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Curriculum Approval Procedures Divisional Approval Get your Division Chair’s approval before contacting Lloyd Thomas, the Curriculum Committee Chair, at to schedule an online course for consideration. Curriculum Approval: Required Forms Curriculum Approval: Required Forms Updated Course Outline (if the current course outline in over 5 years old) Distance Education Approval & Addendum Forms Visit the Instructor Resources link at for forms and examples.

ETUDES NG Certification For schedule & enrollment information visit: Forms required for reimbursement: Conference Request Form (submit to Eloise Crippens BEFORE you start the training) Travel Expense Claim Conference Report All forms are available at All forms are available at

Additional On-Campus Training Introduction to Hybrid Courses Introduction to Podcasting for Education Blogging for Education (and Recreation) Blogging for Education (and Recreation) Safe Computing – Workstation Ergonomics Safe Computing – Workstation Ergonomics Advanced ETUDES – Grading Discussions Advanced ETUDES – Grading Discussions Advanced ETUDES – Tasks, Tests & Surveys Advanced ETUDES – Tasks, Tests & Surveys

Additional Training Opportunities TurnItIn.com and Other Strategies to Prevent Cheating and Plagiarism Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning Introduction to Web 2.0 Technologies Introduction to Web 2.0 Technologies Introduction to ETUDES Online Course Management System Introduction to ETUDES Online Course Management System EDUCATION ONLINE PEDAGOGY & TEACHING MODALITIES Focuses on “how to teach online”, addressing how to develop and deliver classes that lead to student success, best practices, relevant online and adult learning theories. Section 8041 J.C. STERN (4-Week Class: 7/6/ /2/2009)

Online Resources ETUDES NG Users’ Group – login at MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online) Quality Matters: Inter-Institutional Quality Assurance in Online Learning

Quality Matters Peer Course Review Rubric Course overview and introduction Learning objectives (competencies) Assessment and measurement Resources and materials Learner interaction Course technology Learner support Accessibility

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Academic Misconduct Any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise. It can include cheatingacademiccheatingacademic PlagiarismPlagiarism: The adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person without due acknowledgment. Plagiarism FabricationFabrication: The falsification of data, information, or citations in any formal academic exercise. citations Fabricationcitations DeceptionDeception: Providing false information to an instructor concerning a formal academic exercise— e.g., giving a false excuse for missing a deadline or falsely claiming to have submitted work. Deception CheatingCheating: Any attempt to give or obtain assistance in a formal academic exercise (like an examination) without due acknowledgment. examination Cheating examination SabotageSabotage: Acting to prevent others from completing their work. This includes cutting pages out of library books or willfully disrupting the experiments of others. Sabotage (Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. "Academic dishonesty (Redirected from Academic misconduct)". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 30 April April Academic misconduct misconduct

How To Prevent Cheating Randomize questions and answers by using random question pools Replace high stakes tests with small skills-check quizzes Change exams from term to term Use limited-time testing Ask open-ended, “mastery” type and personalized, life experience questions Evaluate the “cheatability” of your course Evaluate the “cheatability” of your course

TurnItIn.com Anti-Plagiarism Software TurnItIn is anti-plagiarism software that allows written submissions be compared to over 60 million papers in the student archive and over 10,000 professional, academic and commercial journals and publications, for originality. TurnItIn also looks for matches in over 9.5 billion pages of indexed web content. TurnItIn is anti-plagiarism software that allows written submissions be compared to over 60 million papers in the student archive and over 10,000 professional, academic and commercial journals and publications, for originality. TurnItIn also looks for matches in over 9.5 billion pages of indexed web content. West is now offering this resource to online and weekend college instructors. TurnItIn workshops will be offered May 20 th and 29 th at 1 p.m. RSVP with Juan Chacon at or call (310)

Other Anti-Plagiarism Resources What to do if you suspect a student of plagiarismWhat to do if you suspect a student of plagiarism (.ppt) What to do if you suspect a student of plagiarism Preventing Cheating & PlagiarismPreventing Cheating & Plagiarism (.ppt) Preventing Cheating & Plagiarism (.ppt) Preventing Cheating & Plagiarism Plagiarism- Sample Syllabus Statement Plagiarism- Sample Syllabus Statement (.pdf) Plagiarism- Sample Syllabus Statement MLA- Citing Works Sample (.pdf) MLA- Citing Works Sample (.pdf)MLA- Citing Works SampleMLA- Citing Works Sample