Dr. Michele Ernst

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Wow, those numbers are a little frightening. This is the first that I have heard of it. Do you recall where you read this John?

Dr. Michele Ernst

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Cheating in an online class

Thanks for your comments. Do you think cheating is more prevelant in online learning than residential?

Dr. Michele Ernst

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Cheating in an online class

You are right, unethical behavior happens everywhere, unfortunately. Because it is assumed that it is easy to cheat on your online class, online learning has struggled with establishing credibility. Fortunately, I think there are enough students and teachers that take online learning seriously and are dedicated to learning and teaching in this format.

Dr. Michele Ernst

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Cheating in an online class

That is a good tip Adam. Thanks for sharing it with our group.

Dr. Michele Ernst

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Cheating in an online class

I haven't worked with the tool that you are referring to so I don't think I can answer your questions. Has anyone else on the discussion used such a tool and could answer Dania's questions?

Dr. Michele Ernst

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Cheating in an online class

I agree that students sometimes struggle with what plagiarism is and in many cases do not even realize they are doing it. Spending time working with the students to teach them what plagiarism is and how not to do it is a great idea.

Dr. Michele Ernst

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Cheating in an online class

Can you tell me a little bit more about how use the plagiarism detectors as teaching tools? That is certainly intriguing to me.

Dr. Michele Ernst

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Preparing students for an online class

It sounds like you are very upfront with your students when you are preparing them to be successful in your class Mark. Do you have students that struggle with knowing the technology that is needed to be successful? If so, how do you deal with those issues?

Dr. Michele Ernst

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Cheating in an online class

Yes, I am sure a future Bill Gates of the world can create a great system to deal with this specific challenge for online learning!

Dr. Michele Ernst

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Cheating in an online class

I agree that the more we create assignments that are specific to the student and the course being taught, the chances of cheating are reduced. Certainly having students analyze the data that they generated is a great way to do that.