A routine of plagiarism detection structures-in distrust. Plagiarism detection systems are seen by many as merely administrative aids to ease the academic assessment workload. Hamish Macleod argues that when used routinely, they send a message of fundamental suspicion which risks distorting teacher-learner relationships and students’ emerging understanding of academic dialogue.

This talk forms part of a series of three book launch events held in September and October 2020 to mark the publication of The Manifesto for Teaching Online:

Re-coding, 16th September.   

We are the campus, 7th October.

Text has been troubled, 15th October.

The Manifesto for Teaching Online can be purchased via MIT Press