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Seven Strategies for Plagiarism-proofing Discussion Threads in Online Courses - Melissa R. Olt - JOLT
Online discussions are an integral part of distance education courses. They provide a means for interaction among students and the instructor about course content as well as an opportunity for students to develop critical thinking skills. A growing number of faculty, however, have expressed concern about plagiarism occurring in online discussions. Rather than instructors policing discussion threads and then engaging in the time-consuming process of documenting occurrences of plagiarism, this paper considers whether it is possible to deter plagiarism of discussion threads through design and facilitation. Seven strategies for plagiarism-proofing online discussion threads are presented.
  posted by Ray at 7/06/2009 12:01:00 AM permanent item link   

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