Online Academy Workshop: Strategies for Preventing Online Cheating and Plagiarism

VWCC Online Academy Cohort is hosting a workshop about Strategies for Preventing Online Cheating and Plagiarism on Monday, Nov. 16 from 12 to 1 at Webber 310. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please register at: http://tinyurl.com/pg8hh5y

Title: Strategies for Preventing Online Cheating and Plagiarism
Time and Location: 12:00 to 1:00, Monday, Nov. 16 at Webber 310
Guest Speaker: Dr. David Halpin
Description: We all know that our students would never do anything that would violate their school’s Honor Code... That being said, there are strategies and tools available that will help discourage those students who might feel an urge to do something unethical. And if you do suspect a violation, there are ways to the gather information to support any action you need to take. Join us in this session to learn about these best practices for preventing cheating.
Speaker Bio: Dr. David Halpin is an instructional designer at Carilion Clinic who assists faculty at Jefferson College of Health Sciences and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine with employing research-based learning principles and best practices related to technology and instructional design. He also serves as an adjunct instructor at Virginia Tech and Jefferson College of Health Sciences. Dr. Halpin earned a Bachelor’s degree in Media Arts from the University of South Carolina and a Master’s Degree and PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Tech. He has over 25 years of experience in course design and media production.

VCCS Magna Commons

As a Virginia Community College faculty, staff, or administrative leader, you have access to the latest faculty and staff development resources on-line, on-demand, system wide, anytime, anywhere. Magna Commons is a library of professional development seminars for all faculty, staff, and administrators, including adjunct and dual enrollment faculty. Sessions feature leading educators and consultants delivering thought-provoking, content-rich presentations on key issues in higher education. And it is available to every VCCS employee!

Here is the link for instructions on how to access VCCS Magna Commons.

Please note: Magna Commons is for internal use only by VCCS faculty, staff, and administrators. The VCCS access code is a professional resource afforded only to VCCS employees

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Online Academy: Improving the Quality of Online Courses at VWCC

Online Academy is an innovative train-the-trainer program for faculty focusing on online course design, pedagogy, and best practices. This program is sponsored by Educational Foundation Faculty/Staff Innovation Grant. About twenty faculty who are currently teaching and/or developing online, hybrid, or web-enhanced courses are invited to participate in this program. Participants will represent multiple disciplines and help establish, implement, and maintain an entity to support and mentor faculty who develop and deliver online credit courses. This program will prepare faculty to positively impact the design of online/blended courses, ultimately leading to student learning and success.