Students less likely to cheat in virtual classrooms... But what are the criteria for cheating in these classrooms, vs. in traditional classrooms? what constitutes cheating impacts how often somebody is seen as transgressing
this article made me wonder about the difference in student motivation between the online an physical classes. people busting their butts to learn in night school for example may be less likely to cheat than the regular full time students, but that doesn't mean night school decreases the likelihood of cheating.
Tecahers must now learn how to craft assignments which do not lend themselves easily to cheating. Dealing with network security issues is probably the easier task of the two.
When he suggested that schools should have open-phone tests, as a measure to combat cellphone cheating, one of the students responded, “Dude, we already have open-phone tests. The teachers just don’t know it.”
"Considering the biggest complaints about online education have fallen under the three Cs - completion, certification and cheating - edX appears to be covering all of their bases."
Interesting decision to address a number of common criticisms of online learning: the potential for cheating, the failure of enrollees to complete the course and the lack of certification.
For people interested in the new HTML 5 standard, there are some great things that will be possible. This article gives a quick overview of Canvas, which will use JavaScript to allow some pretty complicated visual effects. This guide assumes a good grasp of the current standards and of typical digital design tools.
Much more attention has gone to the ways students might use phones to cheat or take inappropriate pictures. But as the technology becomes cheaper, more advanced, and more ingrained in students' lives that mentality is changing.
Teachers who have incorporated cell phones into their classes say that most students abide by the rules. They note that cheating and bullying exist with or without the phones, and that once they are allowed, the inclination to use them for bad behavior dissipates.
JUST as the University of California prepares to announce its first group of
fully online courses for its undergraduates, the California State University
announced this week that it, too, will begin to expand its computer-based
options for its 412,000 students.
One of nations best University systems, University of California, is about to start its first group of fully online courses for undergraduates. At the same time, the California State Universities (CSU) starting its computer-based options for its 412,000 students. Currently, there are master's degrees in 63 disciplines entirely online. Some educators are skeptical and raise concern on cheating and of "walmartaization" of CSU education.