(Cross-posted to TeachLing and Lang-Gender; I encourage members of both with mutual
interests to join the other! https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/teachling;
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lang-gender.)
Lots of interesting issues in this article: https://goo.gl/kvkkJa. (Note: if you've
reached your 'allowed' limit of articles from the site, just clear cookies and
refresh; works like a charm!)
Beyond the headline issue, it touches on a number of interesting things like 'safe
spaces', and the mechanics of debating contentions topics, etc.
One thing I'd take issue with is:
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compulsory induction courses for students on “academic integrity” [that] go beyond
issues such as plagiarism and set out “a student code of conduct: ‘these are the
standards we expect and these are the ramifications if they are not met. You will be
excluded from class and asked to leave the university if you can’t abide by them.’”
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I tend to think that rules should be set collaboratively by the class, ideally
through group discussion and consensus. That's actually quite difficult to organise,
but still I think better than just imposing rules top-down. Naturally there's a
balance between the kinds of rules that need to be imposed and those that can emerge
from consensus. I'd be keen to hear other's views on that balance.
Neutrally yours,
Dave
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