c.o.d. library esl/abe/ged faculty newsletter november 2012
resource of the month
http://www.aplusclick.com
plagiarism and academic integrity This year I am working with the Phi Theta Kappa honor society students on a campus-wide project addressing plagiarism issues. The students are interested in opening up a dialogue between students and instructors about intentional and unintentional plagiarism, policies, prevention measures, remediation and more.
My resource of the month picks generally tend toward language learning and the In the library, we take academic honesty very seriously. occasional teaching tools-- perhaps The student learning outcomes for our instruction program revealing my own English major bias. include “Understanding the ethics of information use” and states: A+ Click is a definite departure from the usual tools and sites you see in An information literate student is able to: this sidebar-- a math and logic practice a. Understand what constitutes plagiarism and does not represent work site. I include it here not only for our attributable to others as his or her own. GED students, but for any students b. Understand the concepts of intellectual property and fair use of looking to challenge their reading and copyrighted material. comprehension skills.
c. Select a documentation style and use it consistently to cite sources
Students can enter A+ Click in one of three ways. The “Quick Start” option allows students to select their grade-level and topic (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, etc.). Students can also select a grade level and go through a variety of math problems, or select a topic and work through a range of levels. What caught my eye were the “Logic” and “Everyday” categories, featuring word problems and useful day-to-day math problem-solving questions. I would never consider myself a “math person” but I enjoyed the simplicity of A+ Click and brain-teaser quality of the logic questions which not only test reasoning skills, but comprehension as well.
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We provide classroom and one-on-one instruction in citing sources, encourage students to use citation management software and offer workshops and webinars in MLA and APA Citing as well as a regularlyoffered “How to Avoid Plagiarism” session. How do you address the issue of plagiarism in your classroom? Do you spend time discussion the topic? Are your students familiar with the academic integrity policies at COD? Are they familiar with the concept of citing sources? Do your students from other cultures have a different perspective on plagiarism? Do you feel the need to have access to resources that you can use with or share with your students? I’m interested in hearing your perspectives on plagiarism in the ESL/ABE/GED classroom. If you would like to share your thoughts, comments or questions, please e-mail me at kelleyj@cod.edu.
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