CLT EduTalks- Engaging with Academic Integrity with Dr Thomas Lancaster

Engaging with Academic Integrity

Join Dr Thomas Lancaster to find out more about current threats to academic integrity in our universities, along with opportunities to make changes to our educational practices, assessment processes and how we engage with students as our partners. In this interactive webinar, Thomas will explore the principles of academic integrity, consider why students cheat and how to help them to avoid this temptation. Thomas will also explore some of the latest issues in the academic integrity field, including contract cheating and artificial intelligence based writing solutions, both of which are of concern as they mean that students miss out on the opportunity to learn. Contributions to the discussion from attendees will be welcome and time will be available for questions and idea sharing.

Speaker Bio

Dr Thomas Lancaster is known internationally for research into contract cheating and academic integrity. Thomas is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London and the Department’s Senior Tutor for MSc students. He completed his PhD on plagiarism detection in 2003, published the first research paper on contract cheating in 2006 and is currently researching the impact of artificial intelligence on academic integrity. Thomas wrote the short book “Avoid Plagiarism” for Sage, coordinates the London and South East England Academic Integrity Network and is an advisory group member for the Quality Assurance Agency on academic integrity. Much of Thomas’ most recent research has been conducted alongside student academic integrity partners. You can find out more about Thomas at http://www.thomaslancaster.co.uk.