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Item Open Access A Wraparound Approach to Academic Integrity: Centering Students in the Postplagiarism Era(2025-04-20) Eaton, Sarah ElaineThis report presents a comprehensive wraparound approach to academic integrity that places students at the center of educational efforts rather than focusing on surveillance and punishment. A central argument is that in a postplagiarism era, fostering ethical behavior requires a holistic ecosystem involving four key stakeholder groups: educators, administrators, professional staff, and the broader community. The model shifts from punitive frameworks toward supportive, educational approaches that recognize academic integrity as a shared responsibility rather than solely a student obligation. I outline a seven-step implementation plan for institutions, including conducting self-assessments, creating representative committees, revising policies with rights-based approaches, developing professional learning opportunities, creating supportive resources, implementing strategic communication initiatives, and engaging with external communities. This approach acknowledges the complex factors influencing student decision-making about integrity and emphasizes that ethical behavior emerges from coordinated efforts across multiple institutional levels. By embracing this holistic model, educational institutions can create environments where integrity becomes the norm rather than the exception, and develop graduates who carry ethical decision-making practices into their professional lives.Item Open Access Die kleinen sommersprossigen Marienkäfer(2025-04-04) Byrne, MaggieItem Open Access Teaching Fact-Checking Through Deliberate Errors: An Essential AI Literacy Skil(2025-04-23) Eaton, Sarah ElaineItem Open Access Buttons geht zum Arzt(2025-03-27) Whyte, PaigeItem Open Access Academic integrity through knowledge equity lens: A global South perspective(2023-05-02) Dahal, BibekThis presentation explores knowledge equity in the practice of academic integrity from Global South perspectives to provide a foundation for inclusive academic integrity in higher education. By reviewing the existing literature and reflecting on experiences as a graduate student with diverse cultural, linguistic, institutional, and educational backgrounds, I outline where an equity lens is significant in the practice of academic integrity in higher education. Cite as: Dahal, B. (2023, May 2). Academic integrity through knowledge equity lens: A global South perspective [invited talk]. Alberta Council on Academic Integrity Provincial Meeting 2023, Red Deer, Canada.Item Open Access Challenges and Potential of Correctional Education: An Annotated Bibliography of Literature on Innovations, Impacts and Outcomes from Different Stakeholder Perspectives.(2025-01-31) White Prosser, Christina; Hosseini, Sajedeh; Siggelkow, MiriamItem Open Access Der Briefträger im Ausserweltraum(2024) Thompson, Daniel; Burgel, Annika; Wilson, Charlie E.; RodieItem Open Access Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of STEM in Education (STEM 2024)(University of Calgary, 2024) Pratim Sengupta; Douglas Clark; Jennifer LockProceedings of the 8th International Conference of STEM in Education (STEM 2024)Item Open Access From Plagiarism to Postplagiarism: Navigating the GenAI Revolution in Higher Education(2025-01-29) Eaton, Sarah ElaineHigher education is undergoing a seismic shift with the advent of Generative AI (GenAI) technologies. In this session we explore the transformative impact of GenAI on teaching, learning, and assessment practices in a rapidly evolving academic environment. Join us as we explore challenges and opportunities presented by GenAI, examining how it reshapes our understanding of academic integrity, student agency, and authentic assessment. Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton will discuss innovative strategies for integrating GenAI into educational practices while maintaining the core values of academic integrity, critical thinking, and original scholarship. This webinar is essential for educators, administrators, and policymakers who are grappling with the implications of AI in higher education and seeking proactive approaches to harness its potential. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: 1. Understand the concept of post-plagiarism as an impact of GenAI on traditional concepts of plagiarism and academic misconduct in higher education. 2. Identify strategies to foster student agency and critical thinking skills in an AI-augmented learning environment. 