Just moved over from the old bird site. Will post about all things #AcademicIntegrity #ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics #ResearchEthics #AcademicMisconduct #Fraud #Corruption #Plagiarism #ContractCheating, and so on.
November 9, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Just moved over from the old bird site. Will post about all things #AcademicIntegrity #ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics #ResearchEthics #AcademicMisconduct #Fraud #Corruption #Plagiarism #ContractCheating, and so on.
Her husband is #ContractCheating his fantasy sports league. 🤷 🙄
my husband is doing fantasy baseball for the first time. he does not follow baseball. his team is run entirely by our 10yo neighbor, who gets a split of his winnings if she helps my husband defeat the rest of the league.
they’re in 1st place! but now, a problem: today she left for sleepaway camp
they’re in 1st place! but now, a problem: today she left for sleepaway camp
June 27, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Her husband is #ContractCheating his fantasy sports league. 🤷 🙄
kia ora // hello // hola 👋 i'm new here, checking out bsky🦋 and looking for my crew: #AcademicIntegrity #ContractCheating #Plagiarism #AcademicMisconduct #WritingStudies #Editing #HigherEd #AcademicChatter #AcademicWriting #ResearchEthics
also, this is my doggo's #DogsOfBlueSky debut. 🥰
also, this is my doggo's #DogsOfBlueSky debut. 🥰
December 21, 2024 at 2:57 AM
kia ora // hello // hola 👋 i'm new here, checking out bsky🦋 and looking for my crew: #AcademicIntegrity #ContractCheating #Plagiarism #AcademicMisconduct #WritingStudies #Editing #HigherEd #AcademicChatter #AcademicWriting #ResearchEthics
also, this is my doggo's #DogsOfBlueSky debut. 🥰
also, this is my doggo's #DogsOfBlueSky debut. 🥰
#ContractCheating services extend beyond essay mills. In this blog post we talk about how these sophisticated operations target international students from China through their entire #StudentExperience. #AcademicIntegrity #AcademicMisconduct #HigherEd #Postplagiarism
💥New | The growing market for student academic misconduct services
✍️ @gengyantang.bsky.social, @saraheaton.bsky.social & Wei Cai
#HigherEducation #StudentAcademicMisconduct #EdTech
✍️ @gengyantang.bsky.social, @saraheaton.bsky.social & Wei Cai
#HigherEducation #StudentAcademicMisconduct #EdTech
The growing market for student academic misconduct services - LSE Impact
A growing market for student academic misconduct services is increasingly outsourcing research ethics in higher education institutions.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
February 24, 2026 at 1:56 PM
#ContractCheating services extend beyond essay mills. In this blog post we talk about how these sophisticated operations target international students from China through their entire #StudentExperience. #AcademicIntegrity #AcademicMisconduct #HigherEd #Postplagiarism
Community college professors have been left to play detective has their online courses fill up with fake students as part of a financial aid scheme.
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/14/a...
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/14/a...
As ‘Bot’ Students Continue to Flood In, Community Colleges Struggle to Respond
Community colleges have been dealing with an unprecedented phenomenon: fake students bent on stealing financial aid funds. While it has caused chaos at many colleges, some Southwestern faculty feel their...
voiceofsandiego.org
April 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There are lots of UK showings of the excellent The Shadow Scholars documentary on #contractcheating coming up, some with Q&As with director Eloise King and Professor Patricia Kingori. Image from Instagram.
September 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
There are lots of UK showings of the excellent The Shadow Scholars documentary on #contractcheating coming up, some with Q&As with director Eloise King and Professor Patricia Kingori. Image from Instagram.
Did you know that #contractcheating services extend to the appeals process? In this paper we investigate the online marketplace for academic appeals services, targeted specifically to #InternationalStudents from China.
#AcademicIntegrity #InternationalStudents
#academicmisconduct
#AcademicIntegrity #InternationalStudents
#academicmisconduct
February 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Did you know that #contractcheating services extend to the appeals process? In this paper we investigate the online marketplace for academic appeals services, targeted specifically to #InternationalStudents from China.
#AcademicIntegrity #InternationalStudents
#academicmisconduct
#AcademicIntegrity #InternationalStudents
#academicmisconduct
IELTS Exam Fraud: Is large-scale cheating really a shock to anyone? drsaraheaton.com/2025/01/07/i...
#AcademicIntegrity #Fraud #ContractCheating
#AcademicIntegrity #Fraud #ContractCheating
IELTS Exam Fraud: Is large-scale cheating really a shock to anyone?
The headline reads, ‘IELTS exam fraud scandal “shocks” Indonesia’, as reported by Vietnam.vn. The article goes on to offer details about large-scale cheating on English-language proficiency testing…
drsaraheaton.com
January 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
IELTS Exam Fraud: Is large-scale cheating really a shock to anyone? drsaraheaton.com/2025/01/07/i...
#AcademicIntegrity #Fraud #ContractCheating
#AcademicIntegrity #Fraud #ContractCheating
An excellent piece of student journalism about #AcademicIntegrity in Canada. Kudos to Sarah Adams at Queen's University for this well written piece on #ContractCheating #EssayMills
Ghostwritten and paid in full: Academic exchanges at Queen’s www.queensjournal.ca/ghostwritten...
