Webinar “Technology enhanced approaches for creating academic integrity awareness” (Kokkinaki Angelika, Kleanthous Styliani)
Based on an open Learning Management System (LMS), an open educational framework towards promotion of academic integrity has been designed and developed for internal purposes at the University of Nicosia. The educational framework has been designed based on principles of constructivism and promotes active involvement of the learners in order to develop skills and competences that prevent plagiarism. Gamification has also been employed in the learning process. The open educational resources include presentations, self-assessment tools, videos, serious games etc. After the successful implementation of the course we transfer the resources into a multi user virtual environment to enhance the gamification aspect. A Multi User Virtual Environment (MUVE) has then been developed to host the above course. A MUVE (e.g. SecondLife, OpenSim) provides shared multi-dimensional space that supports synchronous interaction and communication, enhancing the socialization and interaction between users. In this workshop we are presenting the implementation of a gamified approach for incorporating training and
educational material on anti-plagiarism and academic integrity topics. We developed a 3D Virtual World in OpenSim platform, which simulates a university campus with different lecture rooms and areas for meetings and evaluations. This environment is designed in such a way that virtual meetings/lectures are also be able to be handled online for training/learning purposes. Furthermore, self-assessment quizzes and other evaluation techniques are made available for the user to test his/her knowledge and understanding on academic integrity matters. Based on this experience, the workshop will encompass concepts and best practices of the design and development of an online course in a MUVE on Academic Integrity.