When Language Becomes a Barrier to Due Process: Academic Integrity and ESL Students
As an Academic Integrity Facilitator at a community college, I am occasionally invited to mediate student-faculty meetings in which a discovery interview is conducted to substantiate a suspected breach of academic integrity. In this role, I serve as an objective and neutral third party. Recently, I mediated a series of meetings involving beginner ESL students who were suspected of using unauthorized aids during a listening and vocabulary test. These experiences prompted me to make important reflections on language, comprehension, and procedural fairness.
Read MoreWhat is it like to be a Student Academic Integrity Ambassador?
The Academic Integrity Ambassador program is a student leadership program aimed at promoting a culture of academic integrity at Adelaide University, South Australia, guided by Program Coordinator Claudia Gottwald (Student Academic Learning Support), who mentors and supports the team. As ambassadors, we focus on creating awareness around the university’s academic integrity policies and encourage students to engage with the university’s academic support resources and services.
Read MoreConsortiums: Anchoring Communities Through Shared Commitment to Academic Integrity
In a world where education spans continents and learning communities extend beyond physical campuses, consortiums offer a powerful way to bring people together around shared values.
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