Friday, 15 April 2011

Most beneficial sections

I found all the courses useful and beneficial, each and every course is unique because we learn different things from each of them. I enjoyed social  presence in the sense that you can learn a lot from people from far,which shows that we don't have to be in class to learn. We can learn and socialize at the same time,which I think most of the students will  love as they won't get bore. Sometimes students are afraid to take part in class because of the fear of the teacher or their classmates,and in social presence they are free to take part and comment in what ever they want to.If you having group discussion you can just be online at the same time to discuss the topic. The tools that were used for assessment we really impressive and time saving. I'm really excited about the assign tool which is used to check the assignment,I think is very valuable and incredible as I always have a problem with referencing and I don't want to be send for disciplinary due to unintentional plagiarism.I also wish all teachers can take assessement very seriously as it promote teaching and learning according to Angelo 1997.

Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Assignment through anti-plagiarism software package

I think students must be aware about plagiarism in lower levels,they must be taught that copying someone's work is crime. Most  kof the students are introduced or aware of plagiarism only in higher institution which makes it difficult for them to understand its wrong.Safe Assing is a good tool that must be introduced to help learners to check their assignment before submitting them. I also suggest that learners must engage pratically in some ways of writting academically without plagirising.Wits is doing by all means to help learners with academic writting by doing workshops or giving sessions on issues of plagirism.Plagirism is a very big offence whereby somebody can go to jail or be expelled from the institution if found committing that offenceLearners must be taught how to reference and to acknowledge is used someone'swords or ideas There are different forms of plagiarism that you canpractice not being aware that is plagiarism