No More Cat and Mouse Debbie Abilock [email protected]
Cofounder, NoodleTools, Inc.
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What research, practice and common sense tell us about how to
do honest and intelligent academic work?
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What is plagiarism? Blocks of text without attribution Omitting
citations Mistakes in citations Paraphrase uses authors words
Purchasing a paper Collaborating with others Intent?
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Look it up in Google Take the first results Print everything
Abilock and Crider 11/05/03, NECC 06, CAIS 09, TLA 09, Vt. 2010,
ACAMIs 2011 Look at it Open a word processor Paste interesting bits
together
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Close, Chuck. James. 2002. Oil on canvas. Doris and Donald
Fisher Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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Remix 1590 A long tradition of quoting without attribution
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The most widely analyzed and copied work in Western painting
Velzquez, Diego. Las Meninas. 1656. Prado, Madrid. Wikipedia. Web.
2 Jan. 2011.
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Velzquez, Diego. Las Meninas. 1957. Museu Picasso, Barcelona.
Ajuntament de Barcelona. Web. 2 Jan. 2011..
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Valds, Manolo. El Recinte [The Exhibition]. 1971. Arte Spain.
Ocio Networks, 6 Aug. 2009. Web. 2 Jan. 2011.. Matisse, Sophie. Las
Meninas. 2001. Angel Flores Jr. Multiply, 24 July 2008. Web. 2 Jan.
2011..
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High-stakes shape attribution Career Money Success Competition
Callahan, David. The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing
Wrong to Get Ahead. New York: Houghton, 2004. Print.
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A lucrative global business Student Submits assignment, orders
paper $2040 per page Essay millUkraine, Philippines Exchanges Paper
written money,within a week orders and delivers paper Bartlett,
Thomas. "Cheating Goes Global as Essay Mills Multiply." Chronicle
of Higher Education. Chronicle of Higher Education, 20 Mar. 2009.
Web. 3 May 2010..
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College Presidents? Parker, Kim, Amanda Lenhart, and Kathleen
Moore. The Digital Revolution and Higher Education. Pew Internet.
Pew Internet and American Life Project, 28 Aug. 2011. Web. 5 Sept.
2011..
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Plus a change (plus c'est la mme chose) Despite the perception
that cheating has gotten out of hand with so much online content
available to copy, the numbers have not changed much over the two
decades that (the Clemsons national survey) has been conductedWhat
has changed is how much easier it is to find plagiarism. Parry,
Marc. "Software Catches (and Also Helps) Young Plagiarists."
Chronicle of Higher Education. Chronicle of Higher Education, 6
Nov. 2011. Web. 5 Apr. 2012..
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Faculty, staff, parents, students Susan Geiger
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Plagiarism or Synthesis: What do They Look Like?
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If I paraphrased my old essay do I cite the whole thing?
4.16.12 Unshelved, used with permission
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Big ideas of citation Source quality contributes to your
credibility. Consistent, accurate citation strengthens your
position Your audience changes your presentation: - What you
document - Your tone and voice - The words you use Documentation is
discourse: - A dialogue with your sources - A dialogue with others
interested in your topic
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Questions students have sent to NoodleTools experts Do I cite
a.pdf as a book or a Web page? How do I know if its a journal? What
is the database name? Can I use the footer date for the date
published? What is the correct title: the title page or the
cataloging page? The browser blue bar or the heading on the web
page? Is it ok to cite a quote from Amazons search inside the book
even though I didnt use the book? How many words do I need to
change in my paraphrase? Is it ok to use Wikipedia but not cite
it?
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A notecard is an organizer for ideas Copy and paste here
Capture the authors words and images Get quotes and attribution
right Mark up the quote
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Note Taking Why copy and paste? Keep unique words or logic -
Apt phrase, eloquent argument, visual explanation Assure accuracy
of quotes Capture what you dont understand Later can refer back to
an authority - Support your idea with an expert Search/compare
across sources
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Paraphrase or summarize Paraphrase here Explain it to yourself
In words you understand Look back at the quote got it all?
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Original thinking here What do you wonder? How does this fit
with what you know? What can you follow up on? My Ideas is for
questions, brainstorming
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Youll get quotes and attribution right!
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Then start to mark it up
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Close reading boosts your comprehension Help
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Explain it to yourself Help
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If your note isnt linked to a source, find it in this list of
all your sources
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If you can, add a tag now
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Your new notecards are waiting on the tabletop
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Add colors and cues to remind yourself what needs to be done
and whats important.
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Piles are possible subtopics for an outline
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Drag notes and piles into your outline
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Source evaluation Justify your choices "Have I gathered enough
information and met the requirements? Is this the right balance of
print and online sources for my research? Did I make full use of
the types of resources available to me? Is currency important
because I am reporting on a timesensitive issue or evolving
topic?
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Use your noodle! Stay organized, feel successful Access your
work from home and school Safeguard against accidental plagiarism
Spend your time thinking and creating (not on commas) Get curious,
feel creativehave fun!
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Beyond Cut-and-Paste Research, practice, and common sense
Debbie Abilock [email protected] Abilock & Geiger
11/16/04, rev. 09/9/05, Abilock & Smith 3/1/07, Burkes 9/5/07,
WLMA 10/11/08, CAIS 09, TLA 09, Vt. 2010, ACAMIS 2011, AISL
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