Break-out Plan #3

Date: September 27th, 2018

Break-out Title/Topic: Plagiarism Resources Time
Bridge-in:
 Did you all know that plagiarism, even if accidental, can result in suspension or
expulsion from your academic studies?
 While this is not likely to (and I hope will not) occur for you, it is still important
to keep in mind how serious an offence it is.
1 min
Pre-Assessment:
 Can anyone define plagiarism?
 What is an example of plagiarism?
 What are some consequences of plagiarizing?
3 min
Learning Objective:
 Students will understand the seriousness of plagiarism in the University
context, what is considered plagiarism, examples of it, and consequences of
being caught.
.5min
Participatory Activity:
1. Have students gather together in a half-circle with mentor being on the other
side facing them.
2. Take out laptop and load Kahoot Plagiarism game for students. After setting it
up, have students join by using their phones or laptops.
3. Go through Kahoot game and read out the questions and possible answers for
students (making sure that they can all see the screen). Laptop/another
4. Announce the top scorer of each question to get students excited and device with
motivated to pay attention. larger screen
5. After the game has finished, congratulate the top three answering students, -Access to
and close by asking if anyone had difficulty with any of the questions in the internet
game (if so, go over the question and correct answer with them). -Online Kahoot
6. Conclude session by handing out plagiarism sheet provided by practicum game 13
professor (detailed information on everything covered in game). -Plagiarism fact min
sheet
Post-Assessment:
 Since the Kahoot game incorporated the pre-assessment questions, post- Part
assessment will be determined by frequency of accuracy in game questions. of
act.
Summary:
 Reinforce the importance of understanding and identifying plagiarism while in
University.
.5min