You, Your Kids & Plagiarism - Laptop Leaders Academy

information sharing in the 21st century you, your kids & Plagiarism Glenn Wiebe glennw@essdack.org www.edutopia.org/images/graphics/plagiarism.jpg

sticky ideas?

plagiarism is happening at your school

you can detect it

working to prevent it makes you a better teacher

“Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach.” Marc Prensky

Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman 2007

Stand and find two other people

assuming kids are different, how might that impact how you teach? does plagiarism really happen?

any good war stories?

HS cheating jumped from 58% to 97% from 1969 to 1989 80% of college-bound admit to cheating / 95% don’t get caught 38% of HS and college students report using Web to cheat Center for Academic Integrity

Helen Keller 1892 Alex Haley 1976 Kansas City Piper HS 2001 Stephen Ambrose 2002

Colin Powell 2003 Jayson Blair 2003 Wichita KS pastor 2004 Kaavya Viswanathan 2006

Paper due on Monday!?

online paper mills

questions for discussion

problem?

is it? what problem?

“I’m not really sure but I know it when I see it!”

share your definition with one new friend

“When students submit work purporting to be their own, but which in any way borrows ideas, organization, wording or anything else from another source without appropriate acknowledgement of the fact, the students are guilty of plagiarism.” University of Kentucky 1998

different types?

fraud willfully submitting work done by someone else

patchwriting phrases from a source text patched together into new sentences

failure to cite not acknowledging sources

failure to quote no quotation marks for direct quotation Rebecca Moore Howard University of Maryland

cryptomnesia remembering without being aware of it Richard Marsh University of Georgia

but why?

lazy it’s easier to copy!

lazy it’s easier to copy! lack of time work outside school, class load, home situation

lazy it’s easier to copy! lack of time work outside school, class load, home situation fear of failure “my skills aren’t good enough, so only way to pass the class”

competition / grades scholarships, college admissions, parental pressure

competition / grades scholarships, college admissions, parental pressure lack of knowledge we shouldn’t assume

competition / grades scholarships, college admissions, parental pressure lack of knowledge we shouldn’t assume lack of enforcement unclear & inconsistent policies, fear

signs of plagiarism?

back to “war stories” suggestions to prevent reoccurrence?

don’t assume

don’t assume ensure district policy is clear & available avoid the “death penalty” provide clear examples

“Breaking the Academic Honesty policy is defined as any act in which a student obtains or provides help on an assignment that is to be completed solely by the student. This can be done in such ways as plagiarizing, copying, using unauthorized devices or any other act that is deemed to be dishonest.”

practice citation with students

practice citation with students assign age appropriate work

practice citation with students assign age appropriate work don’t take it personally

go to “paper mills” with your students

go to “paper mills” with your students focus on the process of learning

go to “paper mills” with your students focus on the process of learning educate parents

so be both . . .

idealistic discuss ethics & character mashups are good realistic enforcement quality assignments

the “perfect” plagiarism proof assignment looks like?

“Build beautiful cathedrals.” Doug Johnson

assignment characteristics: specific personal choice collaborative cross-content

student-designed graphic organizer 4 page newspaper resumes comic strip & cartoons

student-designed graphic organizer - Inspiration 4 page newspaper - Pages or Wordpress blog resumes - Word comic strip & cartoons - Comic Life

illustrated children’s book & cover problem-based learning movie script & ads

illustrated children’s book & cover - Google Earth problem-based learning - Historical Scene Investigation movie script & ads - PhotoStory3

community service projects document-based questions video games

community service projects - Teachertube document-based questions - Footnote video games - Wii

whadda’ you got?

final advice?

review your district policy

review your district policy rethink & revise the work you design

review your district policy rethink & revise the work you design be a role model

reflection • one piece of bad news • two pieces of good news • three next steps

“Genius borrows nobly.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

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