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shared by Barbara Lindsey on 16 Mar 08 - Cached

“First-year student Chris Avenir is fighting charges of academic misconduct for helping run an online chemistry study group via Facebook last term, where 146 classmates swapped tips on homework questions that counted for 10 per cent of their mark.
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using Facebook to talk about schoolwork, when actually it’s no different than any study group working together on homework in a library,” said Neale.
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if I post a question about physics homework on my friend’s wall (a Facebook bulletin board) and ask if anyone has any ideas how to approach this – and my prof sees this, am I cheating?” said Neale, who has used Facebook study groups herself.”
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if this kind of help is cheating, then so is tutoring and all the mentoring programs the university runs and the discussions we do in tutorials.
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every survey of employers suggests that the ability to work as part of a team is both one of the most sought after competencies and one which they feel is not being taught by the education system.
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