SPARKing Academic Integrity
Supporting faculty in their mission to
educate students and uphold AI.
Laurel Schollen
Associate Vice President, Academic Excellence
Joy Muller
Associate Director, Library Services & Copyright Management
Alana Otis
Information Literacy & Reference Technician
AUDIENCE POLL
Do you feel your institution has a
focus on academic integrity?
Are you responsible for
administering academic integrity
policy and/or procedures at your
institution?
Faculty at my institution are
provided with the necessary tools
and training to uphold academic
integrity
BACKGROUND
Seneca College of Applied Arts &
Technology
 Over 150 full-time programs
and 500+ career options
 Multiple campuses
 Over 21,000 full-time
students
 1200+ faculty, over half are
adjunct faculty
www.senecacollege.ca
Seneca’s Academic Policy
9. Academic Honesty
http://www.senecac.on.ca/academic-policy
.To continue to graduate high quality students and sustain our reputation as a leading
institution, Seneca must have the highest standards of academic honesty. Academic honesty
means that all Seneca College students will conduct themselves in an honest and
trustworthy manner in all aspects of their academic career. Engaging in any form of
academic dishonesty to obtain any type of academic advantage or credit is an offence under
this policy and will not be tolerated by the College.
Subject Outline Statement on Cheating and Plagiarism
Cheating and Plagiarism
Each student should be aware of the College's policy regarding Cheating and Plagiarism.
Seneca's Academic Policy will be strictly enforced.
To support academic honesty at Seneca College, all work submitted by students may be
reviewed for authenticity and originality, utilizing software tools and third party services.
Please visit the Academic Honesty site on http://library.senecacollege.ca for further
information regarding cheating and plagiarism policies and procedures.
FACULTY TRAINING
Why Faculty Training?
Academic Integrity handled by individual
Faculties/Schools/Programs
Different learning styles, cultures and
generations
Demonstrate best practices
Encourage building of Personal Learning
Landscapes
FORMAL TRAINING
Faculty Development Program
Seminar – Academic Integrity
AVPA is invited to present a full session on AI as part of
the Inclusive Teaching and Scholarly Practice course.
One week before the session:
 Survey (adapted from AAC&U’s “Developing a
Moral Compass”
 Call for cases from personal experience involving
AI
Seminar – Academic Integrity
During the session:
 Discussion of survey results – comparison to
previous classes and to AAC&U results
 Activity involving Academic Policy – response to
questions
 Faculty work on cases in groups and present the
results of their deliberations
 Discussion on integrity and civility
 Resources
FACULTY RESOURCES
Faculty FAQ
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Goals
Educate faculty on new developments to improve their
skills;
Provide an accessible, secure, collaborative environment for
faculty learning;
Deliver supports for faculty to integrate into their own
teaching environment;
Advance unique pedagogical opportunities for the pursuit
and sharing of teaching and learning best practices.
SPARK
Video: Why Cite?
Student misconceptions, frustrations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlNjXB0OkIg
Tutorials
Quizzes and Activities
FUTURE PLANS
Technology
Literacy
Digital
Citizenship
Use tools and
applications to
collaborate, share,
create, educate and
enhance
Use technology
and the internet
responsibly and
judiciously
Information
Literacy
Locate, evaluate
and use
information
responsibly and
ethically
Questions?
Laurel Schollen
Associate Vice President, Academic Excellence
Joy Muller
Associate Director, Library Services & Copyright Management
Alana Otis
Information Literacy & Reference Technician
http://academicintegrityfacultytraining.
wordpress.com/