Communities of Integrity in Online Courses: Faculty Member Beliefs and Strategies

This paper describes an investigation into beliefs about academic integrity of faculty members who teach both online and on-campus within the University of Texas System, and their opinions regarding differences between the two environments. The research shows that the majority of faculty members sur...

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Published inJournal of online learning and teaching Vol. 5; no. 2; p. 208
Main Authors McNabb, Lori, Olmstead, Alicia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Beach Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) 01.06.2009
Subjects
Behavior Problems
Cheating
College students
Distance learning
Educational Technology
Internet
Learning Processes
Online Courses
Plagiarism
Studies
Teaching Methods
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Summary:This paper describes an investigation into beliefs about academic integrity of faculty members who teach both online and on-campus within the University of Texas System, and their opinions regarding differences between the two environments. The research shows that the majority of faculty members surveyed did not believe that there is a difference in cheating between online and on-campus courses. Additionally, this paper shares the results of a project to determine strategies for creating communities of integrity in online courses. Twelve strategies for faculty members to create an environment of academic integrity were identified within three categories: design, communication, and collaboration.
ISSN:1558-9528