Cheating in online learning
Academic Impressions is one of my main sources of news on e-learning and educational developments. The editor, Daniel Fusch occasionally does interviews with experts on issues that come up in the news....
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Murphy, E. (2011) Plagiarism Betrayal? Inside Higher Education, September 9 Interesting article about some academics’ concern about WriteCheck, a product for students made by the same company that...
View ArticleBook review: The Future of Thinking: Learning Institutions in a Digital Age
Davidson, C and Goldberg, D. (2010) The Future of Thinking: Learning Institutions in a Digital Age Chicago: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The book itself is an attempt at...
View Article10 types of plagiarism (and why I’m pleading guilty to at least one charge)
Bailey, J. (2012) TurnItIn Analyzes the Spectrum of Plagiarism, Plagiarism Today, May 10 TurnItIn (2012) The Plagiarism Spectrum: Instructor Insights into the 10 Types of Plagiarism, TurnItIn, the...
View ArticleNine steps to quality online learning: Step 8: Communicate, communicate,...
© Care2, 2012 In this post I stress the importance of ongoing, continuing communication between instructor and students in an online environment, and in particular for this to be carefully managed in...
View ArticleThe role of information sciences in online learning: a review of IRRODL, Vol....
An overview of the papers IRRODL (the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning) has once again produced a fascinating themed edition, this time about the application of...
View ArticleCorruption in higher education: a wake-up call
Daniel, J. (2016) Combatting Corruption and Enhancing Integrity: A Contemporary Challenge for the Quality and Integrity of Higher Education: Advisory Statement for Effective International Practice:...
View ArticleWCET is taking a deep dive into AI and its impact on higher education: get...
Davis, V. (2023) Is AI the New Homework Machine? Understanding AI and Its Impact on Higher Education WCET Frontiers January 5 This is an excellent introduction both to artificial intelligence and its...
View ArticleHow new digital tools are impacting academic integrity
Eaton, S.E. (2023) The Academic Integrity Technological Arms Race and its Impact on Learning, Teaching, and Assessment Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, Vol. 48, No.2 We are interrupting the...
View ArticleTwo useful briefings on generative AI: and why it is potentially dangerous...
Davis, V.L. (2023) WCET Primer for Higher Education: General Brief on Generative AI Boulder, CO: WCET If you are not a member of WCET, I highly recommend this open access primer on Generative AI, such...
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