What is plagiarism?
Has this become a blurry concept?
Plagiarism is “appropriating” someone else’s words and ideas without acknowledging them and, instead, passing them off as one’s own. Some definitions add in there the word “intentional”. Plagiarism is unethical, dishonest and a “high crime” in academia.
Action Archaeology: Agriculture, Population and Sustainability
Water Initiative Update
James Landreth generously updates us on the activities of the Water Initiative, for which he is the Director.
“This year, the Water Initiative has been excited to move forward on two major projects.
Stoking the connection between thought and emotion
Today’s post comes from Calvin Lamothe, class of 2017 and Art Center Student Docent.
A group of local fifth graders had just finished their tour of the museum and were drawing in the galleries when one of their teachers approached me and asked what was up with the “alien” painting.
Managing a Class Discussion- Part II
All I could hear was the hum and rattle of the window heating system as my small groups of introductory biology students were supposed to be discussing a fairly exciting article about the evolution of blind cave fish (isn’t that inherently kinda cool and thrilling? Who wouldn’t have lots to say about blind cavefish?). It was like this every time I tried discussions or small group activities. Here it was the seventh week into the semester and I was at my wits’ end.