What is plagiarism? “Presenting someone else’s work, including the work of other students, as one’s own” Failure to acknowledge “ideas or materials taken from another source . . . unless the information is common knowledge” (http://studentcode.iu.edu/responsibilities/academic-misconduct.html) How do I talk with students about plagiarism before assignments are due? Provide a clear statement on your syllabus… Read more »
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Feedback, not just Grading
Good feedback creates dialogue between the instructor and student. In order to foster this dialogue, it’s important to give students feedback both early and frequently throughout the semester. Timely feedback allows students to act on the information to improve their learning while still in your course. This requires providing students with frequent opportunities to demonstrate… Read more »
Collaborate with Librarians to Help Your Students Develop Their Research Workflow
Collaborating with librarians is the second in a series of blog posts aimed at addressing plagiarism and how to prevent it in your classes. See the first in the series regarding assignment design, written by Jo Ann Vogt. Future posts in this series will cover how to discuss plagiarism with your students, procedures for following up on… Read more »
Designing Assignments to Promote Academic Honesty
Assignment design can be a powerful tool in your efforts to engage your students with your subject matter and encourage them to do their own work. To make assignments more interesting and less vulnerable to cheating, consider some of these suggestions: Ground assignments in real-world events or in controversies in your field. Ask students to… Read more »
So… What’s Next?
“We have full access to VoiceThread, it’s free, and we can put it in Canvas?” “As faculty, we have IU Google accounts?” “When and how did we decide to move to this new technology?” All of these are real questions I have heard from IU faculty or staff, and possibly comments you have made yourself. It… Read more »
Have you Innovated Lately?
When is the last time you innovated in the classroom? Are you sitting in your comfort zone? There’s something to be said for cruising in the comfort zone to perfect your previous innovations, however it’s not a place to stay long term. The comfort zone is the place where you know what to expect, you… Read more »