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Require annotated bibliographies in which students have summarized potential reference sources and identified how they may support the intent of the assigned research.
Break research and writing projects into phases with activities throughout a course that culminate in a final written submission. This not only results in stronger final submissions but reduces the opportunity for submitting a final product that was created by someone else.
Add Ouriginalto assignments in Canvas, allowing written submissions to be checked for proper documentation and potential plagiarism.
Strategies for Discussions
The Canvas discussion setting “Users must post before seeing…” prevents students from seeing anything on the discussion forum until they make their initial post. BUT, if the global discussion setting is checked that students may “Edit and Delete Their Own Posts” they can go around that by posting, then reading, copying other students' posts, and then editing their initial posts.
Canvas Setting Recommendations
Use the discussion setting “Users must post before…” in conjunction with adjusting the global setting so students can’t edit their posts, encourage students to write their thoughts prior to posting. Students that want to edit or delete their posts will need to contact the instructor.
Rather than using a discussion as the submission venue, consider having students submit their thoughts using a file upload assignment with the Ouriginal setting selected for high-value work.
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If the work is to be peer-reviewed via a discussion after the assignment submission, consider using due/dates and availability dates or the sequential Requirement setting for additional safeguards.
Strategies for Testing
Create tough questions, particularly in open-book situations, so it requires more than skimming a page to determine an answer.
Focus on higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy for questions that require more analyzing, applying, and evaluating versus remembering and understanding.
Limit test-taking times. In Canvas, for example, an instructor can adjust options, such as setting a timer for completing a test or limiting the time a test is available. With limited time, students are less able to communicate with others or look up answers from unapproved sources.
Use LMS settings to display random questions from pools so students will receive different versions of the same test.
Select the option to show answers to question in random order for multiple choice questions.
Update or change questions regularly to eliminate the potential for questions to be shared with future classes.
Engage the Boise State Testing Center for remote test proctoring if needed.
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