Plagiarism: Challenges of teaching in the culture of copy and the era of cut and paste

Example of student research report Eleanor Roosevelt

How much plagiarism is there in schools today? How much do you see? Whose problem is this anyway?

in the 21 st century? How would you define cheating

What teachers can do:  Catch ‘em! Google a nested phrase.  Teach students to cite sources (Citation Maker)

Note-taking  All research is driven by questions. Notes are taken with a purpose.

Note-taking strategies  Trash ‘n Treasure Trash ‘n Treasure  Annotating  Electronic note-taking  Using PowerPoint for note-taking

What else teachers can do:  Design Low Probability Plagiarism assignments.  “Plagiarism-Proofing Assignments” “Plagiarism-Proofing Assignments” by Doug Johnson

“For the Best Answers, Ask Tough Questions” By Joyce Valenza

Essential Questions  Essential questions are thought- provoking, open-ended, and have many right answers.  Enduring knowledge has understanding beyond the classroom.

“Skinny” questions  Topical research assignments are exercises in paraphrasing.  See the difference: When was the Declaration of Independence signed? What would have happened it we had not signed it?

Plagiarism - It’s not just a student problem!