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Seven Strategies for Plagiarism-proofing Discussion Threads in Online Courses

Online discussions are an integral part of distance education courses. They provide a means for interaction among students and the instructor about course content as well as an opportunity for students to develop critical thinking skills. A growing number of faculty, however, have expressed concern about plagiarism occurring in online discussions. Rather than instructors policing discussion threads and then engaging in the time-consuming process of documenting occurrences of plagiarism, this paper considers whether it is possible to deter plagiarism of discussion threads through design and facilitation. Seven strategies for plagiarism-proofing online discussion threads are presented.

Keywords:: design, distance education, facilitation, interaction, Asynchronous

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Academic Support Services / Hybrid and Online Course Development

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Journal-Article
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 7, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 7, 2014
Author:: Melissa R. Olt, Strayer University Online
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Language:: English
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