Understanding your students Plagiarism and culture

A little about your students Born between 1984 and 1988 Have never known consume-only culture Were in elementary school when the first graphical web browser launched Education is a means, not an end Bombarded with a culture of copy

Born between 1984 and 1988

Have never known consume-only culture

Were in elementary school when the first graphical web browser launched

Education is a means, not an end

Bombarded with a culture of copy

Culture of Copy Movies

Movies

Culture of Copy Music

Music

A Musical Interlude "Nel Cimitero di Tucson" From the 1968 spaghetti Western Django, Prepare a Coffin (Preparati la Bara!)

Culture of Copy Television

Television

Culture of Copy Education Grown up on Group Work Have always been “taught to the test” Find academia confusing

Education

Grown up on Group Work

Have always been “taught to the test”

Find academia confusing

My research 4 Student Workshops They all knew what plagiarism was Were able to identify key issues So what does this mean? They know… …but they can’t transfer meanings… …and academic writing is really hard.

4 Student Workshops

They all knew what plagiarism was

Were able to identify key issues

So what does this mean?

They know…

…but they can’t transfer meanings…

…and academic writing is really hard.

How do we help? Ethical not legal problem Be clear about ethics in your discipline Clear guidelines for group work Procedural papers Bibliography, draft, revision Take up folders rather than papers Library instruction Research Citation

Ethical not legal problem

Be clear about ethics in your discipline

Clear guidelines for group work

Procedural papers

Bibliography, draft, revision

Take up folders rather than papers

Library instruction

Research

Citation

Jason Griffey [email_address] Facebook AIM: utcrefJason del.icio.us/griffey/plagiarism Or just come see me in the reference department

Jason Griffey

[email_address]

Facebook

AIM: utcrefJason

del.icio.us/griffey/plagiarism

Or just come see me in the reference department