Brief description of the activity and/or assessment
Instead of lecturing on academic integrity, students research online (using creative commons materials) celebrities who breached some form of integrity: plagiarism, cheating in sports, or copy pasting someone else’s work. In groups, students select a famous person (footballers, politicians, or singers) brainstorm ideas using Padlet, get the original work, and the spin off. Students give mini presentations in class and extrapolate integrity violation. Students, in groups of 4-5 create or embed videos with voice over, visuals, images, audio, or give live PPT presentations, while citing their sources. Then, they can create e-posters, using Google Draw or Infographic tools such Canva or Piktochart, or even a word document with visuals to raise awareness and send a message about integrity with a hashtag that could be used on social media. Finally, they reflect in writing on the process and experience in a shared Google Drive folder. Students are given the choice of topic, the famous figure, the technology tools to use, and these choices are approved. The investigation/research part of the project is done in one group, but groups are reshuffled for the execution phase of the project. This is to ensure tech savvy students rotate and everyone gets a chance to learn from classmates, not just group members.
Step by Step Instructions and Rubrics for the Students
Ways to assess student work
Formative (Graded)
Sample/model explanation for students about how this activity develops their digital literacies
By going through this mini-project, you will be able to understand the umbrella term meaning of integrity, to investigate how violation is common in other contexts in the real world even among celebrities who may or may not be the right role-models, and apply to our academic context at AUC. You will discover how engaging in this tech-based mini-project will enable you to think critically, conduct research online, and use tech-based apps and tools to share your findings and send an awareness message to your peers.
Student support material
Average preparation time for faculty (in minutes)
40-60 minutes
Average time it takes students to complete this activity
3-4 weeks
Necessary tools/technologies
Google drive Folder for student work and Microsoft PPT
Additional Information
Allow time between each section of the project to debrief with your students about implications/applications to our AUC academic context.