Revealing Students’ Real Views on Academic Integrity: Reflections Beyond Surveys
Academic integrity often gets reduced to ‘don’t plagiarise‘ – but are we missing the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of what…
Empowering Student Learning Through The Development Of A Social Media Community To Support Computing Students
The annual Social Media for Learning in Higher Education conference (otherwise known as #SocHE16) has emerged as one of the premiere outlets…
Developing Your Digital Presence For Academics
Here’s a slideshow for material presented by Alex Spiers at a seminar at Liverpool John Moores University recently. It’s all about how…
Five Key Findings From The Higher Education Academy Workshop on Using Vendor Resources To Enhance Student Employability
On 6 March, 2014, Birmingham City University was very proud to host a Higher Education Academy workshop on how vendor resources can be…
Improving The Professionalism Of Student Emails
As a modern academic, my email inbox is continually overflowing with emails from students, asking questions and seeking advice. However, many…
How To Get Your CV In The Bin
Here’s an interesting article provided by the HEA and based on the experiences of a real (but anonymous) recruiter. Unlucky 13 – 13 Reasons…
Who Writes The Assignments For Our Students? Presentation From Plagiarism, Ethics, Pedagogy and Practices 2018
I was invited to accept the prime speaking slot at the Plagiarism, Ethics, Pedagogy and Practices 2018 conference, held in Stockholm, Sweden…
Are Students Using Homework Help Sites to Breach Academic Integrity? Slides
I’m always keen to work with student researchers partners to investigate academic integrity research issues. I was pleased to work with…
No Systematic Solution To Essay Mills
I’m quoted in the cover story of this week’s Times Higher Education (although much of the story looks based around the long discussion we had…
Exploring The Culture Of Plagiarism Invading Higher Education
I was invited to deliver a high profile keynote presentation about student plagiarism in Azerbaijan, to an audience consisting largely of Vice…