| VAIL’s resources for faculty and administrators include:
The Virtual Academic Integrity Laboratory (VAIL) is a portal
for faculty and administrators in the development of strategic approaches to combat
plagiarism and promote academic integrity. VAIL is a comprehensive resource on academic
integrity that is easily accessible due to its web-based format and is open to anyone. VAIL includes guides,
tutorials, bibliographic information, and survey research on academic integrity issues in
higher education.
VAIL is a dynamic resource that allows for feedback from patrons via
bulletin boards and chat rooms. These tools are available on the site so that colleagues
can dialogue and exchange ideas about dealing with the various challenges that academic
dishonesty poses for the 21st century classroom. Part of VAIL programming also includes
online workshops that deal with facets of academic integrity such as enforcement of
policies and assignment design. Ultimately, VAIL is, as the name suggests, a
laboratory—a space where information and people interact to produce new ideas,
methods, and research. Faculty and administrators should use VAIL as both an
educational and research tool. VAIL should be consulted for tips in academic integrity
policy development, assignment design and resources on the plagiarism detection devices
available for institutions and faculty. VAIL also assists faculty teach students about
academic integrity and plagiarism issues. For example,
VAIL includes an online tutorial "The VAIL Tutor" for students. The tutorial
consists of four modules that address the following:
- defining academic integrity, plagiarism, and cheating;
- tips for avoiding plagiarism;
- teaching proper documentation practices; and
- academic integrity policy information
Students are assessed on the information learned via an online quiz and students will
obtain a certificate of completion for the tutorial. The VAIL Tutor is a convenient,
simple way to expose your students to academic integrity concepts and approaches for
avoiding plagiarism.
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