Friday morning Panel

Created by Michael Guentzel (University of Texas at Austin) on October 21, 2005

In the morning session now. Despite being the last day and a pending hurricane, the session is well attended.

Session Details General Session Friday, October 21, 2005 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Exhibit Hall West A2

Speaker(s)

* Randy Cohen, Columnist, NY Times Magazine, New York Times

* Deborah G. Johnson, Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics, University of Virginia

* Debra Saunders White, Vice President for Technology, Hampton University

* Howard Schmidt, Former White House Cyber Security Advisor and President & CEO, R & H Security Consulting LLC

Abstract
Although Google tells us that "computer ethics" appears on 130,000 Web pages, many of our legislators, professors, and judges would argue that it's nowhere to be found. The question of right and wrong in cyberspace confronts us daily in an age of file sharing, spam, pushbutton plagiarism, and tell-all blogs. This session explores some of the Internet's most challenging ethical issues with a panel of experts.

The entertaining Randy Cohen is leading a discussion on the explosion of web based technology in the classroom.

The conversation turned quickly to plagiarism and how there is so much technology on both sides (an arms race). The students use Google and the instructors are using the counter technology of www.turnitin.com. The ethics surrounding both sides using these technologies was interesting to watch.

Randy Cohen suggests that the students are smart and are just plagiarizing to avoid work. Howard Schmidt countered that the acceptable use of plagiarism infers that all the good ideas have been found. He doesn't think that's true.

This concludes Educause 2005. I'll try to write a wrap-up on the plane.

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Mike, Did you write more

Submitted by Henry E. Schaffer (North Carolina State University) on January 22, 2006 - 7:23pm.

Mike, Did you write more about this very interesting sounding panel? I'd like to hear more.

From what you have written, it seems hat both Randy Cohen and Howard Schmidt are right!

		Friday morning Panel Created by Michael Guentzel (University of Texas at Austin) on October 21, 2005 In the morning session now. Despite being the last day and a pending hurricane, the session is well attended. Session Details General Session Friday, October 21, 2005 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Exhibit Hall West A2 Speaker(s) * Randy Cohen, Columnist, NY Times Magazine, New York Times * Deborah G. Johnson, Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics, University of Virginia * Debra Saunders White, Vice President for Technology, Hampton University * Howard Schmidt, Former White House Cyber Security Advisor and President & CEO, R & H Security Consulting LLC Abstract Although Google tells us that "computer ethics" appears on 130,000 Web pages, many of our legislators, professors, and judges would argue that it's nowhere to be found. The question of right and wrong in cyberspace confronts us daily in an age of file sharing, spam, pushbutton plagiarism, and tell-all blogs. This session explores some of the Internet's most challenging ethical issues with a panel of experts. The entertaining Randy Cohen is leading a discussion on the explosion of web based technology in the classroom. The conversation turned quickly to plagiarism and how there is so much technology on both sides (an arms race). The students use Google and the instructors are using the counter technology of www.turnitin.com. The ethics surrounding both sides using these technologies was interesting to watch. Randy Cohen suggests that the students are smart and are just plagiarizing to avoid work. Howard Schmidt countered that the acceptable use of plagiarism infers that all the good ideas have been found. He doesn't think that's true. This concludes Educause 2005. I'll try to write a wrap-up on the plane. EDUCAUSE_ANNUAL Mike's blog Login or register to post comments 3119 reads Mike, Did you write more Submitted by Henry E. Schaffer (North Carolina State University) on January 22, 2006 - 7:23pm. Mike, Did you write more about this very interesting sounding panel? I'd like to hear more. From what you have written, it seems hat both Randy Cohen and Howard Schmidt are right! Login or register to post comments
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