Last week I gave an overview of the issues involved in the plagiarism question. This week I'm going to share a personal narrative of one adjunct's experience…
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Ah, yes, time to touch on another painful topic: plagiarism. Just as mentioning tenure produces a stream of bile and frustration over one end of a broken…
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by P.D. Lesko Are your online students cheating when they take their exams? Yes they are, and unless faculty members actively work to curb the opportunities their…
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My Word! is written in a scholarly style. Blum also uses personal examples from her teaching background. Chapters are best read individually, with time spent between them to…
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by Diane M. Rubino When I first I started teaching, I knew what plagiarism meant and how it related to schoolwork. But student “cheaters” challenged my beliefs.…
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by Gerald Nelms When I began teaching back in the early 1980s, any student plagiarizing upset me a lot. I experienced exactly what Richard Murphy describes in…
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by P.D. Lesko In a few weeks, the 2012-2013 academic year will ease, grind, screech and/or jolt to a stop, depending on one’s perspective. Final exams and…
By Lance Eaton Frequent Flyer adjuncts can feel like their life consists of repeatedly having to bring the mountain to the people. Synchronizing information, technology, material, and…
Review of Guiding Students from Cheating and Plagiarism to Honesty and Integrity: Strategies for Change by Ann Lathrop and Kathleen Foss, 2005 Reviewed by Greg Beatty…