2. Why plagiarize?
How we respond.
Building skills.
Strategies .
Turnitin.com

3. “ Students are not wedded to
the integrity of their own
writing and do not
necessarily assume that
others are either.”
Blum, Susan (2009). Academic integrity and student plagiarism: A question
of education, not ethics. Chronicle of Higher Education 55(24), A35.

4. WHY DO STUDENTS PLAGIARIZE?
We live in a
mashup culture

6. WHY DO STUDENTS PLAGIARIZE?
Focused on success,
achievement (Blum,
2009).
Blum, Susan (2009). Academic integrity and student plagiarism: A question
of education, not ethics. Chronicle of Higher Education 55(24), A35.

7. INSECURE ABOUT OWN WRITING ABILITY
“Cheat to
compete”
(Harris, 2012)
Harris, R. (2012, February 28). Anti-plagiarism strategies for research
papers. Virtualsalt. Retrieved from

8. WHY DO STUDENTS PLAGIARIZE?
Skills deficient

9. ETHICAL INFORMATION USE
Unawar Intentiona
e l
Unethica Ethical
l
Unskille Skilled
d

10. RESPONSES: APPEAL TO MORALITY
Honor codes
Academic
integrity
Intellectual
honesty
Blum, Susan (2009). Academic integrity and student plagiarism: A question
of education, not ethics. Chronicle of Higher Education 55(24), A35.

11. RESPONSES: FOLLOW THE LAW
Lengthy regulations
and procedures in
student handbook
Threats of failure,
expulsion
Blum, Susan (2009). Academic integrity and student plagiarism: A question
of education, not ethics. Chronicle of Higher Education 55(24), A35.

12. OR:
Academic integrity as a set
of skills to be learned

13. WHAT ARE THE SKILLS?
Recognize the need for
information.

14. WHAT ARE THE SKILLS?
State a research question,
problem or issue.

15. WHAT ARE THE SKILLS?
Determine information
requirements in various
disciplines for the
research questions,
problems or issues.

16. WHAT ARE THE SKILLS?
Use information
technology tools to locate
and retrieve relevant
information.

17. WHAT ARE THE SKILLS?
Organize information.

18. WHAT ARE THE SKILLS?
Analyze and evaluate
information.

19. WHAT ARE THE SKILLS?
Communicate using a
variety of information
resources and
technologies.

20. WHAT ARE THE SKILLS?
Understand the ethical and
legal issues surrounding
information and
information technology.

21. STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS PLAGIARISM
Introduce plagiarism as a focus of a unit
(Karon, 2012)
A. Selected readings about plagiarism instructors
as audience
B. Select and evaluate a paper from a paper mill.
C. Reflect on readings/experience
Paper mills with some free content:
http://www.coastal.edu/library/presentations/mills2.ht
ml
Karon, J. (2012). A positive solution for plagiarism. Chronicle of Higher
Education 54(4). Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/article/A-Positive-
Solution-for/134498/.

22. Addressing plagiarism: focus on both
writing and research as inquiry processes
Wonder &
Investigate
Reflect on
process Formulate
and question
product
Gather &
Evaluate
Revise
Informatio
n
Draft and
get Organize
feedback

23. CREATE CHECKPOINTS TO OBSERVE AND
COACH STUDENTS’ PROGRESS
Ask students for:
• A topic statement or description of a
paper’s theme, a thesis statement.
• Early or working bibliography
• Notes (see Evernote, Diigo)
• Outline
• Three different openings for a paper
(Rocklin, 1996)
• Other check-in points?
Rocklin, T. (1996). Downloadable term papers: What’s a prof to do?
University of Iowa Center for Teaching. Retrieved October 8, 2012, from
http://centeach.uiowa.edu/plagiarismRocklin.shtml.

24. CREATE ASSIGNMENTS THAT ARE DIFFICULT OR
IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAGIARIZE
--Connect the paper’s topic to one or
more articles, stories or other
readings from class (e.g., a recent
reflective essay about nature and its
connection to themes from a novel).
--Change the point of view or audience
for the piece of writing.
--Other examples?
Harris, R. (2012, February 28). Anti-plagiarism strategies for research
papers. Virtualsalt. Retrieved from

25. REQUIRE A MODIFIED ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY IN WHICH YOU ASK
• How (How did you find this information? Which
database or search tool did you use?)
• Who (Who is the author and why should you trust
him/her?)
• Why (Why is this particular document truly relevant
to your thesis/research?)
(Idea from conversations with Joyce Valenza, Springfield
Township PA Librarian)

26. HAVE STUDENTS WRITE A REFLECTION ON THE
WRITING AND RESEARCH PROCESS
What worked well for you?
What were your greatest challenges?
Which resources were most helpful?
What advice about the research and writing
would you give someone else who is about
to do this assignment?
What do you most need to work on to improve
your own research process/writing
process?

