CTL is delighted to announce the second workshop in the Assess for Success Webinar and Workshop series. This workshop is entitled Academic Integrity – Exploring Research and Practice and the presenter will be Dr Thomas Lancaster (Imperial College London) one of the world’s leading academic integrity researchers and advocates.
This event will take place on Friday, May 13th from 11.30 - 13.00
Information about the event and Dr Lancaster is included below.
To register for this event please click here.
Further sessions in this series on the topics of Authentic Assessment and Feedback, including Feedback Literacy are planned for Friday 20th May and Friday 10th June respectively.
All Maynooth University staff are welcome to attend all sessions.
Please email us at teachingandlearning@mu.ie if you would like further information on any of these events.
Academic Integrity – Exploring Research and Practice
The concept of academic integrity is one that is at the very core of education, important to students, educators and university managers alike. Unfortunately, it’s also a concept that is most often discussed in relation to an absence of academic integrity, with much research considering concerns such as plagiarism, contract cheating and challenges posed by advances in technology.
This interactive session will consider recent research in the academic integrity field along with surrounding ideas for best practice. It will include considering why academic integrity is important and how to raise this issue with students to help them to see its importance, drawing also on some of the excellent work already taking place with the Maynooth Students' Union. Some of the threats to academic integrity will also be discussed, since it is also important for students and staff alike to understand the drivers behind academic misconduct and the opportunities available to minimise the risk of this. Plenty of time will be available for questions and discussion.
Biography
Dr Thomas Lancaster is one of the world’s leading academic integrity researchers and advocates, known particularly for research into plagiarism detection and contract cheating, with much of his recent research conducted alongside student partners. Thomas has held teaching and management positions at universities across the United Kingdom. He currently works as a Senior Teaching Fellow in Computing at Imperial College London, with a role that focuses on student support. Thomas authored the short student text Avoid Plagiarism for SAGE Publishing. He is a member of the UK’s Quality Assurance Agency advisory group on academic integrity and coordinates the London and South East England Academic Integrity Network.
You can find out more about Dr Lancaster at http://www.thomaslancaster.co.uk.