So it seems that everybody has Facebook (except for a few select people) these days. It’s become a huge aspect and has a been daily routine in everyone’s life. It’s as if people need to go on it all the time to see what’s happening in their friends' lives instead of just asking them.
So there has been a lot of controversy about whether Facebook can be used for education or just as a social utility. A first-year student at Ryerson University was accused of using the website to help fellow classmates cheat on assignments and tests. I think this situation is really silly. Using this site is just like tutoring, or using a textbook. The information is paraphrased in a way so that the person is able to understand the material very easily. The student is definitely in the right. He is doing his assignments and handing them in on time. That’s the only thing that professors should be worrying about. Besides, what a student does outside of school has no part in what the student does while in school. Also, its not the student's fault that others are copying his work.
This accusation is completely ridiculous. I’m pretty sure that when you do tests, you're not allowed to have a computer beside you. And how can you cheat on an assignment? That's only possible if you plagiarise. And I think that these university students already know the possible consequences of it.
This is how Facebook can have many purposes. It can be educational or social. It’s just a matter of how students utilize use the site.
So there has been a lot of controversy about whether Facebook can be used for education or just as a social utility. A first-year student at Ryerson University was accused of using the website to help fellow classmates cheat on assignments and tests. I think this situation is really silly. Using this site is just like tutoring, or using a textbook. The information is paraphrased in a way so that the person is able to understand the material very easily. The student is definitely in the right. He is doing his assignments and handing them in on time. That’s the only thing that professors should be worrying about. Besides, what a student does outside of school has no part in what the student does while in school. Also, its not the student's fault that others are copying his work.
This accusation is completely ridiculous. I’m pretty sure that when you do tests, you're not allowed to have a computer beside you. And how can you cheat on an assignment? That's only possible if you plagiarise. And I think that these university students already know the possible consequences of it.
This is how Facebook can have many purposes. It can be educational or social. It’s just a matter of how students utilize use the site.
No comments:
Post a Comment