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Leadership within education is always a challenge, but in the rapidly changing technology landscape we now work in, it seems even more daunting. I've collected some interesting reflections on educational leadership here. Enjoy!
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Tertiary education: the students caught cheating their way into Sydney University

Tertiary education: the students caught cheating their way into Sydney University | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The university will consider tougher intake rules for Chinese students after a huge surge in fraudulent admissions was uncovered last year.
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Why students are driven to cheat

Why students are driven to cheat | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The culprits in university cheating are not only the students. The government and universities themselves must share the blame.
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University students are buying assignments – what could, or should, be done about it?

University students are buying assignments – what could, or should, be done about it? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
‘Contract cheating’, whereby students pay companies to complete assignments on their behalf, threatens to seriously undermine higher education standards. Philip M. Newton and Michael J.…
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Universities watchdog investigates cheating on thriving social economy

Universities watchdog investigates cheating on thriving social economy | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
It was only a matter of time before cheating flourished on the sharing economy.
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Universities bust more than 80 exam cheats

Universities bust more than 80 exam cheats | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
More than 80 tertiary students were caught cheating last year, with some busted for writing cheat notes on their bodies and calculators, using information stored on smartphones, and - New Zealand Herald
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What's the Best Way for Colleges to Prevent Cheating?

What's the Best Way for Colleges to Prevent Cheating? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Can new technologies help counter today's ever-evolving strategies for cheating—and discourage students from doing it in the first place?
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The great Sydney University grant swindle

The great Sydney University grant swindle | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Australia's universities have been corporatised and compromised, and business schools are at the vanguard of academic capture
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Essay cheating: How common is it?

Essay cheating: How common is it? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Universities are dealing with rising levels of essay cheating, but how big a problem is it?
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9 in 10 Students Admit to Cheating in College, Suspect Faculty Do the Same

Students cheat frequently using a variety of techniques, and some believe their instructors are prone to the do same as well. That's the bottom line from a survey done by a company that performs private investigations and digital and business forensics.
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Make trouble for the essay mills

Make trouble for the essay mills | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Banning ghostwriting services from advertising won’t stop students cheating, but four simple steps could hobble them, says Geoffrey Alderman
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How Sydney's universities are cracking down on cheats

How Sydney's universities are cracking down on cheats | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Closed book exams and on-the-spot question-and-answer sessions are on the way back as universities crack down on cheats.
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Considering how easy it is, cheating in online education is pretty rare

Considering how easy it is, cheating in online education is pretty rare | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Kids cheat. On quizzes, projects, homework, the SAT. You name it. In a 2013 poll conducted by the school's student newspaper, 10% of Harvard students admitted to having cheated on an exam at some point, and 42% on an assignment. Detailed research studies exist on the creative cheating tactics of students across the country; some conclude that, as humans, we're just wired t
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