Aftermath of Cheating

I received this video from Caveon Test Security Newsletter. Caveon is a company that consults and provides services related to maintaining the integrity of tests. The video shows the lecture given to students by their instructor about how he found out about the cheating, and what would happen because of the cheating.

It's a nice peak into a major cheating scandal, and how one instructor worked with his colleagues to address the issue and give students a chance to correct the problem.

Professor Speech About Cheating from Knight News on Vimeo.

Cheating in Online vs Cheating in Face-to-Face

This study intrigues me. I have not been able to fully get into it (will read tonight), but I thought others might be interested. I've seem some reviews that say the study says that cheating may not be as prevalent in online classes as it is in face-to-face...That assessment right there is enough to get me to read the article. Full Title: Point, Click, and Cheat: Frequency and Type of Academic Dishonesty in the Virtual Classroom

Cheating? OR, just a good excuse

A new website, purportedly started as a joke (I don't believe it...), sells comprably sized corrupted files for students to submit electronically should they need extra time on an assignment. Inside Higher Ed provides a good overview of the service, and talks to the owner of the site. Seems like a lot more work and money than it takes to ask for an extension. Probably need to adjust electronic submission processes to correct for this new endeavor.

Students Say Using Tech to Cheat Isn't Cheating

“A new poll conducted by the nonprofit organization Common Sense Media suggests that students are using cell phones and the internet to cheat on school exams. What's surprising, however, is not just the alarming number of students who say they cheat, but also the number of students who think it's OK to do so.