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Anti-Plagiarism Strategies - 1 views

  • Students are natural economizers
  • Remind students that the purpose of the course is to learn and develop skills and not just "get through."
  • Many students have poor time management and planning skills
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  • Some students fear that their writing ability is inadequate
  • A few students like the thrill of rule breaking
  • Do not assume that students know what plagiarism is, even if they nod their heads when you ask them. Provide an explicit definition for them.
  • you should discuss with your students the difference between appropriate, referenced use of ideas or quotations and inappropriate use. You might show them an example of a permissible paraphrase (with its citation) and an impermissible paraphrase (containing some paraphrasing and some copying), and discuss the difference.
  • Clarifying for them that plagiarism is a combination of stealing (another's words) and lying (claiming implicitly that the words are the student's own) should be mentioned at some point
  • Perhaps the most effective discussion will ask the students to think about who is really being cheated when someone plagiarizes.  Copying papers or even parts of papers short circuits a number of learning experiences and opportunities for the development of skills: actually doing the work of the research paper rather than counterfeiting it gives the student not only knowledge of the subject and insights into the world of information and controversy, but improves research skills, thinking and analyzing, organizing, writing, planning and time management, and even meticulousness (those picky citation styles actually help improve one's attention to detail).  All this is missed when the paper is faked, and it is these missed skills which will be of high value in the working world.  A degree will help students get a first job, but performance--using the skills developed by doing just such assignments as research papers--will be required for promotion.
  • Using sources shows that the student in engaged in "the great conversation," the world of ideas, and that the student is aware of other thinkers' positions on the topic. By quoting (and citing) writers who support the student's position, the student adds strength to the position. By responding reasonably to those who oppose the position, the student shows that there are valid counter arguments
  • The rough draft serves several functions.  A quick glance will reveal whether whole sections are appearing without citations. At the draft stage, you have the opportunity to educate the student further and discuss how proper citation works. You can also mark places and ask for more research material to be incorporated. If you are suspicious of the paper at this point, ask for the incorporation of some specific material that you name, such as a particular book or article.  Keep the drafts and let students know that you expect major revisions and improvements between drafts. (This is actually a great way to improve students' writing, quite apart from the other goal of preventing plagairism.)
  • The annotation should include a brief summary of the source, where it was located (including call number for books or complete Web URL), and an evaluation about the usefulness of the source. (Optionally, as a lesson in information quality, ask them to comment on why they thought the source credible.)  The normal process of research makes completing this task easy, but it creates headaches for students who have copied a paper from someone else since few papers include annotated bibliographies like this. Another benefit of this assignment is that students must reflect on the reliability and quality of their sources.
  • On the day you collect the papers, have students write an in-class essay about what they learned from the assignment. What problems did they face and how did they overcome them? What research strategy did they follow?  Where did they locate most of their sources? What is the most important thing they learned from investigating this subject?  For most students, who actually did the research paper, this assignment will help them think about their own learning. It also provides you with information about the students' knowledge of their papers and it gives you a writing sample to compare with the papers. If a student's knowledge of the paper and its process seems modest or if the in-class essay quality diverges strikingly from the writing ability shown in the paper, further investigation is probably warranted.
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    Strategies for teachers, not students.
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    These are strategies written for teachers, not students.
Bryan Lee

The HyperTextBooks: English grammar, linguistics, composition, writing, essay, punctuat... - 0 views

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    This is BRILLIANT!!
Bryan Lee

English Composition 1: The HyperTextBook: English composition, writing, and rhetoric re... - 0 views

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    This is the most amazing online student resource that I have seen yet.
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    This is the most amazing online student resource that I have seen yet.
Bryan Lee

Real-World Issues Motivate Students | Edutopia - 0 views

  • "We teach numbers, then algebra, then calculus, then physics.
  • starting with the concrete and solving hands-on
  • teams of students in a high school geometry class design a state-of-the-art high school for 2050.
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  • second graders curious about the number of medicines a classmate takes and her frequent trips to the doctor investigate -- with the classmate's permission -- the causes of cystic fibrosis.
  • a fifth-grade project on kites involves using creative writing skills in poems and stories with kite theme
  • A casual remark by one student leads to an in-depth study of the role of kites in various cultural celebrations
  • Like adults trying to solve a problem, they don't restrict themselves to one discipline but rather delve into math, literature, history, science -- whatever is appropriate to the study
  • One of the major advantages of project work is that it makes school more like real life
  • In real life, we don't spend several hours at a time listening to authorities who know more than we do and who tell us exactly what to do and how to do it," she says. "We need to be able to ask questions of a person we're learning from. We need to be able to link what the person is telling us with what we already know. And we need to be able to bring what we already know and experiences we've had that are relevant to the topic to the front of our minds and say something about them."
  • She advocates a three-phased approach: Phase 1 involves an initial discussion of a project topic, including children's firsthand experiences related to the topic. Phase 2 involves fieldwork, sessions with experts, and various aspects of gathering information, reading, writing, drawing, and computing. Phase 3 is the presentation of the project to an audience.
  • First, her students were not learning concepts deeply enough to apply or even remember them for a long period. Second, a growing body of research upheld the view that concepts are best understood using concrete examples constructed by the students themselves. Third, while taking a break from teaching to finish a master's thesis, Reeder took a job at a bridge-design company and realized, when she was asked to do a task, that she had never applied her knowledge of mathematics in a real-world situation
Bryan Lee

Amazon.com: Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who ... - 1 views

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    Use some excerpts of this next year.
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    these types of guides make me want to be an English major again...
Bryan Lee

The ecstasy of influence: A plagiarism, By Jonathan Lethem (Harper's Magazine) - 3 views

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    Cool article on our culture's ability to plagiarize, and the tendency of artists to do just that.
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    An article that discusses the cultural ramifications of our new ability to borrow material.
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    loved the bit on "the beauty of second use"
Bryan Lee

PlagiarismDetect.com | Free Online Plagiarism Detection System, Plagiarism checker - 1 views

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    Free plagiarism detector, containing a film on its use.
Bryan Lee

What is Plagiarism - 1 views

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    This gives a definition of plagiarism and some of the problems with it.
Bryan Lee

Confusing Words - 0 views

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    A list of difficult words we all struggle with sometimes
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    A list of difficult words we all struggle with sometimes.
Bryan Lee

How to Use Digital Storytelling in Your Classroom | Edutopia - 0 views

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    An article by Jennifer New about using digital storytelling in class
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