Plagiarism software can be beaten by simple tech tricks

January 20, 2011January 23, 2016 by Digital Fingerprint

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IT scholar says PDF tweaks allow students' copied work to evade detection. Hannah Fearn reports Technological loopholes allow savvy students to beat academic plagiarism software, an IT expert has warned. James Heather, senior lecturer in computing at the University of Surrey, has revealed that plagiarism detection systems such as Turnitin…

Facebook for Academics

January 20, 2011January 23, 2016 by Digital Fingerprint

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One of my ex-students asked me a few questions about another project, as to what I think about the use of Facebook between staff/students: Here's what I said (.wav file, 5.5MB)

Review: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows

January 17, 2011January 24, 2016 by drbexl

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Harry Potter recently rumbled back into town, and the debates amongst the Christian community arose again. To reject the series on principle: because the entire story is set within a world of magic? Or to place it within the canon of British allegorical writers with J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S. Lewis?…

CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE: TEACHING DIGITAL MEDIA

January 17, 2011June 16, 2017 by Digital Fingerprint

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Here's a journal I wish that I'd been in a position to submit an article to, but my diary is rather stuffed (at least til the end of June!), but I look forward to seeing what is produced... Deadline: November 30, 2010 Guest Editor: Mary McAleer Balkun The editors seek…

Shopping around for a better way to operate? Try John Lewis

January 13, 2011January 11, 2016 by drbexl

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I used to work for the John Lewis Partnership, and it's a great way of working. Universities could look to worse for inspiration. John Lewis' shares are settled in a non-revocable trust. The beneficiaries of the trust are the employees ("partners"). The trust deed sets out the ultimate purpose of…

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