All Discussions Tagged 'college' - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T15:44:32Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=college&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhy Students Plagiarize?tag:www.classroom20.com,2017-06-19:649749:Topic:11489822017-06-19T12:24:48.185ZJonathan E. Wisniewskihttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JonathanEWisniewski
<p style="text-align: left;"> Plagiarism is a <strong>theft</strong>. It means that you <strong>stole</strong> someone's identity, someone's thoughts. It's horrible. <em>We should teach our young generation not to be thieves and avoid plagiarism.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> But theft it's not the biggest problem. As educator and psychologist I did a range of anonymous tests and I found that the most common <strong>reason of plagiarizing is fear</strong>.…</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> Plagiarism is a <strong>theft</strong>. It means that you <strong>stole</strong> someone's identity, someone's thoughts. It's horrible. <em>We should teach our young generation not to be thieves and avoid plagiarism.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> But theft it's not the biggest problem. As educator and psychologist I did a range of anonymous tests and I found that the most common <strong>reason of plagiarizing is fear</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>Yes, fear.</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Fear of being <strong><em>incorrect</em></strong>.</p>
<p>Fear of being <em><strong>not accepted</strong></em> in college or university.</p>
<p>Fear to show their own feelings and personal opinion.</p>
<p>Psychological <em><strong>pressure</strong></em> from family.<br/> Students don't feel teacher's support, sometimes they are <em><strong>afraid their teachers.</strong></em><br/> Lack of motivation.<br/> Students plagiarize in case they are stressed out and panicked.<br/> Or the simpliest reason - the subject isn't interesting.</p>
<p> /How to teach our students avoid plagiarism without intimidation? By motivating. How to inspire them? How to make them believe in themselves?</p>
<p>I think that schools, colleges and universities should use plagiarism checkers and make free access for students. Nowadays we know a lot of plag detectors, suc as PlagScan, CopyScan,<span> Copyleaks, Plagskan, Plagium,</span> Grammarly, Turnitin and so on. We prefer <a href="http://unicheck.com" target="_blank">Unicheck</a> <span>that provides you with real-time reporting. But anyway such detection tools make the process of defining plagiarism easier.</span></p> It’s College Football Season…Time to Stock Up on Wings, Chips and…Wireless?tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-09-25:649749:Topic:9706512013-09-25T18:26:42.356ZAnthony Sargonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/AnthonySargon
<p>Originally published on <a href="http://themodernnetwork.com/mobile/its-college-football-seasontime-to-stock-up-on-wings-chips-andwireless/" target="_blank">The Modern Network</a></p>
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<p>The football season has kicked off for both the NFL and NCAA. Across America, alumni are flocking back to their alma maters on Saturdays to watch their schools’ football teams compete – regardless of their talent level or place in the standings.</p>
<p>For colleges and universities with popular…</p>
<p>Originally published on <a href="http://themodernnetwork.com/mobile/its-college-football-seasontime-to-stock-up-on-wings-chips-andwireless/" target="_blank">The Modern Network</a></p>
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<p>The football season has kicked off for both the NFL and NCAA. Across America, alumni are flocking back to their alma maters on Saturdays to watch their schools’ football teams compete – regardless of their talent level or place in the standings.</p>
<p>For colleges and universities with popular football programs, the football season is an incredible money-making opportunity thanks to merchandise and ticket sales. However, the rush of students and alumni onto campus, into parking lots for tailgates and into the stadium to watch the game comes with a large number of challenges.</p>
<p>We’re constantly talking to decision makers and network administrators at colleges and universities, and we’re continually hearing about how the game day experience has changed for attendees. With these changes have come new demands on the school and its IT infrastructure.</p>
<p>Unlike in the past – when tailgating required a grill, some frozen hamburger patties, a beverage and MAYBE a football – today’s tailgaters show up with mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Although many of these devices are connected to mobile networks, football fans will be looking for the faster, more reliable connection of campus wireless networks for the functionality and capabilities they crave.</p>
<p>Just what capabilities are we talking about?</p>
