Presented to the Center for Adult Learning in Louisiana by invitation, 2011

1. Promoting Integrity
in all
Academic Environments
Lisa Marie Johnson, Ph.D.
johnson.lisamarie@gmail.com

2. WHAT IS IT?
Academic Integrity

3. Defining Academic Integrity
• You are an academic if you are associated with an academy.
An academy is commonly defined as a college or other
organization focused on education.
• To have integrity commonly means to act with honesty.
Thus, academic integrity can be defined as acting honestly in
all college related activities. Although definitions and policies
for academic integrity vary, they always involve an
expectation for honesty in coursework.
CCCOnline. (2010). Student academic integrity tutorial. Available from http://links.ccconline.org/integrity

4. When Does Academic Integrity Apply?
Life
Informal
Learning
Formal
Learning

5. What Does Academic Integrity Involve?
• Sharing identity information
(e.g., logins, passwords, bio-signatures)
• Submitting coursework completed by another
(e.g., buying a term paper; submitting another’s work from a course)
• Unauthorized assistance with coursework
(e.g., collaboration that results in a change in performance on an
assessment, such as unapproved tutoring)
• Committing an act of plagiarism
(e.g., poor research and citation technique; copying)
CCCOnline. (2010). Student academic integrity tutorial. Available from http://links.ccconline.org/integrity

6. HOW TO ADDRESS IT?
Academic Integrity

7. Institutional and Course Strategies
Policing
Prevention
Ethical
Lorenzetti, J. P. (2010, May). Combating online dishonesty with communities of integrity.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com

8. Policing
Identify the
infraction
Prove the
infraction
Punish the
infraction
Should long term records of acts of dishonesty persist in the academic transcript?
Is knowledge of habitual cheating a legitimate educational interest among faculty?

9. Prevention
• Constructing pathways to honesty
Constructing barriers to dishonesty
• Available and usable policies & procedures
(e.g., honor pledges, honor codes)
• Use of software to deter and police
• Assessment design to promote authentic
demonstrations of knowledge and skill

10. Ethical
How do we encourage students to self-regulate
and motivate themselves to be honest? How can
we instill a value and accountability for the
community?
classroom
program
college
societal

11. HOW TO PROMOTE IT?
Academic Integrity

12. Strategies
practical advice to
promote a culture of
academic integrity

13. Strategies
1) Make information on academic integrity very easy to find on
your campus website, library website, department website,
course, within the syllabus and within assignment specifics
2) Include ethics instruction within the core curriculum and/or
area-specific within degree plans
3) Talk about academic integrity at orientation programs and
events
4) Provide students with a course or course lesson on research
and/or study skills
5) Develop boilerplate language on academic integrity
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com

14. Strategies
6) Assign a department academic integrity liaison to support
faculty
7) Write a letter to your students about integrity and post it in
your course
8) Link to information about academic integrity on your campus
website
9) Require students to read and agree to the campus academic
integrity policy
10) Provide students with a writing handbook
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com

15. Strategies
11) Ask students to restate the academic integrity policy (this can
also be used as a writing sample to use when grading and
reviewing student work)
12) Ask students to reflect on the academic integrity policy in the
discussion board
13) Include a lesson on academic integrity – especially in
introductory courses
14) Include a lesson on avoiding plagiarism
15) Provide opportunities for students to apply their values to
decision-making as a part of case studies, current events or
historical issue assignments
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com

16. Strategies
16) Include an ethical decision-making case study within your
course
17) Have a syllabus quiz that includes an academic integrity
statement
18) Develop a class honor code at the start of the semester
19) Ask students to reflect on integrity and honor and how it
applies to education in the discussion board
20) Believe and act as thought a culture of academic integrity
exists
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com

17. Strategies
practical advice to
police and prevent
violations of academic
integrity

18. Strategies Use originality checking software and train everyone on
proper use/interpretation of the software results
 Promote authentication measures by using drafting, and
collaborative activity staged throughout the term and
assessments
 Compare student writing in the discussion with that on
assignments and papers; a writing sample collected at
the start of the semester is advised
 Have a mechanism for reporting and maintaining a
record of every violation and consequence
University of Texas Telecampus & FacultyFocus. (2010, May). 91 ways to maintain academic integrity in online courses.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education – www.facultyfocus.com

19. Strategies
Some ideas include:
o Article (Journal) Critiques
o Audio Recordings
o Blogging
o Brainstorming
o Case-Based Instruction
o Concept Mapping
o Debate
o Document Analysis
o Fieldwork (Includes
Apprenticeship)
o Gaming
o Group Problem Solving
o Group Reports
o Hypothetical Situations
o Interviews
o Journaling
o Literature Review
o Multimedia Presentation
(Video and Film)
o Peer Editing / Review
o Portfolios
o Presentations
o Q & A (Students pose
questions)
o Application Quizzing
o Reflections
o Role Playing
o Simulations
o Socratic Dialogue
o Webquest
o Wikis / Collaborative
Authoring
 Use authentic forms of assessment whenever an
alternative to do so from traditional high-stakes
exams/quizzes and knowledge-level testing.
Teaching Activities (n.d.). Illinois Online Network
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/otai/

20. Resources
• WCET (2009). Best practices to promote
academic integrity in online education.
wcet.wiche.edu
• Faculty Focus (2010). Special Report:
Promoting academic integrity in online
education. Magna Publication.
facultyfocus.com