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Academic Integrity Office Tips for the Faculty

Academic Integrity Office Tips for the Faculty: Culture

Have you thought about what type of academic integrity culture exists in your course? Allotting time to share expectations, educate and inspire students to complete their studies with integrity is very important. It is no longer enough to just have an academic integrity statement in your syllabus. Internal reflection on the culture you want to foster in your class, followed by proactive and consistent communication, can go a long way toward inspiring students to make good decisions. The development of a positive class culture is highly individualistic but here are a few tips for consideration: 

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Spotlight on Teaching and Learning: Mediaplus — ASU launches new media delivery platform in December

MediaPlus will replace MediaAMP/Modalis as the media delivery platform for ASU. Faculty and staff will not need to re-upload or transfer those resources themselves. All existing media, videos and transcripts in MediaAMP are being copied and saved and will begin to appear in MediaPlus in early December. All existing links to MediaAmp content within Canvas will be automatically transitioned to MediaPlus.

Academic Integrity Office Tips for the Faculty

Academic Integrity Office Tips for the Faculty: Proctoring in-person exams

It can be difficult to proctor in-person exams and keep them organized and orderly. Probably the two most important tips are to over plan and over-communicate. Being prepared and letting students know your expectations will alleviate most of the challenging issues. We are sure you have some great ideas but here are a few basic tips to consider:

Academic Integrity Office Tips for the Faculty

Academic Integrity Office Tips for the Faculty: Group projects

Group projects are a great way to enhance content knowledge and provide students the experience of working with other people on a shared project. To avoid academic integrity problems and upset students, consider assimilating these tips to enhance the academic integrity of your group projects.

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Digital Education News: ASU and Pearson Partner to provide access to digital courseware products at no cost

In a shared effort to support increased access and affordability to high-quality learning experiences, Pearson is partnering with ASU to provide all enrolled ASU students access to available Pearson eText and premium digital courseware products (i.e., MyLabs, Mastering & Revel) at no cost. According to the College Board, the average college student spends more than $1,200 on books and materials (Kristof, 2018). These titles will be at no cost to all students, whether online or on-campus. Faculty who opt into the offer will enable a reduction in textbook expenses.

Professor to help lead community health organization

Fulton Schools Professor Deirdre Meldrum is the new chair of the Health First Foundation Northern Arizona board of directors. The board is responsible for advancing the foundation’s mission, stewarding gifts and assets, and developing strategic priorities. The organization seeks to help people with unmet health needs in the region’s communities. Read more.

Academic Integrity Office Tips for the Faculty

Academic Integrity Office Tips for the Faculty: Assignment instructions

Students are expected to know and abide by the ASU academic integrity policy. Regardless, it is good practice to always provide clear assignment/exam instructions. Repeating expectations and providing clear instructions make it more difficult for a panicked student to rationalize a poor academic integrity decision. 

Jerry Lin wins AIChE Gerhold Award

The Clarence (Larry) G. Gerhold Award is awarded annually for outstanding contribution in research, development or in the application of chemical separations technology by the Separations Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, commonly known as AIChE. In 1999, Professor Jerry Lin, a professor at the University of Cincinnati at the time, attended the Separations Division Awards Dinner at the…

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Ariaratnam elected to governing board of leading utility engineering institute

Fulton Schools Professor Samuel Ariaratnam will have a larger overall role in guiding those efforts as a new member of the board of governors of the institute, which is part of the American Society of Civil Engineers, or ASCE. He is one of two new governors recently elected to the board, along with a new president-elect.

Paper by Paul Westerhoff selected as Nature Communications Editors’ Highlight

A recent research paper written by Regents Professor Paul Westerhoff was selected as one of the most interesting energy research works published in the highly regarded peer-review research journal Nature Communications. Nature Communications Senior Editor Long Chen chose the article — “Evanescent waves modulate energy efficiency of photocatalysis within TiO2 coated optical fibers illuminated using LEDs” —…

VDRI selects awardees for the 2021 FSE strategic interest seed funding program

The Vice Dean for Research and Innovation (VDRI) Office is pleased to announce 12 awardees for the 2021 Fulton Schools of Engineering (FSE) Strategic Interest Seed Funding Program: Working Collaboratively to Meet Future Needs. The response to this year’s seed funding initiative was impressive with a variety of topics and ideas presented by faculty across FSE…