Technology-Enabled
Cheating: Responses and
Considerations
Janine Lim, PhD
janine@andrews.edu
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Our Goal
It is the work of true
education to
develop this power,
to train the youth to
be thinkers, and not
mere reflectors (copy &
pasters) of other men's
thoughts.
White, Education 17
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“True education means more than the
pursual of a certain course of study. It
means more than a preparation for the
life that now is. It has to do with the
whole being, and the whole period of
existence possible to man. It is the
harmonious development of the physical,
mental, and spiritual powers. It prepares
the student for the joy of service in this
world and the higher joy of wider service
in the world to come. In the highest sense
the work of education and the work of
redemption are one.” Ellen G. White,
Education, p. 31
The Challenge
Cheating no longer carries the stigma that it
used to. Less social disapproval coupled with
increased competition for admission into
universities and graduate schools has made
students more willing to do whatever it takes to
get the A.
Grades (or a diploma), rather than
education, have become the major
focus of many students.
http://www.academicintegrity.org/icai/integrity-3.php
The Challenge
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Some Current
Cheating Methods
Your
Turn
Custom Essays
Copy & Paste
Google Docs and Online Test Banks
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Students using clickers for their friends
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Click Through
“Learning”
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Technological
Prevention
and
Detection
Measures
Your
Turn
Anti-plagiarism Tools
www.scanmyessay.com
www.turnitin.com
www.mydropbox.com
x
Cell Phone Jammers
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transition.fcc.gov/eb/jammerenforcement/jamfaq.pdf
Instructional and Assessment
Design Prevention Measures
Your
Turn
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Compare and contracts the
environmental adaptations of
frogs and another animal of your
choice.
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Write a speech as a senator from
your state, explaining the polar
ice melting and what should be
done about it.
Write an essay about
frogs.
Write an essay on the
causes of polar ice
melting.
Require Critical Thinking
http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy
http://www.chambersburg.k12.pa.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectionid=2365
Assess often to
check for
understanding and
reteach as needed
Require reflection
at the end of each
assignment.
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What did you learn?
How could you solve
the problem in
another way?
What do you think of
the concept learned?
Teach!!!
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Model ethical conduct (references, image sources, etc)
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Doug Johnson’s resources
www.doug-johnson.com/presentations/
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Teaching Students Right from Wrong in the Digital Age: A
Technology Ethics Primer
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Beating the No U-Turn Syndrome: A new approach to
copyright compliance
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The Fence or the Ambulance: Are You Punishing or Preventing
Plagiarism in Your School?
•Teach students how to cite material
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Citing Electronic Resources (resources to teach citing)
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http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic24a.htm
Methods of attribution in social media
http://www.slideshare.net/courosa/academic-integritykeynote-presentation
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Twitter: retweet
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Blogs: trackback
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Creative Commons/Flickr
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Wiki history
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Youtube Video responses
Grade the process AND the product
Multiple
Drafts
Annotated
Bibliography
Collaboration
Cheating
Oral reports and
random oral
quizzes
Significant
Writing on Tests
Prevent Plagiarism with Creative Assignments – Truman State University
http://library.truman.edu/faculty-staff/class-examples.asp
Designing Plagiarism-Resistant Assignments – Center for Intellectual
Property, University of Maryland University College
www.umuc.edu/cip/vail/faculty/designing_assignments/assignments.html
Honor code
On my honor, as an Eastview High School
student, I will neither cheat nor plagiarize
on any coursework.
www.district196.org/evhs/academics/hono
rcode/default.aspx
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http://www.rubberpaw.com/integrity/
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http://www.uwindsor.ca/aio/academic-integrity-poster-campaign
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http://www.viu.ca/studentservices/documents/AcademicIntegrityposterforweb.pdf
Questions?
Janine Lim, PhD
janine@andrews.edu
blog.janinelim.com
Skype: outonalim
Twitter: outonalim
References
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Couros, A. (2008). Academic integrity and the culture of sharing.
http://www.slideshare.net/courosa/academic-integrity-keynote-presentation
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International Center for Academic Integrity, http://www.academicintegrity.org/icai/home.php
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Moon, D., and Jenkins, R. (2011). Cheating: A legal primer toolkit for faculty and administrators.
Available through Magna Publications.
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Parcella, K. (2008). Using technology to prevent plagiarism.
http://www.slideshare.net/guestf17a2e/using-technology-to-detect-plagiarism-229376
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Strauss, V. (2011). New ways students cheat on tests. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answersheet/post/new-ways-students-cheat-on-tests/2011/09/28/gIQAPxFL6K_blog.html
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Yee, V. (2012). Stuyvesant students explain the how and why of cheating.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/education/stuyvesant-high-school-students-describe-rationalefor-cheating.html
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Young, J. (2012). Online classes see cheating go high-tech. http://chronicle.com/article/Cheating-GoesHigh-Tech/132093/