<p>Spectators are looking to watch pregame shows on their mobile devices. When the pregame is over, they’re looking to watch other games that involve rivals or are important for BCS rankings in real time. They’re looking to take and post pictures and videos of their revelry on Facebook, Vine, Instagram and Twitter. They’re even watching the live coverage of the game they’re attending – from the stands – to hear commentary, get a field-level view and keep track of stats. All of these things are bandwidth hogs that perform better and more seamlessly over a college’s wireless network than over a carrier’s 3G or 4G network – if that school network can handle it.</p>
<p>Network administrators have to consider a few things to ensure that the network is prepared to handle this influx of alumni and students. First, they need to be sure to have the appropriate radio access points in and around the stadium to handle the sheer volume of users and mobile devices. Not ensuring that the appropriate amount of access points are available will result in a degradation of the signal and a poor experience for everyone.</p>
<p>When figuring out how many access points are needed, it’s essential to overprovision. They need to establish and identify the most conceivable mobile devices that would be connecting to the network and then plan for even more. They also need to be sure to provide coverage not just to the stadium, but the parking lots and areas around it.</p>
<p>Next, a system needs to be put in place to ensure that the bandwidth is there to support these devices, when needed.</p>
<p>Most college football games fall on Thursday nights and Saturdays. The wireless network that has been created in and around the stadium is most likely overkill on weeks when the team is away and on the days when there isn’t a game. It’s important that the schools can shift bandwidth to and from this part of the network based on demand, since it would be a waste of computing resources when spectators aren’t present. Being able to power down some of the radio access points needed to get the signal density required for a game day could also save the school a lot of money in power bills.</p>
<p>Luckily, automated processes are possible in today’s software defined networks (SDNs) that can enable schools to reconfigure the network seamlessly depending on a number of factors, including day and time. This will automatically move bandwidth and computer resources to the section of the network covering the stadium and its surrounding area on game days and away from places like academic buildings and dorms where they won’t be needed.</p>
<p>The college football experience isn’t what it used to be. The hot dogs are still there, but now they’re being juggled from hand-to-hand with a beverage and an iPad. To ensure that all alumni, students and other football fans have the game-day experience they desire, it’s now essential that schools offer more than concessions and sweatshirts – they must deliver a strong wireless network as well.</p> Semester Planner: Educational Tool for studentstag:www.classroom20.com,2013-03-21:649749:Topic:9203312013-03-21T02:08:21.272ZDana Myunghttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DanaMyung
<p>Semester Planner is a great online tool for students.It is an <strong>online planner</strong> for <strong>students</strong> who are moving towards going digital. It helps students keep track of their semester classes, notes, assignments, and documents without having to dig through older notebooks. <span>I personally think that <a href="https://semesterplanner.com" target="_blank" title="Semester Planner">Semester Planner</a> is one of the indispensable…</span></p>
<p>Semester Planner is a great online tool for students.It is an <strong>online planner</strong> for <strong>students</strong> who are moving towards going digital. It helps students keep track of their semester classes, notes, assignments, and documents without having to dig through older notebooks. <span>I personally think that <a href="https://semesterplanner.com" target="_blank" title="Semester Planner">Semester Planner</a> is one of the indispensable tools </span><strong>educators</strong><span> should be using.</span></p> A Wired Campustag:www.classroom20.com,2012-08-27:649749:Topic:8689772012-08-27T22:23:06.142ZDiana Hansenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DianaHansen
<p>What are you doing to make your campus more wired? <a href="http://bit.ly/SOYwlT">http://bit.ly/SOYwlT</a></p>
<p>What are you doing to make your campus more wired? <a href="http://bit.ly/SOYwlT">http://bit.ly/SOYwlT</a></p> Waiving Testing Requirementstag:www.classroom20.com,2012-06-26:649749:Topic:8477142012-06-26T00:49:43.613ZDiana Hansenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DianaHansen
<p><span>To date, test scores have been imperative to college admissions, but some college officials think they don’t help predict student success beyond what a GPA and course schedule already indicate. Do you think more prominent colleges will waive testing requirements? <a href="http://bit.ly/MBkACN">http://bit.ly/MBkACN</a></span></p>
