Comments for Thomas Lancaster's Blog

Comment on How Kenya Now Leads The World In Enabling Contract Cheating by Christa Katharina Naumann

Christa Katharina Naumann — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 23:15:11 +0000

If they are so good at essay writing in Kenya why are they not academics with degrees themselves as since they are that good surely they deserve a place at a university and don’t have to do this work seen by many people as a cheat

Comment on Faking Reflection With ChatGPT by Ovais Mirza

Ovais Mirza — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:55:45 +0000

This reflection highlights the evolving understanding of academic integrity, particularly in the context of computer science.

The student’s shift from viewing integrity as just avoiding plagiarism to embracing it as a broader set of values like honesty, fairness, and responsibility is insightful.

It’s a great example of how education can help students appreciate the true significance of integrity in their work and future careers.

Comment on Introverts In Higher Education Teaching by Eve

Eve — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:37:41 +0000

Thank you for this extensive post! I came looking for something to validate my experience as an introvert who has just started a full time teaching track position. Your post makes complete sense of it. Your final word of caution is also something I’ve noticed—the rise of the extrovert superstar academic who is constantly tweeting and posting his or her way to fame—not that I’ve anything against it, but it certainly is a change from the stereotypical absent minded professor.

I love teaching but it also takes a lot out of me, and I’m trying to figure out how to maximise the use of my time while respecting my own need to recover from the three hour seminars and consultations (which I greatly enjoy but are also draining). I find it really hard to settle into planning or research after I’ve spent half the day engaging with students—in an odd way it leaves me energised but also unable to settle down to work properly. Any advice would be appreciated!

Comment on Emerging Issues In Plagiarism Prevention And Detection – My View From 2004 by Rabindra Ghimire

Rabindra Ghimire — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:35:33 +0000

This is useful for the teachers in University

Comment on Blogging With AI by Marie-Claire Micuta

Marie-Claire Micuta — Thu, 30 May 2024 12:52:31 +0000

In some ways it’s no different to getting a parent to review your work, make changes and add in their own ideas. I remember in the 90s, one student’s mother was always re-writing his assignments.