Ghostwritten and paid in full: Academic exchanges at Queen’s www.queensjournal.ca/ghostwritten...
Ghostwritten and paid in full: Academic exchanges at Queen’s - The Queen's Journal
While AI tools like ChatGPT can churn out essays and solve equations in seconds, another, more secretive system of academic support thrives under the surface.The hidden culture of academic hustling in...
www.queensjournal.ca
January 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
An excellent piece of student journalism about #AcademicIntegrity in Canada. Kudos to Sarah Adams at Queen's University for this well written piece on #ContractCheating #EssayMills
Ghostwritten and paid in full: Academic exchanges at Queen’s www.queensjournal.ca/ghostwritten...
Ghostwritten and paid in full: Academic exchanges at Queen’s www.queensjournal.ca/ghostwritten...
How should universities address historic #contractcheating and misuse of #GenAI and should awards be rescinded? Our new open access #academicintegrity paper considers future policy development, whistleblowing, extortion and other issues for the sector. publications.coventry.ac.uk/index.php/jo...
Developing Policies to Address Historic Contract Cheating and Misuse of Generative Artificial Intelligence
| Journal of Academic Writing
publications.coventry.ac.uk
February 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
How should universities address historic #contractcheating and misuse of #GenAI and should awards be rescinded? Our new open access #academicintegrity paper considers future policy development, whistleblowing, extortion and other issues for the sector. publications.coventry.ac.uk/index.php/jo...
Incredibly interesting and important article on #contractcheating just published by Rowena Harper & Felicity Prentice edintegrity.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
‘We’ share but ‘They’ cheat: student qualitative perspectives on cheating in higher education - International Journal for Educational Integrity
This paper addresses the marked absence of student voices in contemporary research on academic integrity, and in doing so challenges a number of persistent ideas about cheating in higher education. We...
edintegrity.biomedcentral.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Incredibly interesting and important article on #contractcheating just published by Rowena Harper & Felicity Prentice edintegrity.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Add the word "anecdotally" to your watch list. It will be fascinating to see what happens next.
#academicintegrity #contractcheating
#academicintegrity #contractcheating
October 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Add the word "anecdotally" to your watch list. It will be fascinating to see what happens next.
#academicintegrity #contractcheating
#academicintegrity #contractcheating
“Most students paid other people to do their coursework” claimed here in this BBC News article #academicintegrity #contractcheating www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Universities enrolling foreign students with poor English, BBC finds
Institutions may be overlooking inadequate language skills to receive high fees from overseas students.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 12:51 PM
“Most students paid other people to do their coursework” claimed here in this BBC News article #academicintegrity #contractcheating www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fake Degrees, Fraudulent Credentials and the Ecosystem of Commercial Academic Fraud - #AcademicIntegrity #AdmissionsFraud #FakeDegree #ContractCheating #TermPaperMill #PaperMills
drsaraheaton.com/2025/04/10/f...
drsaraheaton.com/2025/04/10/f...
Fake Degrees, Fraudulent Credentials and the Ecosystem of Commercial Academic Fraud
Since 2020, I’ve collaborated with a number of colleagues on addressing fake degrees and credential fraud, notably with former FBI Agent Allen Ezell, an expert in the field. Our work culminat…
drsaraheaton.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Fake Degrees, Fraudulent Credentials and the Ecosystem of Commercial Academic Fraud - #AcademicIntegrity #AdmissionsFraud #FakeDegree #ContractCheating #TermPaperMill #PaperMills
drsaraheaton.com/2025/04/10/f...
drsaraheaton.com/2025/04/10/f...
How is #contractcheating research conducted and are there are methodological gaps to fill in #academicintegrity research? Our new article systematically exploring this area is out now (with open access) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Methodological and Ethical Approaches to Studying Contract Cheating: A Systematic Literature Review - Journal of Academic Ethics
Contract cheating remains an academic integrity concern in higher education institutions, and scholarly studies in this area have continued to increase. While highly informative systematic literature ...
link.springer.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
How is #contractcheating research conducted and are there are methodological gaps to fill in #academicintegrity research? Our new article systematically exploring this area is out now (with open access) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
VPNs and masked IPs power FSA fraud and contract cheating. Block anonymous access early—before risk enters the system.
Book a demo: www.biosig-id.com/bookings
#ContractCheating #fsafraud #ExamIntegrity #TitleIV
Book a demo: www.biosig-id.com/bookings
#ContractCheating #fsafraud #ExamIntegrity #TitleIV
April 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
VPNs and masked IPs power FSA fraud and contract cheating. Block anonymous access early—before risk enters the system.
