Cheating: Digital Learning Activities and Challenges
- NCCU Author/Contributor (non-NCCU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- James Osler, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- North Carolina Central University (NCCU )
- Web Site: www.nccu.edu/academics/library/
Abstract: Gone are the days when the traditional classroom is the only way to teach concepts to students. Now,the digital age allows professors a new territory to embark on. Currently, professors can add programfeatures inside Blackboard or other courses which allow students to take quizzes, game simulations, andreal life virtual simulations of cases (e.g., nurses giving care to consumers, students giving instructionson the correct theories to apply to situations, students participating in quizzes that require them to pro-duce lighting via digital cameras in a field type environment etc.). With these new ways to teach in thedigital age, there may be more challenges to introduce safeguards for cheating when the student is notface-to-face with the instructor monitoring their progress on examinations etc. Consequently, cheatingin Higher Education (HE) classrooms is rampant at some universities. This chapter provides a discus-sion on cheating. In addition, authors discuss their digital learning activities and their experiences inwhich students have cheated and state safeguards to guard against cheating. In noting their perceptionsof digital cheating, further discussions will compare and contrast the experiences of the faculty. Thiswork provides recommendations and suggests solutions to combat cheating.
Additional Information
- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2016