proactive strategies for promoting academic integrity
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Presented at the SLOAN-C International Conference in Online Learning 2012, October, Orlando, FL, USATRANSCRIPT
PROACTIVE STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
LISA MARIE JOHNSON, [email protected]
18TH ANNUAL SLOAN-C INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – ORLANDO, FL, USA
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
What is it?
DEFINING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
You are an academic if you are associated with an academy. An academy is commonly defined as a college or other organization focused on education.
To have integrity commonly means to act with honesty.
Thus, academic integrity can be defined as acting honestly in all college related activities. Although definitions and policies for academic integrity vary, they always involve an expectation for honesty.
CCCOnline. (2010). Student academic integrity tutorial. links.ccconline.org/integrity
APPLYING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Life
Informal Learning
Formal
Learning
ADDRESSING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Institutional Level
Program Level
Course Level
Activity Level
Policing
Prevention Ethical
Lorenzetti, J. P. (2010, May). Combating online dishonesty with communities of integrity. Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com
POLICING
Identify the infraction
Prove the infraction
Punish the infraction
Should long term records of acts of dishonesty persist in the academic transcript?
Is knowledge of habitual cheating a legitimate educational interest among faculty? (e.g., FERPA)
PREVENTION
Constructing pathways to honestyConstructing barriers to dishonesty
Available and usable policies & procedures(e.g., honor pledges, honor codes)
Use of software to deter ... and police
Assessment design to promote authentic demonstrations of knowledge and skill
ETHICAL
How do we...
Encourage self-regulation and motivation for honesty?
Instill value and accountability for the community?
classroom
program
Institution
societal
PROMOTING ACADEMY INTEGRITY... WITH DESIGN STRATEGIES
Make information on academic integrity very easy to find ... Everywhere, be redundant!
Include ethics instruction within curriculum
Discuss academic integrity at orientation programs and events using examples
Provide resources for “study skills”
S T R AT E G I E S
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com
Assign an academic integrity liaison to support faculty
Link to information about academic integrity on your campus website
Require students to read and agree to the campus academic integrity policy
Provide students with a writing handbook
S T R AT E G I E S
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com
Ask students to restate the academic integrity policy (this can also be used as a writing sample)
Include a lesson on academic integrity – especially in introductory courses
Include a lesson on avoiding plagiarism
Use case-studies and scenarios to give meaning to integrity as a process
S T R AT E G I E S
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com
Provide opportunities for students to apply their values to decision-making as a part of case studies, current events or historical issue assignments
Include an ethical decision-making case study within your course
Have a syllabus quiz that includes an academic integrity statement
Develop a class honor code at the start of the semester
S T R AT E G I E S
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com
Believe and act as though a culture of academic integrity exists
S T R AT E G I E S
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com
Use originality checking software and learn how to interpret the results
Promote authentication measures by using drafting and collaborative activity staged throughout the term and assessments
Compare student writing samples across your course e.g., a spontaneous sample collected at the start of a course
S T R AT E G I E S
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com
Use authentic forms of assessment rather than traditional high-stakes exams/quizzes and knowledge-level testing.
S T R AT E G I E S
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT OPTIONS
Teaching Activities (n.d.). Illinois Online Network http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/otai/
o Article (Journal) Critiqueso Audio Recordingso Bloggingo Brainstormingo Case-Based Instructiono Concept Mappingo Debateo Document Analysiso Fieldwork/Apprenticeshipo Gamingo Group Problem Solvingo Group Reportso Hypothetical Situationso Interviews
o Journalingo Literature Reviewo Multimedia Presentation so Peer Editing / Reviewo Portfolioso Presentationso Quizzing (APPLICATION)o Reflectionso Role Playingo Simulationso Socratic Dialogueo Student generated Q & A o Webquesto Wikis / Collaborative Authoring
RESOURCES CCCOnline. (2010). Student academic integrity tutorial. links.ccconline.org/integrity
Faculty Focus (2010). Special Report: Promoting academic integrity in online education. Magna Publication. facultyfocus.com
WCET (2009). Best practices to promote academic integrity in online education. wcet.wiche.edu
PROACTIVE STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
LISA MARIE JOHNSON, [email protected]
18TH ANNUAL SLOAN-C INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – ORLANDO, FL, USA