Dear Commons Community,

Inside Higher Education and Gallop have just released the results of this year’s survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology.  Highlights from the report include:

• The gap between administrators and faculty members widens as instructors — including those who have taught online — become more negative about the quality of online education, especially compared to face-to-face instruction.
• Nearly two-thirds of faculty members believe detection software can stop students from plagiarizing, but less than one-quarter believe students have a full understanding of what plagiarism actually is.
• Faculty members are skeptical about new academic programs that combine face-to-face instruction with massive open online courses, fearing the model threatens traditional faculty roles.
• Administrators and faculty members overwhelmingly say textbooks and other course materials are too expensive, and that instructors should seriously consider costs when assigning readings.
• A majority of faculty members are concerned about attacks on scholars for their comments on social media and feel that colleges must do more to encourage civil discourse online.

The full report is available at:  https://www.insidehighered.com/news/survey/partial-credit-2015-survey-faculty-attitudes-technology

Tony