Cheating In The 21st Century

Join us for Cheating In The 21st Century: Strategies To Tackle Online Academic Dishonesty tomorrow (Tuesday) March 19 ~ 1:00-2:30pm EDT 

Hazard Campus, JCC 231A

Overview:

Cheating and plagiarism in higher education continue to be persistent challenges. In the June 3, 2012 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jeffery Young explained the challenges technology has added to the problem of academic dishonesty, not only in the classroom but also in the rapidly increasing venue of online learning. Given the expanded strategies that make it easier to cheat than to learn, how can educators possibly tackle such a pervasive problem?

This webinar will identify types of academic dishonesty, as well as strategies that can help decrease incidences of this destructive trend in online learning. Participants will take away a clear picture of the learner’s inclination to violate academic codes of ethical behavior. They will also learn how to limit instances of cheating with careful design, implementation strategies, and ongoing monitoring.

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

• Understand reasons students engage in academic dishonesty
• Identify types of academic dishonesty that occur in online courses
• Utilize strategies that can decrease incidences of academic dishonesty
• Reduce rates of academic dishonesty in online learning environments

Who should attend?

• 2-year & 4-year institutions
• Online Learning Department
• Deans of Instruction
• Deans of Student Affairs/Services
• Department Chairs
• Faculty (full and part-time; online and on campus)
• Graduate Teaching Assistants
• Learning/Tutoring Center Staff
• Instructional Designers
• Student Life

“Academic dishonesty is a challenge in the traditional classroom, but in the online environment cheating can be tempting to the student and invisible to the instructor. In order to reduce and manage online academic dishonesty, online educators must adopt strategic approaches that educate and dissuade the learner from stepping over ethical boundaries.”

The presenter is Patricia McGee (an Associate Professor of Digital Learning Design at the University of Texas at San Antonio). Having directed several technology and teaching grants, she has also worked as research faculty through the Office of Naval Research, Air Force Research Laboratory, and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (formerly NLII) studying emerging technologies and learning systems, particularly those used in distributed learning environments. She actively participates in EDUCAUSE and Sloan-C and is a recipient of a United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Gold Award for Online Technology in Higher Education. Dr. McGee is an active consultant and invited speaker in the areas of strategies for faculty support, and strategies for pedagogically sound applications of digital tools and resources in online and blended environments. Her most recent interests include storytelling as an instructional method, blended and online course design, and informal learning through Web 2.0 technologies.