ICYMI: Changes to the Academic Integrity Code & Process |
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Last month, we invited Aaron Howell, Assistant Director of GW's Student Rights & Responsibilities, to discuss last summer’s changes to the Code of Academic Integrity and the Academic Integrity Hearing Process. Howell explained how these changes are intended to increase student education and eventually decrease code violations. For example, the definition of plagiarism was modified and students no longer “get a permanent record” for sanctions less than expulsion. Howell also shared tactics and resources for preventing plagiarism. If you weren’t able to attend live, you can watch the recording and download the presentation.
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Showcase: Critical Thinking Modules |
This Fall, Physical Therapy Professor Erin Wentzell worked with Alison McGuire of the IMPACT team on a new series of interactive Critical Thinking Modules for her Foundations of Interventions course. The modules feature multiple choice, rank order, hot spot, and short answer questions that follow a series of case studies. The objective of the modules is to “Safely and effectively utilize foundational intervention strategies when working with non-complex patients” (Wentzell, 2022).
According to Professor Wentzell, the critical thinking modules are a big hit with students and make it easier for faculty to deliver feedback,
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“The students have really appreciated the Critical Thinking Modules... [They] allow the students to have instant feedback on whether they are understanding and applying the information correctly and this instant response with rationales for the correct and incorrect answers has been valuable for the students. The students like the fact that the questions are varied with some pictures, some written responses, and multiple choice questions... Overall, the Critical Thinking Modules have been a tremendous success helping the students to develop their clinical judgment and review key concepts in an easy-to-use way.”
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Have an idea for a similar project? Reach out to us at hsptech@gwu.edu to schedule a consultation.
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Building Equity into Virtual Reality Ed Tech |
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Rebecca Koenig of EdSurge, an educational technology publication, recently wrote an article about equitable adoption of augmented reality/virtual reality technology (AR/VR) in higher education. Often, institutions with the most money are the quickest to adopt these technologies. Koenig writes, “although virtual reality and simulation tools can indeed be costly, they also have the potential to be especially useful at the very same institutions that lack resources for traditional teaching equipment that is even more expensive…”
GW Health Sciences is doing its part by developing an Immersive Learning Center (ILC) that will bring health science-themed AR/VR technology into local high schools and communities.
Read Koenig’s article, “Is There Still Time to Build Equity into Virtual Reality EdTech?”.
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