3. Formulate approaches to uphold and promote academic integrity in the context of widespread GenAI use in higher education. Recommended citation: Eaton, S. E. (2025, January 29). From Plagiarism to Postplagiarism: Navigating the GenAI Revolution in Higher Education Centre for Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Literacy, and Integrity (CAIELI): Generative AI Workshops, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. https://hdl.handle.net/1880/120649Item Open Access A deep dive into Canadian college policy: Findings from a provincial academic integrity and contract cheating policy analysis(2019-04-17) Thacker, Emma; Eaton, Sarah Elaine; Stoesz, Brenda M.; Miron, Jennifer B.We share the findings from our study of contract cheating in institutional policies from Ontario post-secondary colleges. We studied 22 publicly funded colleges in the province of Ontario, Canada. This study is significant because it may serve to inform policy development of post-secondary institutions in other regions of Canada. Contract cheating itself is not new. The influence of technology and social media, however, are changing the landscape creating the need for higher educational institutions (HEIs) to respond to this phenomenon (Ellis, Zucker, & Randall, 2018). HEIs across the globe are beginning to respond to the phenomenon through amended academic integrity policies and procedures. Australia and Britain, for example, have published documents that address contract cheating, providing robust recommendations to support academic integrity (Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency [TEQSA], 2017; QAA, 2017). Among these is a recommendation to review policy language and process in the context of contract cheating. To date, a review on contract cheating in Canada has not been conducted. This research serves as the initial concentrated and focused assessment of Canadian policy in higher education organizations around contract cheating. In this session, we share the preliminary findings from our study. The framework and methodology from previous work on academic integrity policy analysis (Bretag et al., 2011; Grigg, 2010) served as an exemplar for this work. We began by identifying publicly-funded colleges in Ontario, collecting academic integrity policy documents, including the principles and approaches to the policies, analyzing them with a focus the topic of contract cheating. The analysis showed how publicly-funded colleges in Ontario characterize the concept of contract cheating. At the end of the session, participants will have a framework to undertake similar research and continue to contribute to a body of knowledge important to higher educational institutions around the world. In addition, participants will be able to characterize their own institutions’ approaches to academic integrity and specifically contract cheating in policy. The researchers aim to provide evidence to support Canadian policy makers to better address contract cheating across higher educational institutions. This session provides an opportunity to describe an evidenced informed framework for developing academic policy that targets the uniqueness of contract cheating. This is a sub-project of the Academic Integrity in Canda: National Policy Analysis project. Suggested citation: Thacker, E., Eaton, S. E., Stoesz, B. M., & Miron, J. B. (2019, April 17). A deep dive into Canadian college policy: Findings from a provincial academic integrity and contract cheating policy analysis Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity, Calgary, Canada. https://hdl.handle.net/1880/120534Item Open Access Academic integrity: Global trends, Emerging threats, and updated approaches [Keynote presentation](2022-10-21) Eaton, Sarah ElaineIn this keynote address, Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton presents key issues and global trends related academic integrity including updated understandings that extend beyond student conduct; the role that equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization, and Indigenization play a role in academic integrity; new threats and cutting-edge topics such as the role artificial intelligence is playing in teaching, learning, and assessment. Finally, we’ll look at trends in the ways in which academic misconduct is being addressed and what the benefits and barriers are to these shifts. Cite as: Eaton, S. E. (2022, October 21). Academic integrity: Global trends, Emerging threats, and updated approaches [Keynote presentation] Australian Academic Integrity Network (AAIN): National Academic Integrity Forum 2022, Australia. https://hdl.handle.net/1880/120535Item Open Access A deep dive into Canadian college policy: Findings from a provincial academic integrity and contract cheating policy analysis(2019-03-08) Thacker, Emma; Miron, Jennifer B.; Eaton, Sarah Elaine; Stoesz, Brenda M.This research examines how Canadian colleges address contract cheating in their academic integrity policies. The study analysed policies from 24 publicly-funded Ontario colleges, focusing on the language used to define contract cheating and the principles guiding these policies. Researchers found significant variation in how contract cheating is handled, with many policies indirectly addressing the issue. The study highlights a need for clearer, more explicit definitions of contract cheating within these policies and suggests further research to improve policy effectiveness. The findings provide a basis for evidence-informed policy development and revision in Canadian post-secondary institutions. This is a sub-project of the Academic Integrity in Canda: National Policy Analysis project. Cite as: