The three biggest challenges facing us related to English Composition are: Privacy/ ownership: this includes shared creation of information on plagiarism and copyright (eg look at the caption on the meme I grabbed. Shouldn’t it read http://cdn.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/1333238359437_4954126.png?) Resource management: that includes…
Library research
There have been some cool library research orientation guides. They are free and sharable across most platforms. Rutgers has some great animations on citing sources, avoiding inadvertent plagiarism, and the like. Library of the Living Dead the free…
Plagiarism – my policy explained
Do you know how to make rice? Put 1 cup rice and 2 cups water together, bring to boil, reduce heat and cover for 20 minutes. How much would you pay for that much rice in a restaurant? It depends. …
Academic integrity and plagiarism
Lot in the news now about the moral depravity of students as evidenced by “cheating.” The Philosophy Monkey treats it well. I like that he makes a point that instructors aren’t as stupid as student’s might think (with a video…