<p><span>To date, test scores have been imperative to college admissions, but some college officials think they don’t help predict student success beyond what a GPA and course schedule already indicate. Do you think more prominent colleges will waive testing requirements? <a href="http://bit.ly/MBkACN">http://bit.ly/MBkACN</a></span></p> Creating Student ePortfoliotag:www.classroom20.com,2012-04-06:649749:Topic:8252262012-04-06T23:29:51.262Zmelissagreen1https://www.classroom20.com/profile/melissagreen1
<p> <strong>Your Name and Title: <br></br></strong>Melissa Green, Adjunct English Instructor</p>
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<p><strong><br></br></strong>Ohio University -Chillicothe</p>
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<p><strong><br></br></strong>None</p>
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<p><strong>Area of the World from Which You Will Present:</strong></p>
<p><strong><br></br></strong>Waverly,…</p>
<p> <strong>Your Name and Title: <br/></strong>Melissa Green, Adjunct English Instructor</p>
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<p><strong><br/></strong>Ohio University -Chillicothe</p>
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<p><strong><br/></strong>None</p>
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<p><strong>Area of the World from Which You Will Present:</strong></p>
<p><strong><br/></strong>Waverly, Ohio</p>
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<p>English <strong><br/></strong></p>
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<p><strong><br/></strong>Instructors who use portfolio evaluation both at the high school and college level. </p>
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<p><strong>Short Session Description (one line):</strong></p>
<p><strong><br/></strong>Using electronic portfolios in the classroom is an effective assessment tool as well as a way to promote real-life application to classroom activities.</p>
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<p><strong><br/></strong>This session will explain how to set up electronic portfolios using the RCampus website which offers free ePortfolios to students. Students are able to load and showcase their work as well as create various tabs to show their education and even personalities. Students can later add tabs and more content and use this portfolio when seeking future employment opportunities. Discussion will include creating a portfolio, creating an assignment for students, and assessing the portfolio.</p>
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<p><strong>Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:</strong></p>
<p><strong><br/></strong>RCampus <a href="http://www.rcampus.com/eportfoliohomeshellc.cfm">http://www.rcampus.com/eportfoliohomeshellc.cfm</a></p> Using VoiceThreads to Teach College Literature Coursestag:www.classroom20.com,2012-03-13:649749:Topic:8163852012-03-13T21:18:53.413ZVicki Phillipshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/VickiPhillips
<p>Your Name and Title: Vicki Phillips</p>
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<p>School, Library, or Organization Name: Rasmussen College</p>
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<p>Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Tampa, Florida, USA</p>
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<p>Language in Which You Will Present: English</p>
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<p>Target Audience(s): High School, Community and 4 yr college English instructors</p>
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<p>Short Session Description (one line): Engaging Literature students with VoiceThread…</p>
<p>Your Name and Title: Vicki Phillips</p>
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<p>School, Library, or Organization Name: Rasmussen College</p>
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<p>Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Tampa, Florida, USA</p>
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<p>Language in Which You Will Present: English</p>
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<p>Target Audience(s): High School, Community and 4 yr college English instructors</p>
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<p>Short Session Description (one line): Engaging Literature students with VoiceThread presentations</p>
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<p> How do we, as instructors, infuse our classes with enthusiasm for literature which the 21<sup>st</sup> c student may not be familiar with or even be interested in reading as most selections are of a style that is sometimes regarded as difficult for the students to read and comprehend? Frequently, in college classes, the students have an assigned text and the readings in the anthology are those that have been pre-selected by the editors of the anthology. The selections are usually pieces done in the early to mid-part of the twentieth century by some of the best known American authors. Often, as instructors, we struggle with how to encourage our 21<sup>st</sup> century students to not only want to read the assigned material but also to want to add substantial comments to a discussion. Fortunately, I discovered Classroom 2.0 and then VoiceThread.com. By creating a VoiceThread to go with the accompanying assignment, I have found a way in which my students not only “get” the story, but