Technological Impact on Academic Integrity

1. Technological Impact on Academic Integrity Kansas State University Honor and Integrity System Faculty Brown Bag Session September 23, 2008

2. Overview • Out-of-class technology • In-class technology • Distance Education • What should faculty do? • Questions for discussion

3. Out-of-Class • Buying papers online • Cutting and Pasting from online • Computer hacking (files, K-State online, passwords, etc)

4. On-line Papers (just a few examples) • Customwritings.com • “The Art of Relieving Student’s Pain” • All grade levels • Directessay.com • Buy-thesis.com • Custom-essay.net • “100% FREE of Plagiarism” Students have the option of how much to buy (outline, literature review, entire paper, etc.) as well as have someone who has the same native language write the paper.

6. Intentional Cutting and Pasting • Online Research • Wikipedia • Google • Ask.com • Library Databases • Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V • Potentially modifying few words (misunderstanding of plagiarism)

7. Technological Hacking • K-State Online (unpublished material) • Passwords • Lab Computers (not logging off) • Borrowing of Technology (laptops, calculators, etc.) • Files through K-State Networks

8. In Class • Cell Phones • Cameras • PDAs • Graphing Calculators • Blackberries • Using Technology to prepare for in class exam Livescribe's Pulse Smartpen http://gizmodo.com/349511/livescribe-pulse-smartpen-digitally-copies-notes-records-3d-audio

9. Cell Phones • Text Messaging • Friends • Google • Cha Cha • Pictures • Silent mode http://www.mobilewhack.com/images/lg_vx5200_cell_phone_1.jpg

10. PDAs • Microsoft Word • Notepad • Calculator • Web Connection • Bluetooth Technology http://www.imagecows.com/uploads/f460-HP-iPAQ112classic-handheld-pda.jpg

11. Graphing Calculators • Storing formulas • For retrieval • For use in the calculator • Storing text http://www.inkino.co.uk/zen/images/HP49g.jpg

12. Blackberries • Web Surfing • E-mail • Text Messaging • Pictures • Calculator • File Storage http://www.boygeniusreport.com/wp-content/uploads/image/vzw-blackberry-curve-8330.jpg

13. A “Simple” Printer This paper is printed with size 4-pt. font. http://csta.villanova.edu/CITIDEL/bitstream/10117/209/3/AcademicDishonesty_SIGCSE2003.pdf

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15. Distance Education • Verification of student • Proctoring • Outside resources in exams/assignments

16. Options for Faculty • Plagiarism Detection Software • Assignments with specific goals/objectives (from “E-cheating”) • Know what is online before the assignment (from “E-cheating”) • Give students enough time to complete assignment (from “E-cheating”) • Oral exams / presentations that describe research process (from “E-cheating”) • Awareness of Technology(From “Wired for Cheating”) • Create multiple versions of exams (From “Wired for Cheating”) • Ban electronic equipment during an exam (From “Wired for Cheating”)

17. Educational Opportunities for Faculty • Explain Honor and Integrity (from “E-cheating”) • Define Plagiarism in your classroom

18. Other Resources Pictures from www.amazon.com

19. Pictures from www.amazon.com

20. References • Lass, R.N., Cera, C.D., Nanjappa, A., Char, B., Popyack, J., Herrmann, N., & Zoski, P. (2003, February). Academic Dishonesty in a High-Tech Environment. Session presented at SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Reno, Nevada. Retrieved September 20, 2008 from http://hdl.handle.net/10117/209 • Martin, D.F. (2005). Plagiarism and technology: A tool for coping with plagiarism. Journal of Education for Business,80 (3), 149-152. • McMurtry, K. (2001). E-cheating: Combating a 21st century challenge. THE Journal (Technological Horizons in Education), 29 (4), 36-41. • Moran, C. (2008, September 23). Cellphones, handy tools for emergency alerts, can be used for cheating. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved September 23, 2008 from http://chronicle.com/free/2008/09/4705n.htm • Wired for cheating. (2004). The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50 (45).

21. Secondary Resources • Campbell, S.W. (2006). Perceptions of mobile phones in college classrooms: Ringing, cheating, and classroom policy. Communication Education, 55(3), 280-294. • Etter, S., Cramer, J.J., Finn, S. (2006). Origins of academic dishonesty: Ethical orientations and personality factors associated with attitudes about cheating with information technology. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 39(2), 133-155. • Gismondi, A. (2006). The downside of the internet: Cheating and technology in higher education. Journal of College & Character, 7(5), 1-4.

22. Additional Information • This information will be posted online at www.ksu.edu/honor • Contact information: • Dr. David Allen, director, dallen@ksu.edu • Dr. Camilla Roberts, assistant director, chjones@ksu.edu • Honor & Integrity Office, 532-2595

23. Questions for Discussion • What are some ways that you have worked with students to uphold academic integrity in the technological advanced time? • What forms of technical concerns do you see in your classroom? • What successes and challenges have you had in your classroom in regards to academic integrity and technology?

24. Next Brown Bags • Wednesday, October 22 in the Directors Conference Rooms of the Union (A New Definition of Plagiarism) • Thursday, November 20 in the Directors Conference Rooms of the Union (When Academic Integrity is Grey)