http://tech.savvyteachers.com/2008/01/26/how-not-to-plagiarize/ Helping Technology Work For You! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:20:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://tech.savvyteachers.com/2008/01/26/how-not-to-plagiarize/#comment-6 admin Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:08:06 +0000 http://tech.savvyteachers.com/2008/01/26/how-not-to-plagiarize/#comment-6 Thanks for the comment! I've found that many of my fellow teachers are afraid to talk about cheating other than to say "don't do it". If they were to take your advice, and lay the facts out on the table that we know what they'll try, and we will most likely catch them. I believe plagiarism is a crime of opportunity, and if we show them it's really just an opportunity to hurt themselves after they get caught. Thanks for the comment! I’ve found that many of my fellow teachers are afraid to talk about cheating other than to say “don’t do it”. If they were to take your advice, and lay the facts out on the table that we know what they’ll try, and we will most likely catch them. I believe plagiarism is a crime of opportunity, and if we show them it’s really just an opportunity to hurt themselves after they get caught.

]]> http://tech.savvyteachers.com/2008/01/26/how-not-to-plagiarize/#comment-5 Dustin Wax Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:22:00 +0000 http://tech.savvyteachers.com/2008/01/26/how-not-to-plagiarize/#comment-5 I agree with you precisely, which is why I wrote the piece in the first place. In the end, the answer to "how not to plagiarize" is "don't plagiarize" -- but I've found that the ethical and educational arguments against plagiarizeing don't carry much weight with a lot of students. Knowing that there's not just a chance but an incredibly *good* chance they'll be caught, though... I always tell my students about my student who was offered an all-expenses athletic scholarship at a prestigious school -- all he needed to do was pass my class. Then I gave him back his no-credit essay; no scholarship for you! In this case, he sacrificed not just his GPA but his educational future and possibly a career in the major leagues. I agree with you precisely, which is why I wrote the piece in the first place. In the end, the answer to “how not to plagiarize” is “don’t plagiarize” — but I’ve found that the ethical and educational arguments against plagiarizeing don’t carry much weight with a lot of students. Knowing that there’s not just a chance but an incredibly *good* chance they’ll be caught, though… I always tell my students about my student who was offered an all-expenses athletic scholarship at a prestigious school — all he needed to do was pass my class. Then I gave him back his no-credit essay; no scholarship for you! In this case, he sacrificed not just his GPA but his educational future and possibly a career in the major leagues.

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