Paula Kaprocki

Since I responded to this in another forum I think you could get the idea that I have very strong feelings about cheating and specifically the ethics of cheating. I currently teach only in the on-ground environment and am just starting to get some of our classes on-line. My major concern is the possibility of cheating. I just completed my Bachelors Degree online and felt that in the classes that I took students have an open opportunity to cheat. Even though my concerns are real, I thing that if a student wants to cheat that the online environment is no different than the on-ground environment. If a student thinks that the only way to succeed is through cheating then they will. I think we need to provide the proper instruction and skills learning in both environment so that the student is prepared and not motivated to cheat to pass but rather be motivated to learn to pass.