Resources And Tools For Understanding And Avoiding Plagiarism

Pedagogy, Policing or Preventing Plagiarism? Experiences with facilitating Professional Development and Turnitin Hazel Owen ([email protected]) Vickel Narayan ([email protected]) Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ 24289877@N02/ 3946491212/

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The presentation on Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/hazelowendmc/pedagogypolicing-or-preventing-plagiarism-experiences-with-facilitating-professional-developmentand-turnitin-2054883 Web of Plagiarism Mindmap: http://www.mindmeister.com/30180764/web-of-plagiarismwhere-next Link to the full paper "Pedagogy, Policing or Preventing Plagiarism? Experiences with facilitating Professional Development and Turnitin":http://www.pdfcoke.com/full/ 18077894?access_key=key-2d8r0452hsbwlgdffwx7 Link to this handout online:http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcqj5jv4_80gnz2ddfv or http://www.pdfcoke.com/full/20133056?access_key=key-2kh798rentwwpywxfd9l

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ONLINE TOOLS - A list of 20 plagiarism checkers: http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/ ptools/ ARTICLE: Discusses two methods for reducing plagiarism: http://www.plagiarismadvice.org/ documents/briefingpaper/#content_1 BLOG post: Raises a number of key issues around the use of Turnitin software: http://cyberdash.com/plagiarism-detection-software-issues-gvsu VIDEO - Explains the differences between copyright and creative commons, and what they let you do and not do: http://blip.tv/file/464274/ VIDEOS - A range of videos by JISCPAS around the avoidance of plagiarism & the use of plagiarism detection software VIDEO - An Academic Literacies video for students who are not sure where to start when faced with a technical text book, and are not sure how to find the information to reference the textbook. It was developed for students studying on the Automotive qualification in UATI, at Unitec New Zealand. : http://blip.tv/file/1816218/ VIDEO - This is a video that was developed especially for the School of Natural Sciences at Unitec New Zealand. It is part of the institution's initiative to help students improve their academic literacy skills, starting from a basic step-by-step, 'finding your way around a book' stance: http://blip.tv/file/1528915 REUSABLE LEARNING OBJECT: This is a tool that graphically demonstrates how to reference a book, and where to find the information to do so: http://www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk:8080/ rlo/referencing_books/v2/index.html QUIZ - Plagiarism or Collusion - a quiz from Deakin University that checks basic understanding of terms & concepts: http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/studysupport/study-skills/plagiarism-test/ VIDEOS - VIDEOS: Case studies from Syracuse University for use with students to promote discussion around research and academic integrity: http://gradschpdprograms.syr.edu/ resources/videos.php

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Allan, G., Callagher, L., Connors, M., Joyce, D., & Rees, M. (2005). Some Australasian perspectives on academic integrity in the Internet age Retrieved January 25, 2008, from www.copyright.mq.edu.au/pdf/austperspect.pdf Badran, B. (2006). HCT students: Protect your academic integrity; avoid plagiarism! Paper presented at the HCT 19th Annual Conference, Sharjah. Beverage, M. (2009). Today's Clash of Cultures on Campuses and the Role IT Needs to Play (Educause podcast). Retrieved from http://connect.educause.edu/blog/gbayne/podcastmorriswbeveragejrt/48459 Carroll, J., & Appleton, J. (2001). Plagiarism: a good practice guide. Retrieved from http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/ documents/brookes.pdf Concordia University Libraries (1998). Citation Style Guides Retrieved October 21, 2005, from http://library.concordia.ca/services/citations.html Devlin, M. (2002). Minimising Plagiarism. Retrieved from http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/assessinglearning/03/ plagMain.html Hexham, I. (1999). The plague of plagiarism Retrieved October 21, 2005, from http://c.faculty.umkc.edu/cowande/ plague.htm#self Kane, M. (2002). Can tech detect college cheaters? Retrieved 10 February, 2004, from http://www.zdnet.com.com/ 2100-1104-876788.html Leland, B. H. (2002). Plagiarism and the Web Retrieved February 14, 2006, from http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbhl/ wiu/plagiarism.htm Martin, B. (1997). Credit where credit is due. Campus Review Retrieved October 21, 2005, from http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/plagiarismfraud.html Moran, D., Durham, E., & Owen, H. (2007). From disorientation to application: Integrated mathematics and computing tasks Active Teaching and Active Learning (pp. 89-99). Abu Dhabi, UAE: Middle East Teachers of Science, Mathematics and Computing (METSMac). Available online at http://www.pdfcoke.com/doc/20136490/Fromdisorientation-to-application-integrated-math-and-computing-tasks Nurthahja, O., & Lahur, A. (2002). Students’ responses to lecturers’ feedback: problems and suggestions. Focusing on the Student. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Teaching Learning Forum Retrieved 15 January, 2004, from http://cea.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf2002/nurtjahja.html Owen, H. (2007). ESL students: Fostering skills to avoid plagiarism. In A. Jendli, S. Troudi & C. Coombe (Eds.), The power of language: Perspectives from Arabia (pp. 215-231). Dubai: TESOL Arabia. Owen, H., & Allardice, R. (2007). Managing the implementation of blended E-learning initiatives with the unconverted in a climate of institutionally driven change. The International Journal of Learning, 14(9), 179-192. Plagiarism Advice (2008). Developing assessment strategies which encourage original student work: An online guide. Retrieved from http://www.plagiarismadvice.org/documents/briefingpaper/#content_1 Young, K. (2005). Plagiarism Prevention Retrieved February 28, 2006, from http://www.uwplatt.edu/library/ reference/plagiarism.html

DISCUSSION GUIDELINES In groups of 3 or 4 please discuss: • Your belief as to what plagiarism comprises & why people plagiarise • Your institutions' approach to supporting the avoidance of plagiarism • Your personal experiences with issues of plagiarism • Strategies you employ in teaching practice & assessment design to help avoid plagiarism • How you think the ethos of Web 2.0, collaborative creation of artefacts, & creative re-purposing of artefacts, could require a shift in thinking around definitions of plagiarism • Your suggestions will be collated into the the online mindmap, which will be available at: http://www.mindmeister.com/30180764/web-of-plagiarism-where-next

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