Thacker, E., Miron, J. B., Eaton, S. E., & Stoesz, B. M. (2019, March 8, March 8). A deep dive into Canadian college policy: Findings from a provincial academic integrity and contract cheating policy analysis International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.Item Open Access Comprehensive Academic Integrity: Academic Ethics in a Postplagiarism Age(2023-10-04) Eaton, Sarah ElaineAbstract If you think academic integrity is only about student conduct, you may be living in the past. In this opening keynote, Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton, provides insights from the latest research around the world that shows how academic and research integrity include, and extend student conduct. She’ll bring insights from the Handbook of Academic Integrity (2nd ed.), which shows how our understandings of academic integrity in school provides a foundation for ethical decision making beyond the classroom. Dr. Eaton also talk about how artificial intelligence is challenging historical notions of plagiarism and sets the stage for important conversations that will happen throughout the conference. Keywords: postplagiarism, academic integrity, plagiarism, artificial intelligence, neurotechnology, brain computer interface (BCI), ethics, education, higher education, student conduct, futurism, future, history. 35 Figures; 36 References 2025 Addendum This keynote address marked the first time I presented on the concept of postplagiarism. It was also the first time I began speaking about the ethical impact of neurotechnology and brain computer interfaced (BCIs) in education. This talk is based on my 2023 editorial for the International Journal for Educational Integrity, published the same month. The slides, transcript, and notes are publicly available as an open access resource, under a Creative Commons By-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives license.Item Open Access Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence through the lens of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion(2023-08-22) Eaton, Sarah ElaineIn this presentation for MYFest 2023 Equity Unbound, Sarah Elaine Eaton explores the connections between academic integrity, artificial intelligence, and equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA). Questions we will consider are: What are the connections between these? What do we need to be paying attention to in terms of teaching, learning, and assessment? How can we keep the focus on student learning? We may not arrive at firm answers, but we will think through some of these complexities in community with one another.Item Open Access Accreditation and Certification Fraud in IT: Prevention, Detection, and Mitigation(2025-01-02) Eaton, Sarah ElaineContract cheating websites are thriving, not only among students but also in the world of professional accreditation, particularly in IT. This fraud undermines trust in certification systems, posing risks for employers who may inadvertently hire unqualified candidates. Vigilance and thorough verification processes are essential to combat certification fraud effectively. Keywords: academic integrity, academic dishonesty, accreditation, buy exam questions, career, certification, certification exam, cheating, contract cheating, cybersecurity, education, fraud, IT exam, technology, degree fraud, fake degree, fake credential, fake diploma, credential fraud, IT, Information technologyItem Open Access The readability of books for immersion schools: Understanding the role of text complexity, context and literary aspects.(John Benjamins, 2024-12-06) Dressler, Roswita; Nuss, Bernd; Mueller, KatherineFew books are available to support reading instruction in minority language immersion programs. Since North American teachers provide children with a choice of books scaffolded in difficulty and suited to their interests, they must resort to creating or adapting their own minority language materials, networking, or spending hours online or in bookstores. A more systematic approach would be based on an interdisciplinary understanding of the concept of readability. We focus on German as a minority language in North America and examined research published in both German and English to develop a conceptual framework of readability as comprising text complexity, context, and literary aspects. Using this framework, we conceptualize a research program for investigating readability of books in minority languages. This research program would be language-specific, but adaptable to other minority languages, thereby serving as a call to action for researchers interested in the readability of books.Item Open Access Human Rights, Artificial Intelligence, and Academic Integrity(2024-12-10) Eaton, Sarah ElaineIn this presentation, Eaton highlights key points from her 2024 editorial for the International Journal for Educational Integrity, “Future-proofing integrity in the age of artificial intelligence and neurotechnology: prioritizing human rights, dignity, and equity”. Eaton argues for the prioritisation of human rights when developing and implementing misconduct policies. Existing approaches may be perpetuate