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In our efforts to prevent cheating we may have failed to promote academic integrity. Read this article to learn more about balancing the efforts to prevent cheating and promote academic integrity,

The blame for dishonesty and cheating is on the educational system's emphasis on testing well and achieving high grades.

This is an interesting blog on causes of cheating. Note the comment on the Khan Academy.

Here is a link to some useful tips that Fanshawe College provides for the professors.

As I was developing this Prezi, I found it most useful. To this end, I'm going to clean it up and show it to the committee at my institution that is responsible for new student orientation. Students need to know about academic integrity before the mistake is made.

Good review of the fraud triangle. Ideas for reducing academic dishonesty provided.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that social media has changed more than just how we pass the time, it has now infused itself into formal learning channels. Although adoption is slow (for instance, only 15% of teachers find value in Facebook, Wiki, and other social networks), time will only show that it will rise. I think that the integration of social media in higher education has its benefits and challenges... however I can say that undisputedly it is one of the better ways of increasing communication between academics and students.