Academic Technology Solutions Blog

Combating Academic Dishonesty, Part 2: Small Steps to Discourage Academic Dishonesty
In this post, we continue our discussion of academic dishonesty in higher education and how it can best be prevented. Part 1 of this series looked at the evidence for dishonest behavior by students and explored some of the factors that can either promote or inhibit...

Social Annotation Beyond the Classroom: Use the Hypothes.is Chrome Plug-in for Research and Instruction
Hypothes.is Beyond the Classroom As a social annotation tool, Hypothes.is enables instructors and students alike to engage in collaborative reading and idea-generating activities across course content and openly accessible web-based materials. As a research tool and...

Combating Academic Dishonesty, Part 1 – Understanding the Problem
The Aims of This Series Academic dishonesty – a term that encompasses a wide range of behaviors, from unauthorized collaboration and falsifying bibliographies to cheating on exams and buying pre-written essays – is a serious problem for higher education. Left...