inequities, particularly for individuals from marginalised groups. A human-rights-by-design approach, which centres human rights in policy development, revision, and implementation, ensuring that every individual is treated with dignity and respect. Recommendations for implementing a human-rights approach to misconduct investigations and case management are offered, covering areas such as procedural fairness, privacy, equity, and the right to education. Additional topics covered are the need to limit surveillance technologies, and the need to recognize that not all use of artificial intelligence tools automatically constitutes misconduct. In the age of artificial intelligence and neurotechnology, insisting on human rights and dignity when we investigate and address misconduct allegations is an ethical imperative that has never been more important.Item Open Access 101 Ways to Market Your Language Program: A Practical Guide for Language Schools and Programs (1st ed.)(2024-12-01) Eaton, Sarah ElaineThis is a re-release of the the original 2002 first edition of this book. The author and copyright holder has released this as an open access work under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. This book provides 101 ideas and strategies to empower overall marketing efforts: (1) "Put On Your Thinking Cap" (e.g., define the problem before marketing it, set reasonable goals, and create a niche); (2) "Secrets to Boost Your Marketing Power" (e.g., emphasize the benefits, check out the competition, and sell oneself in as many languages as possible); (3) "Marketing Materials: Tools and Tips to Do the Job Better" (e.g., make a brochure, get mentioned in other brochures, and make it easy to phone for information); (4) "Going Beyond the Basics to Increase Enrollment" (e.g, offer volume discounts and guarantees and give away tuition); (5) "Specialty Tips for Programs at Large Institutions" (e.g., make sure the Web site is easy to find, partner with other educational programs, and get the program mentioned in the calendar); (6) "The Power of People: A Human Touch to Increase Enrollment and Polish Your Image" (e.g., build loyalty with host families, establish win-win relationships, and follow exceptional service standards); (7) "Continue Marketing While Your Students are Enrolled" (e.g., meet students at the airport, partner with local businesses, and create happy memories); and (8) "How to Keep Marketing Once Your Program is Finished" (e.g., create an alumni network, review successes and failures, and plan ahead for next year).Item Open Access Assessing for Integrity in the Age of AI(2024-12-04) Eaton, Sarah ElaineIn this webinar, Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton, explores the potential benefits and drawbacks of using AI in educational assessment. Although AI offers opportunities for efficiency and personalization, ethical considerations, including potential biases, privacy concerns and the risk of undermining academic integrity, need to be addressed. AI can enhance assessment practices by automating grading and feedback, enabling frequent assessments and providing personalized learning paths. However, AI algorithms can perpetuate biases, struggle to evaluate nuanced responses and raise privacy concerns about student data. Maintaining academic integrity in a technology-driven classroom is crucial, particularly avoiding unreliable and potentially biased AI-text detection tools. To ensure equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in AI-powered assessments, it is important to incorporate accessibility and inclusion features for students with disabilities and use diverse and representative training data to minimize bias. This approach aligns with the principles of fairness and equity in AI assessment highlighted in the abstract, promoting a more inclusive learning environment. Ensuring fair and equitable AI-powered assessments requires diverse training data, regular audits for bias and transparency in assessment criteria. Strategies for ethical AI implementation include clear communication with students, data privacy protection, human oversight and ongoing system improvement. Keywords: artificial intelligence, GenAI, education, higher education, assessment, academic integrity, ethics, bias, equity, ed tech, disability, neurodiversity, inclusion, inclusive education How to cite this work: Eaton, S. E. (2024, December 4). Assessing for Integrity in the Age of AI [Online]. DOCEO AI. Calgary, Canada.Item Open Access The stories of retired male school teachers, now teaching education students at various universities(2024-11-26) Garry JonesThe purpose of this study was to listen to stories of male sessional instructors/ contract lecturers who teach pre-service teachers after leaving full time work with their former school boards. My previous research focused on the lived experiences of male elementary teachers, and the experiences of boys in school. Now I am teaching at the university, and I am thinking about how my colleagues and I experience instructing adults after working in schools. I set out to explore the influence of the workplace context on our identities.
