02-14

[Track 01]. Escape velocity / Dave Hall -- [Track 02]. Ceiling full of stars / Blake Tyson -- [Track 03]. Indefinite architectures. Arcus / Michael Roe -- [Track 04]. Gainsborough. Fast ; [Track 05]. Slow, hesitant ; [Track 06]. Presto-march-presto / Thomas Gauger -- [Track 07]. Catching shadows / Ivan Trevino

Concert recording 2013-04-14a

[Track 01]. Moving air / Nigel Westlake -- [Track 02]. New York counterpoint / Steve Reich -- [Track 03]. In motion hand covers bruise / Trent Reznor ; Atticus Ross -- [Track 04]. When it rains / Brad Mehldau -- [Track 05]. Born to be wild / David Lang -- [Track 06]. Cheating, lying, stealing / David Lang -- [Track 07]. Two instrumental rounds in snaketime / Moondog -- [Track 08]. Motown metal / Michael Daughterty