Discussion: COE 510F | Beyond MLA & APA: Teaching Citation for Online Projects

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2014-09-05T15:03:29-06:00

Thursday, September 25: 2:10 - 2:40pm

Abstract:
Citation and plagiarism look different online, especially in non-academic writing. When students are writing for the web or creating videos or other content, they need to understand how and when to cite in that context. The presenter will address examples of online writing and background reading about recent plagiarism scandals in journalism, blogging, and fiction publishing that she's using to teach students in a one-credit information literacy class about citation and plagiarism in different contexts. Participants will discuss what students should know about these topics and how we cover them in our courses.
Description:
This will be a presentation on how I'm teaching students about citation and plagiarism in an online research class. Students can write an academic paper, write for the web, or create a video to present their research, so they need to know how to ethically use information for the option they choose. I will show some of the examples I'm using and summarize the plagiarism scandals students will talk about. I will also facilitate a discussion about what students need to know about citation and plagiarism and how we are teaching them those concepts.

Presented by: Kate Conerton, University of Wyoming
email: kconerto@uwyo.edu