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# Weds. June 24th FitFOL Webinar -- Online Activities and Assessments
    

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**Agenda**
1. Presentation -- Discussion forums (10 min.)
2. Contract cheating introduction (10 min.)
3. Breakout rooms -- plans and pitfalls in planning online activities and assessments (20 min.) 
4. Large group discussion (10 min.)
7. Q&A (5 min.)




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# 1. Discussion forums 
* Link to tutorial on [creating discussion forums in Moodle](http://moodleanswers.com/index.php/activities/using-moodle-forums-effectively/)
* Small groups
* portfolios



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# 2. Contract Cheating
* **Definition**
    
    “Contract cheating occurs when a student submits work that has been completed for them by a third party, irrespective of the third party’s relationship with the student, and whether they are paid or unpaid.”
 
     Third party =
• friend or family
• fellow student or staff member
• commercial service
(Harper & Bretag et al, 2018)

Compiled from our discussions and resources below: 
* **Massive problem** 
    * Widespread -- not limited to any specific type of assignment
    * 'Authentic' assignments not a deterrent for contract cheating (Ellis et al., 2019)
 
* **Reasons**


    * Not interested
    * Stressed
    * View education as a product over process 
    * Don't understand differences between receiving extra tutoring support and using a professional or peer led cheating service
    * Everyone's doing it
    * Unclear assignment expectations
    * Belief that they won't get caught
    * Time management
    * Feeling dissatisfied with teaching and learning experience
    

* **Solutions**
    * Educate students about academic integrity
    * Create clear lines of communication ("This is a poor choice -- I invite you to come talk to me if you're thinking about making it")
    * Provide detailed instructions for assignments
    * Ask students to engage in relective activities for part of assignments
    * Align assessments with learning outcomes
    * Discuss implications of cheating
    


# 3. Breakout room discussion
* Discuss the following questions in small groups (20 minutes)
* Use this [link to a collaborative document where we can share our ideas](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JTrvMGX5SCnDaXfa2eAn6SgvQXyrAzjQjkZru4guS6w/edit)
* **Part 1: Contract cheating discussion**
    * What are some of the reasons why students cheat? 
    * What are some possible solutions to this problem or how are you planning to address the issue of contract cheating in your online course? 
* **Part 2: Thinking about assessments**
    * What are you planning for activities and/or assessments for your online course?
    * What are some possible pitfalls or challenges in creating and monitoring these activites and assessments? 
    * What are some possible solutions?



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* **Resources:**
    * Link to Eric Gedajlovic's (Simon Fraser) comprehensive[ wiki on contract cheating](https://wiki.its.sfu.ca/personal/erg/index.php/Main_Page)
    * Link to Tracey Bretag's (U of Calgary) presentation on [contract cheating](https://prism.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/handle/1880/110279/Bretag%20Opening%20Keynote%20-%2017%20April%20final-compressed.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y)
    * Bretag, T. (2019). Contract Cheating Research: Implications for Canadian Universities. 1-29.  http://hdl.handle.net/1880/110279
    * Ellis, C., van Haeringen, K., Harper, R., Bretag, T., Zucker, I., McBride, S., . . . Saddiqui, S. (2019). Does authentic assessment assure academic integrity? Evidence from contract cheating data. Higher Education 3 Research & Development, 1-16. doi:10.1080/07294360.2019.1680956
    * QAA (2020). Contracting to cheat in higher education: How to address essay mills and contract cheating. https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/guidance/contracting-to-cheat-in-higher- education-2nd-edition.pdf
    * Gedajlovic,E., Stoesz,B.M., Eaton,S.E., and Wielemaker, M. (2020) “Teaching Matters: Contracting Cheating – what is it, and what can we do about it?” (Presentation)