Running head: ED TECH ISSUE

Ed Tech Issue
Puanani Luhia
EDU352: Foundations of Educational Technology
Instructor Susan Cannon
August 14, 2016

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One of the most important issues in education is the reliability of the information that we pass
on. Whether it is as an educator or a student, the foundational nature of educating and being
educated is the passing around/along of information. It is vital to the integrity of education to
give credit to original work, and to be sure that the information is accurate. Accuracy can have a
more fluid translation especially when we consider that any type of information has the
possibility of changing with further research, which is why it is important to be mindful of
source material. But for the purpose of this post, I will focus on the importance of crediting
original work. Plagiarism is always a possibility, intentionally or by accident. Plagiarism is very
much a concern on college campuses. Institutes of higher education have added subscriptions to
websites like Turnitin.com to their arsenal of plagiarism prevention. Research through interview
and surveys with students from high school and college have resulted in many answers as to why
students turn to plagiarism. Answers have ranged from being crunched for time to a lack in a
clear knowledge of what plagiarism is. The internet has taken a good bit of the blame for
plagiarism but plagiarism existed before the internet, though the worry is that the internet
provides an easy access to works that can be copied and pasted. The research of the articles that
I have read indicate a drive towards zero plagiarism tolerance in educational institutes.
I chose this issue because I believe that education thrives when we all work in a manner that
respects and acknowledges original work. We cannot debate or create plausible lines of inquiry
if we are only re-introducing the same ideas that someone else has already presented. Mutual
respect is born of ethical conduct among colleagues, educators and students. Below are several
reference sources that can provide more information on plagiarism:
Embleton, K., & Helfer, D. (2007). The plague of plagiarism and academic dishonesty.

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Scanlon, P. M., & Neumann, D. R. (2002). Internet plagiarism among college students. Journal
of college student development, 43(3), 374-385.
Maruca, Lisa. (2004). The plagiarism panic: Digital Policing in the New Intellectual Property
Regime. Retrieved from http://www.case.edu/affil/sce/authorship/Maruca,_'Plagiarism
_Panic'.doc
References
Burke, M. (2005). Deterring plagiarism: A new role for librarians. Library philosophy and
practice (e-journal). 10.
Sisti, D. A. (2007). How do high school students justify internet plagiarism?