Plagiarism by academics is serious. Any excuses had better be good
Copying others’ work is theft and corrupts the literature. Concern for culprits’ welfare should not preclude punishment, says an academic Read more
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Copying others’ work is theft and corrupts the literature. Concern for culprits’ welfare should not preclude punishment, says an academic Read more
Listening to faculty perspectives is critical for successfully integrating technology into higher education. Developed by WGU Labs’ College Innovation Network (CIN), the 2023 EdTech Faculty Survey provides crucial insights into pain points in the faculty experience with the ever-developing instructional device. Read more
There is an association between mass shootings and structural racism according to a new paper in JAMA Surgery. Read more
The exam was changed to a pass-fail model, ostensibly to relieve student stress. Critics say the change has not reduced stress but has amplified inequities among students. Read more
University professors in Florida are leaving in droves, and blaming the state’s fight against woke policies. Read more
Despite recent scandals of research misconduct and error, the academic world still seems determined to look the other way Read more
Research by UCLA psychologists shows that, astonishingly, the artificial intelligence language model GPT-3 performs about as well as college undergraduates when asked to solve the sort of reasoning problems that typically appear on intelligence tests and standardized tests such as the SAT. The study is published in Nature Human Behaviour. Read more
A committee that oversees the University of California system’s admissions standards recently voted to stop accepting high school data science classes as advanced math courses, saying students who take these classes are not fully prepared for college-level STEM courses. Read more
Following news stories in the past few days, it's understandable you might be concerned about your data. Read more
The newly minted university is just the latest institution attempting to reframe its image at a time of enrollment declines and public skepticism about higher education. Read more