Looks like our friend from Ryerson university is in a much better situation. Turns out he won't be expelled after all. This is a good thing, but the fact that this article contains more information than the first one answers several questions, and brings up several more.
The new article tells us that the prof had asked that problems be worked on independently, while students argue that the point of the group was a forum to get help understanding class lectures. Unless the school had proof that there was cheating going on, which it appears they didn't, then what was the point in making such a big deal over it? The other weird thing is, if there's no proof that the guy cheated, why are they putting a notice on his transcript? What's the notice going to say? At least he didn't get expelled, but it still seems like he's being blamed for something it now appears he never did in the first place.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
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What I didn't quite understand was how, even in the offline world, they planned to make sure people stuck to the do it your damn self rule. They can't very well have university staff watching them 24/7 to make sure they don't go partnering up.
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