Academic integrity at Zoom University: Stricter measures are not the answer
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article discusses academic integrity and assessment during virtual learning.
- The article says Hopkins uses an Undergraduate Academic Ethics Board and the Respondus browser to address academic dishonesty.
- The paper reported that online testing creates fairness problems for students in different time zones and for those with internet issues.
- The article adds that asynchronous tests may increase the temptation to cheat, while the boundary between legitimate help and cheating can be unclear.
- The reporter writes that professors should accept that some dishonesty exists and use projects or papers instead of relying mainly on exams.