they actually become more engaged and better readers and writers on the papers submitted in the class. Another unforeseen benefit was that students who were very reluctant to voice an opinion in class sometimes became much more comfortable voicing their opinion if it was incorporated with social media on a VoiceThread. If you are not familiar with the program, it allows the creator to upload media and add your voice to the media, then participants can choose to upload an avatar or a photo to represent them and then they comment by using their phone to call in a comment or by utilizing a computer’s webcam or some choose to just type in their comments in a text box that is accompanied by the avatar or photo they’ve chosen to insert. They can even use a “pen” icon to underline or make comments on the media that was uploaded. I have also utilized VoiceThreads by teaching my students how to use the program and allowing the students to create their own VoiceThread project in lieu of a final “traditional” type research paper on a significant author. The other students in the class then comment on their peer’s VoiceThreads and the learning just ricochets off from one student created project to the next. It has been an incredible experience, which I would be eager to share with the rest of my colleagues during this conference. Below is an example of one of my VoiceThreads on "The Things They Carried" by author Tim O'Brian and the student comments the story generated.</p>
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<p>Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: <a href="https://voicethread.com/?#u968628.b1185869.i6394573">https://voicethread.com/?#u968628.b1185869.i6394573</a></p> Social Networking for Teacher Educationtag:www.classroom20.com,2012-03-13:649749:Topic:8162752012-03-13T16:49:20.038ZLeigh Hallhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LeighHall
<p><strong>Your Name and Title:</strong> Leigh A. Hall; Associate Professor of Literacy Studies</p>
<p><strong>School, Library, or Organization Name</strong>: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill</p>
<p><strong>Co-Presenter Name(s):</strong> n/a</p>
<p><strong>Area of the World from Which You Will Present:</strong> United States, Durham, North Carolina</p>
<p><strong>Language in Which You Will Present:</strong> English</p>
<p><strong>Target Audience(s):</strong> College…</p>
<p><strong>Your Name and Title:</strong> Leigh A. Hall; Associate Professor of Literacy Studies</p>
<p><strong>School, Library, or Organization Name</strong>: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill</p>
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<p><strong>Area of the World from Which You Will Present:</strong> United States, Durham, North Carolina</p>
<p><strong>Language in Which You Will Present:</strong> English</p>
<p><strong>Target Audience(s):</strong> College Educators</p>
<p><strong>Short Session Description (one line):</strong> Presents benefits and challenges with incorporating social networking into college level instruction.</p>
<p><strong>Full Session Description (as long as you would like):</strong> I have been using social networking in my teacher education classes for three years. I will share the benefits of using social networking, common problems, and how to address issues that typically arise. I will also share ideas for how to include social networking as a regular part of your classroom instruction.</p>
<p><strong>Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:</strong> n/a</p> Social media as a teaching tool: 9 cool examplestag:www.classroom20.com,2011-08-04:649749:Topic:6976962011-08-04T20:02:20.275ZDiana Hansenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DianaHansen
Here are nine cool examples of professors integrating social media into their schools. How are you using social media? <a href="http://bit.ly/phQdSF">http://bit.ly/phQdSF</a>
Here are nine cool examples of professors integrating social media into their schools. How are you using social media? <a href="http://bit.ly/phQdSF">http://bit.ly/phQdSF</a> Enrollment in online courses increases at the highest rate evertag:www.classroom20.com,2010-12-01:649749:Topic:5733642010-12-01T17:24:49.323ZDiana Hansenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DianaHansen
<span>According to a recent report released by t<span class="apple-style-span">he Sloan Consortium and the Babson Survey Research Group</span>, enrollment in online courses increased by more than 21 percent last year – the largest increase ever experienced. Does your college offer online courses? If so, has it seen the drastic increase in enrollment exhibited by this study? </span><span><a href="http://bit.ly/f4LX3m">http://bit.ly/f4LX3m</a> </span>
<span>According to a recent report released by t<span class="apple-style-span">he Sloan Consortium and the Babson Survey Research Group</span>, enrollment in online courses increased by more than 21 percent last year – the largest increase ever experienced. Does your college offer online courses? If so, has it seen the drastic increase in enrollment exhibited by this study? </span><span><a href="http://bit.ly/f4LX3m">http://bit.ly/f4LX3m</a> </span>