Much the same as with campus-immersion or face-to-face courses, promoting a culture of integrity online is of upmost importance. Concerns of students cheating or violating academic integrity exist regardless of the mode of teaching, but there are a variety of strategies that can be implemented to minimize these violations.

In this video (8:38) we’ll explore some strategies to address academic integrity in online courses.

Additional Resources:

• Cheaters Never Prosper – How we promote academic integrity (46 strategies) (Booklet)
• How do you Discourage Cheating in Online Courses?(Video)
• Maintaining Academic Integrity in Online Courses (Report)

Next Steps:

• Review your assessment strategy to identify places where students might feel tempted to violate academic integrity and look to apply a pedagogical, technological and/or community-building strategy to reduce this likelihood.

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• Join this community of faculty, learning designers and others that are discussing the topic of academic integrity. Pose questions, engage in dialogue, contribute resources or share your experiences with colleagues. These are our community guidelines.

Dig Deeper:

• Online Cheating: Why it’s a serious problem and what colleges should do about it