27. TEACH AND MONITOR DIGITAL NOTE-TAKING:
AVOID “COPY/PASTE” SYNDROME BY
REQUIRING STUDENTS TO COPY/PASTE
Source Passage What this passage means/how this supports my
argument
By analyzing these "free essays" before Having students explore the paper mill sites can
Karon the class, students learn firsthand that actually help them see that this is not a good
the papers available over the Internet option.
often are far inferior to what they could
produce on their own. When they
occasionally happen on a strong paper,
they will remark that it is too good: No
professor would believe that such a
professionally written piece had come
from a student for a course assignment.
Blum Given the nuances of citation and their Avoiding plagiarism while using sources correctly is
entanglement with issues of educational complicated and requires layers of skills that are built
goals, originality, intertextuality, over time. An institutional awareness of the complexity
of this issue and a willingness for all instructors and
selfhood, and individuality, it is clear support staff to…
that students cannot simply be handed
a brochure and be expected to get it.
The message has to be broadcast over
and over, by many sincere people who
have given it much thought.

28. TEACH DIGITAL NOTE-TAKING. INTRODUCE
TOOLS LIKE EVERNOTE OR DIIGO FOR TAKING
AND SHARING NOTES. http://www.evernote.com

29. STUDENTS SHARE NOTES WITH YOU AND/OR
EACH OTHER

30. DIIGO http://www.diigo.com
Plug in for
your
browser

31. DIIGO PREVIEW

32. My “sticky
What I
note”
highlighted
comments
.

33. Lists can be shared with
instructor, other students in
class.

34. USE STUDENTS’ NOTES TO ASSESS PROGRESS
• Paraphrasing
• Direct quotation
• In-text citation
• If it’s not in the notes but it’s in the
paper….???

35. ADJUST ASSIGNMENT TIMELINE BY SPEEDING UP
AND SLOWING DOWN
S Old Way
F
T Finding Information Using Producing I
A N
New Way
R I
Finding Info. Using Producing
T S
H

36. TURNITIN.COM
Challenge:
If you were a student trying to
“defeat” Turnitin.com, what
strategies would you use?

37. TURNITIN.COM
What would the successful
deployment of those strategies
teach students about
plagiarism and academic
integrity?

38. REFERENCES
Blum, Susan (2009). Academic integrity and student plagiarism: A question
of education, not ethics. Chronicle of Higher Education 55(24), A35.
Harris, R. (2012, February 28). Anti-plagiarism strategies for research
papers. Virtualsalt. Retrieved from
http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm.
Karon, J. (2012). A positive solution for plagiarism. Chronicle of Higher
Education 54(4). Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/article/A-Positive-
Solution-for/134498/.
Rocklin, T. (1996). Downloadable term papers: What’s a prof to do?
University of Iowa Center for Teaching. Retrieved October 8, 2012,
from http://centeach.uiowa.edu/plagiarismRocklin.shtml.

39. A FEW OTHER RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Brake, A. (2012, July 15). Plagiarism and academic integrity NCWC . In North
Carolina Wesleyan LibGuides. Retrieved October 19, 2012, from
http://ncwc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=247608&sid=2045074
Carbone, N. (n.d.). Thinking and talking about plagiarism. In Strategies for
Teaching with Online Tools . Retrieved October 14, 2012, from
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshops/plagiarismhelp.htm
Howard, R.M. (2010). Journal articles and book chapters. Retrieved October 14,
2012 from http://wrt-howard.syr.edu/articles.html.
Leland, B. (2002, January 29). Plagiarism and the web. Retrieved October 14,
2012, from http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbhl/wiu/plagiarism.htm
McKenzie, J. (1998, May). The new plagiarism: Seven antidotes to prevent
highway robbery in an electronic age. In From Now On. Retrieved October
14, 2012, from http://fno.org/may98/cov98may.html