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Well, well, well. Isn't this interesting? Students must have realized that I was keeping tabs on pirated course material, so they uploaded to DIFFERENT school pages on #CourseHero.
In this case, #YorkU course material is on the #XUniversity page.
Clever little pirates.
In this case, #YorkU course material is on the #XUniversity page.
Clever little pirates.
Both my students and #CourseHero routinely ignore the footnotes in my material which explicitly state that they are not to be distributed outside the course.
This is not an education issue. It's not a comprehension issue.
It's a violation of intellectual property -- theft -- issue.
I've covered my bases. I've told my students not to do this. Many of them do it anyway.
It's a violation of intellectual property -- theft -- issue.
I've covered my bases. I've told my students not to do this. Many of them do it anyway.
Okay here goes nothing. A new thread 🧵about #CourseHero.
My name's Karen, I've worked in #HigherEd for 20 years, and this is the absolute last thing I want to talk about today. But, I'm compelled in the face of what I see as immense harm being done to students.
My name's Karen, I've worked in #HigherEd for 20 years, and this is the absolute last thing I want to talk about today. But, I'm compelled in the face of what I see as immense harm being done to students.
Yesterday, I wrote a piece about Course Hero. You can read it here:
karenraycosta.medium.com/we-dont-need-a…
karenraycosta.medium.com/we-dont-need-a…
I want to be as transparent as possible and encourage you to take nothing I say at face value. Don't trust me. Trust what you see.
To that end, here's how I've profited thus far from talking about Course Hero, for any who might wonder about my motivations. $1.19.
To that end, here's how I've profited thus far from talking about Course Hero, for any who might wonder about my motivations. $1.19.
