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Need Moral Support: Discussion with Student

Reddit r/Professors·u/littleknittedboat·about 1 month ago
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Need Moral Support: Discussion with Student I'm a pretty young instructor, but I've been the primary instructor for this same course for five years now. I like to think I'm pretty flexible and generous. But this year, the blatant cheating has been a lot to handle. This afternoon, I am supposed to have a discussion with a student who is upset that they got a zero on an assignment that they were given a second chance on. They weren't able (or chose not) to attend an in-class activity that requires group work and each group to present. They fill out a worksheet, which involves a section where they discuss whether their minds changed on a topic after hearing all groups present. I've always told students that they need to watch the recording to complete the assignment if they can't come to class. Last time, I enforced it more strictly by monitoring their Canvas and Kaltura activities after noticing several students were seeming to abuse the system.…

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