Book a demo: www.biosig-id.com/bookings
#ContractCheating #fsafraud #ExamIntegrity #TitleIV
Book a demo: www.biosig-id.com/bookings
#ContractCheating #fsafraud #ExamIntegrity #TitleIV
#contractcheating is now so blatant, companies even advertise on Google Maps #academicintegrity @drthomaslancaster.bsky.social
March 1, 2026 at 12:07 PM
#contractcheating is now so blatant, companies even advertise on Google Maps #academicintegrity @drthomaslancaster.bsky.social
My housemate is paying someone to do their assessment. Interesting Reddit discussion here. The general recommendation from other students seems to be to not get involved www.reddit.com/r/UniUK/s/ll... #academicintegrity #contractcheating
April 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
My housemate is paying someone to do their assessment. Interesting Reddit discussion here. The general recommendation from other students seems to be to not get involved www.reddit.com/r/UniUK/s/ll... #academicintegrity #contractcheating
My final blog post of 2024: Accreditation and Certification Fraud in the IT World - #ContractCheating #AcademicIntegrity #Fraud #ExamCheating
drsaraheaton.com/2024/12/27/a...
drsaraheaton.com/2024/12/27/a...
Accreditation and Certification Fraud in the IT World
Contract cheating websites are thriving, not only among students but also in the world of professional accreditation, particularly in IT. This fraud undermines trust in certification systems, posin…
drsaraheaton.com
December 27, 2024 at 4:02 PM
My final blog post of 2024: Accreditation and Certification Fraud in the IT World - #ContractCheating #AcademicIntegrity #Fraud #ExamCheating
drsaraheaton.com/2024/12/27/a...
drsaraheaton.com/2024/12/27/a...
An Australian training college that specializes in real estate and finance has been ordered to close over allegations of widespread cheating.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/02/04/a...
#Australia #Certification #Cheating #ContractCheating
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/02/04/a...
#Australia #Certification #Cheating #ContractCheating
Australian Training College Ordered to Close Over Cheating Allegations - Plagiarism Today
An Australian training college that specializes in real estate and finance has been ordered to close over allegations of widespread cheating.
www.plagiarismtoday.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
An Australian training college that specializes in real estate and finance has been ordered to close over allegations of widespread cheating.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/02/04/a...
#Australia #Certification #Cheating #ContractCheating
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/02/04/a...
#Australia #Certification #Cheating #ContractCheating
#notebooklm really does have a secret power.
I asked it to reimagine a research talk I first gave in 2006 on #contractcheating, and it produced this opening slide. There are ideas picked out in the slides that I'd long forgotten, and this does make the information seem fresh.
I asked it to reimagine a research talk I first gave in 2006 on #contractcheating, and it produced this opening slide. There are ideas picked out in the slides that I'd long forgotten, and this does make the information seem fresh.
November 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
#notebooklm really does have a secret power.
I asked it to reimagine a research talk I first gave in 2006 on #contractcheating, and it produced this opening slide. There are ideas picked out in the slides that I'd long forgotten, and this does make the information seem fresh.
I asked it to reimagine a research talk I first gave in 2006 on #contractcheating, and it produced this opening slide. There are ideas picked out in the slides that I'd long forgotten, and this does make the information seem fresh.
Not all exams or institutions need the same level of proctoring.
BioSight ID & BioSightPlus ID give institutions flexible, purpose built options—privacy first or full proctoring, your way.
www.biosig-id.com/biosight-id
www.biosig-id.com/biosightplus-id
#proctoring #highereducation #ContractCheating
BioSight ID & BioSightPlus ID give institutions flexible, purpose built options—privacy first or full proctoring, your way.
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www.biosig-id.com/biosightplus-id
#proctoring #highereducation #ContractCheating
April 14, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Not all exams or institutions need the same level of proctoring.
BioSight ID & BioSightPlus ID give institutions flexible, purpose built options—privacy first or full proctoring, your way.
www.biosig-id.com/biosight-id
www.biosig-id.com/biosightplus-id
#proctoring #highereducation #ContractCheating
BioSight ID & BioSightPlus ID give institutions flexible, purpose built options—privacy first or full proctoring, your way.
www.biosig-id.com/biosight-id
www.biosig-id.com/biosightplus-id
#proctoring #highereducation #ContractCheating
Anyone want to buy an essay writing business? A bargain at an advertised $249,999 for a 10-year old Czechia based business #academicintegrity #contractcheating
April 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Anyone want to buy an essay writing business? A bargain at an advertised $249,999 for a 10-year old Czechia based business #academicintegrity #contractcheating
How has #contractcheating, #academicintegrity, and the world of professional ethics evolved over the past 25 years? I recently had the pleasure of joining the VICTVS team for a fascinating video podcast discussion (link in first reply) discussing these issues - and many more.
July 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
How has #contractcheating, #academicintegrity, and the world of professional ethics evolved over the past 25 years? I recently had the pleasure of joining the VICTVS team for a fascinating video podcast discussion (link in first reply) discussing these issues - and many more.
A2 - Yes, I mean let's be honest, students have been outsourcing their work for ages... #contractCheating #AI... How do we make learning meaningful? How can we assess the meaning making that happens from learning? These are some of my wonderings... #Postplagiarism #LTHEChat
March 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A2 - Yes, I mean let's be honest, students have been outsourcing their work for ages... #contractCheating #AI... How do we make learning meaningful? How can we assess the meaning making that happens from learning? These are some of my wonderings... #Postplagiarism #LTHEChat