Part 2: 1000 words (50%)
Present a plan for your project. This should include:
OERs on plagiarism, citation, referencing and paraphrasing already exist, but they often 'stand outside' English or EAP courses and can be very negative in tone. I would like to create a bank of lessons and activities that will enable EAP teachers to 'meld' existing topics (grammar, listening, reading, writing and vocabulary) with advice about plagiarism and intellectual propery.
- a plan for preparation and initial research stage of the project (Units 1–6) (10%) I will need to find and analyze samples of online and offline resources on plagiarism for EAP teachers. I will also need to select software which will allow me to create a webpage and interactive exercises
- the topic and scope of investigation. Tackling plagiarism amongst undergraduate students, particularly those who speak English as a second language. Worldwide, since 1980. I will not limit myself to any particular region, as plagiarism is an issue for all education institutions. I would like to adopt commucative teaching methodology, so I am unlikely to use resources created before 1980.
- a description of at least four main sources of information you expect to draw on
Raihanah M.M., Hashim, R.S., Arezou, Z., Muhamad, A.M (2011) 'Developing a Critical Response, Avoiding Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students' Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences Vol.18 pp.517 - 521 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.05.075
TurnItIIn resources, especially this webcast: http://go.turnitin.com/webcast/dr-seuss-
plagiarism
Open Educational Resources on plagiarism, referencing, citation, etc. http://www.readytoresearch.ac.uk/referencing-and-avoiding-plagiarism
Estow, S. Lawrence, E.K., Adams. K.A. (2011) 'Practice Makes Perfect: Improving Students' Skills in Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism With a Themed Methods Course' Teaching of Psychology 38 (4), pp. 255-258 DOI: 10.1177/0098628311421323
- a rationale for your selection of format (5%) Multi-media presentation. As I expect the OER to employ a number of different media, including animation, podcast and void cast, a presentation using these media would probably be the best way to convey the appeal of the resource to others.
- a description of any new skills that you expect to require (5%) I will need to learn the basics of building a website, as well as creating vodka sts and podcasts.
- an outline of any existing skills that you expect to draw on (5%) I have created interactive quizzes before using Moodle and Articulate, and I expect I will be able to use these skills when creating the website. I have also worked on citation and referencing for several colleges and universities, so I am aware of the errors and problems that tend to arise.
- any areas of uncertainty or risk (5%) One very obvious problem is that different EAP teachers will be using different citation and referencing systems. I will need to find ways to ensure that the resources can be 'tweaked' to take this into account. Also, because quite a few resources already exist on plagiarism, I need to ensure that mine is differentiated in terms of content and method.