Academic Integrity in Online Education

$345.00
Price: $345.00
Event Date: 
October 26, 2011 - November 4, 2011
Level: 
Intermediate - Level 2
certificate specialization: 
Administration
certificate specialization: 
Blended Learning
certificate specialization: 
Design and Delivery
Key Online Workshop Information
Minimum Estimated Time Commitment: 
~ 5 - 10 hours/week
Resources Provided in Workshop: 
Presentations, readings, web links, discussion threads and other materials, viewable online through October 26, 2012
Half-Hour Workshop Orientation - Learn about moodle and Elluminate LIVE! Navigate the workshop space
1-Hour Live Panel Discussion - Participation in Live Q&A
Viewing of Live Sessions available through October 26, 2012
Event Summary: 

Participants will:

  • Explore why and how students cheat
  • Review faculty beliefs regarding cheating and online education
  • Understand a three-pronged approach to addressing academic integrity: policing (catching and punishing cheaters), prevention (designing courses and assignments that discourage cheating), and virtue (creating learning communities in which students do not want to cheat).
  • Study the history of and research related to academic integrity in higher education
  • Evaluate tools and techniques designed to detect and deter cheating and plagiarism
  • Investigate best practices for creating communities of integrity on campuses, and within departments and courses
  • Develop classroom techniques to discourage academic dishonesty
  • Explore personal values and how they apply to roles and responsibilities in higher education

 

If you have a disability, use assistive technology, or may need accommodation to fully access a workshop, please email us at workshop@sloanconsortium.org.  You will be contacted by someone from our workshop staff as quickly as possible to discuss your needs.

Complete Workshop Description
Online Workshop Description: 
Academic integrity is an important issue for all of higher education, and of particular interest to the distance education community, given changing expectations of accreditors. All members of the educational community—faculty and staff members, administrators, and students—play a role in creating a culture of integrity. This session will explore the history of and trends in cheating and plagiarism in higher education; concerns specific to distance education; suggested techniques for campuses, departments, and classrooms; and technology tools. The workshop leaders will share both practical information and research data.
Schedule: 
Workshop Opens - October 26th. Please introduce yourself and begin reviewing materials
Workshop Orientation - Wednesday, October 26th at 4pm EST
Workshop Officially Closes - November 4h. All workshop materials will be available through October 26, 2012
Sloan-C Certificate Program Eligibility: 

This online workshop can be counted toward the Sloan-C Certificate.

Pricing Information: 
Price: $345 Each Sloan-C Member price: $195 w/coupon code* (you will enter the coupon code on the payment page of your shopping cart process) College Pass Member Pricing: No Cost w/coupon code* (you will enter the coupon code on the payment page of your shopping cart process) *Individual Members receive 2 discounts with membership, Institutional and Premium Members receive 20 discounts, and College Pass Members receive 100 (50 or 25) "free" seats in the entire 2011 Sloan-C Workshop series.
Cancellation Policy: 

If you register and pay for a Sloan-C workshop/seminar and are unable to attend, we will be happy to apply your payment to another Sloan-C workshop/seminar at your request. However, no refunds will be given. This offer is good for one year.

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