Next in the Academic Integrity online webinar series line-up is Dr Brenda M Stoesz with the ‘Murky Waters of File Sharing’ which considers the issue of file sharing as contract cheating. This is taking place on Wednesday 7th December 4-5pm, read her abstract below.

“Sharing course notes with classmates may be viewed as a collaborative activity that forms part of a rich learning experience. However, when notes and other course materials are uploaded to (or downloaded from) commercial file-sharing websites, students may be facilitating (or participating in) contract cheating. Join this interactive session to learn more about academic file-sharing, how commercial academic file-sharing websites target and deceive students (and educators), and ways to address this issue from an academic integrity perspective.”

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BU staff can join directly via the link on the Workshops and Drop-ins page

Dr Brenda M Stoesz

Brenda M. Stoesz, PhD, is a Senior Faculty Specialist (Science of Teaching and Learning & Academic Integrity) at The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where she develops educational resources and professional development opportunities for post-secondary academic staff.

Brenda also conducts research on various topics in higher education, including academic integrity policy analysis, contract cheating, and use of learning management systems.

Brenda founded and currently chairs the Manitoba Academic Integrity Network (MAIN) and is a Co-Editor of the Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity.

Brenda holds a PhD in Psychology and Bachelor of Education and Science and has more than 20 years of experience teaching high school, college, and university students.

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