Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

"I believe the 'Police and Punish' model must now be replaced," writes Mike Larsen. "A reliance upon detection was perhaps once a necessary evil but it has never aligned with the fundamental values of higher education. The assumption that policing student behaviour is the only way to safeguard standards no longer applies." So what to do instead? "An emerging policy framework for consideration and research is 'support and validate' which pairs timely, evidence-based academic support with student self-validation of authorship and learning."

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