Academic Forum: April 30Academic Integrity & International Students

Student Summary of Teaching International Students Academic Integrity

If you experience problems watching the video, you can watch it on YouTube at (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Sy2rOyloU_)MahathiIndia: Learning Styles

KyongahSouth Korea

MomokoJapan: Writing Assignments

AnniruddhaIndia: Citing Others’ Work

Farheen: Pakistan Tests & National Exam

Kyongah:Student Relationships

Experienced variety of learning styles in India

Focused memorization/ adverbatim

Originality not as valued as reproducing

Memorize essay and reproduce

Information limited to assigned textbook

Group producing same answers

Students need to reorient to the Western Academic Context

Passive to Active

Looked up words and sentences online

Did not know: idea of originality

Homework has little to no impact on final grade

Japan, little, Korea – submits in A easily (base points for free)

Teachers collecting student notes – copying teacher’s notes

Copy word for word from online – checking content

Class ranking matters

No warning about copying – not a bad concept

Using online resource encouraged

Minimal consequences

Practice what one is learning, not original ideas

Expected to reproduce content

Memorizing part of practicing learning

Re-inforce knowledge and ideas learned

China: can include quotes without citing or marks

Unlikely to check for plagiarism

Downloading from Internet common

No likely concern from teachers

Essay & Reflective paper

RP : what they learned and though

Expect Bibliography but no citation

ENG 201 (writing)

Plagiarism and Citing more complex

Class Workshops

Direct quotation marks in India

Plagiarism vary drastically: no term for plagiarism in India

China: encouraged to honour person who has done the work

renowned person includes signal phrase and quotations, but not for not as renowned

Essential to introduce in-depth with in-text citation and plagiarism

Curriculum test based

High risk assessment

Multiple choice and short answer: memorized works – limit chances of making a mistake

No consequences on tests

High value – ensure AI - more seriously than class test or exam

High security/ Surveillance

Not uncommon to share homework (low value)

Refusal can lead to social stigma (collective culture)

Competitive Environment & Class Ranking

Won’t share to those who don’t work

Family emergency family reason

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ONLINE STUDENT SUPPORTS

1. Integrity Matters App

Screenshot of University of Waterloo Integrity Matters App website at https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-integrity/about-office-academic-integrity/foundations-academic-success/integrity-matters-academic-integrity-research-study

The Integrity Matters app developed by the University of Waterloo with the support of eCampus Ontario provides strategies for students and help them understand how to incorporate integrity in their academic life.

The app includes in case scenarios for each value (honesty, fairness, responsibility, respect, trust, and courage) and at the end of each scenario, students are given a choice of answers to select which reflect their decisions. Once the decision is made, feedback is given to help guide them toward a path of integrity.

Note on eBadges: the eBadges are currently available to students enrolled at the University of Waterloo. If you have any questions how to implement this tool into your subject, please contact me at deborah.delorme-dulisse@senecacollege.ca

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2. The Learning Portal

Screenshot of The Learning Portal’s homepage at https://www.tlp-lpa.ca/home

Seneca’s Learning Centers provide workshops and one on one sessions for students to help develop their academic skills. However, not all our students have time or the opportunity to attend sessions they need.

The Learning Portal, develop by College Libraries Ontario, “provides shared access to resources from all Ontario Colleges” (The Learning Portal).

Modules include videos, printouts as well as quiz and scenario-based exercises to help students develop skills they need to succeed at Seneca.

Implementing a link to this online resource in Blackboard and your email signature will prove helpful for students outside of school hours.

To browse the website yourself to what you can provide to your students, click on the link beneath the image.

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3. Seneca Libraries:a. Seneca Libraries Academic Honesty & Plagiarism Home Page

Screenshot of Seneca Libraries Academic Honesty Website home page at https://seneca.libguides.com/academichonesty

Seneca Libraries Academic Honesty Website provides information for students that go beyond the typical understanding of plagiarism. Each tab is devoted to areas that inform students about what can be considered an offence and tips to avoid an offence.

b. Seneca Libraries link to AskON

Screenshot of AskON from Seneca Libraries at http://library.senecacollege.ca/AskON/

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AskON is an Ontario College Library online service that helps students with finding “ materials on [their] topic, answer questions about [their] library, or help [them] develop a research strategy.” As most students conduct research outside of class time, providing the link in Blackboard can help direct students to support they need to be successful on their assignments.

COLLEGE RESOURCES

4. Seneca Learning Center Workshops & One on One Tutoring

Screenshot of Seneca’s Learning Center homepage at inside.senecacollege.ca/learningcentres/index.html

Seneca’s Learning Center provides workshops at each campus that reflect subjects in the program areas offered there as well as writing and research workshops. Becoming familiar with the workshops offered at your campus can help you direct students to the support they need. If you post weekly announcements or in the first class of the week, post information about the workshop offered that can help support the students in your class.

*NOTEWORTY WORKSHOP: English Conversation Club

The English Conversation Club is offered at all four main campuses. The workshop can help ESL students who communicate their ideas more effectively and feel less shy about speaking in class. As well, it can help them develop a social network which they can call upon for help if needed.

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5. Counselling & Accessibility Services

Counselling and Academic Services (CAS) provides a number of short term services for students to help them deal with the expectations of college life. Providing the students with the link in Blackboard can help direct students to the support not offered in other areas.

Noteworthy Services:

(http://www.senecacollege.ca/students/counselling/) a. Study Skills and Academic Development

Screenshot of Study Skills and Academic Development from CAS website at http://www.senecacollege.ca/students/counselling/study-skills-academic-development/

Seneca’s Counselling & Accessibility Services (CAS) provides academic support for all Seneca students. Some of the support they offer may be offered through the Learning Center, such as time management and note taking skills, but if a skills workshop is not provided, you can direct them to the CAS office at your campus.

b. Counselling and Accessibility Services: Learning Strategists

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Screenshot of Learning Strategist Services offered via CAS at http://www.senecacollege.ca/students/counselling/study-skills-academic-development/learning-strategists.html

Learning Strategists are available to all students at the college who feel they need some one on one help in a particular area. Again, some of the workshops students offered in the Learning Center may overlap with the Learning Strategists in CAS, but if it is not available, you can direct them to a Learning Strategist.

6. Counselling and Accessibility Services: Personal Concerns

It is not uncommon for international students to experience isolation, loneliness, and a lack of confidence especially if they excelled in schools in their country but are struggling at Seneca.

Short term support can be provided to students who are struggling with the

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expectations of higher education.

Screenshot of Personal Concern services from CAS website at http://www.senecacollege.ca/students/counselling/personal-concerns.html

It is not uncommon for international students to experience isolation, loneliness, and a lack of confidence especially if they excelled in schools in their country but are struggling at Seneca.

Short term support can be provided to students

WHAT CAN I DO TO LET STUDENTS KNOW THESE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE?

Create content area in Blackboard to direct the students to the resources where they can find assistance to help develop their skills.

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