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Thursday, May 01, 2003
Probing for Plagiarism in the Virtual Classroom - Lindsey S. Hamlin and William T. Ryan, Syllabus
Virtual learning in higher education has seen enormous progress in both public and private universities. Has the growth of online education made it difficult for educators to ensure that the student who earns the credit for the course is the one who actually did the work? Colleges venturing into online education face a great deal of scrutiny among educators over the question of academic integrity. They often assume that Internet technology and online classrooms provide students with new and easier ways to cheat. However, the potential for cheating in online courses is about equal to that in traditional courses. In fact, with the Web sites and software now available, educators have a better ability to detect and battle plagiarism and cheating in virtual and traditional classrooms alike.
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