Assessment and integrity in the age of essay-writing artificial intelligence
byContract cheating, particularly ghostwriting, is a growing challenge for higher education teachers and students. There are a few reasons for this. The internet has…
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Referencing in first year – what’s the point?
byBeing able to reference correctly is often taken to be a fundamental academic competency and core to the values of academic scholarship. In assessments…
Why are we sharing practice? Reflections on a School’s teaching day during extraordinary circumstances
byIn a time where being online all the time is the norm, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed in both our professional and personal lives….
Gamifying academic integrity
byThe topic of academic integrity is not always a particularly interesting or easy thing to get students to think about. Recently the School of…
Building student capacity through educational technologies – reports from ASCILITE 2018
byASCILITE 2018 was held at Deakin University from 25-28 November 2018. The annual ASCILITE conference brings together academics, developers, researchers, and technologists from around…
Learning analytics to improve referencing – call for collaborators
byThe Library has put together a teaching and outreach initiative to provide personalised feedback and learning activities to students having difficulties with referencing in…
EdTool Tips #7: Turnitin Dropbox Simple Setup – the Short and Long Answers
byThe Educational Innovation helpdesk has received a lot of calls and emails about Turnitin as we get into mid-semester. This 7th instalment of the…
Minimising academic integrity breaches through timely reporting and early intervention
byIn this article we highlight the importance of timely incident reporting for maximising the effectiveness of educational interventions for students, minimising recidivism, and assisting…
Educational Integrity In 2017
byIn this article we highlight some of the work the Office of Educational Integrity is doing to support you and your students this semester….
Contract Cheating and Assessment Design
byThe MyMaster scandal involving several prominent NSW universities in 2015 highlighted the proliferation of contract cheating (or ghostwriting) of student assignments as a significant problem facing all…