Re: [LINK] Search engines to be ordered to not link to academic cheating services

2019-05-02 Thread David
On Friday, 3 May 2019 14:26:17 AEST Karl Auer wrote: > I have progeny at Uni now, and it's become extremely continuous assessment. > There is no opportunity to learn before you are expected to know. > > Even though by the end of the year or semester you may have a godlike > comprehension of

Re: [LINK] Search engines to be ordered to not link to academic cheating services

2019-05-02 Thread Karl Auer
On Fri, 2019-05-03 at 13:53 +1000, David wrote: > On Wednesday, 1 May 2019 15:38:41 AEST Jevan Pipitone wrote: > Having been on the other side of the assignment process, I think > that's a very big worry.  The purpose of an assignment is to assess > what the student knows and _understands_ and, by

Re: [LINK] The Terrifying Potential of 5G Technology

2019-05-02 Thread David
On Friday, 3 May 2019 13:14:01 AEST Marghanita da Cruz wrote: > Allowable EME levels are set well below levels at which harm to people may > occur. based exclusively on an assessment of heating effects. And I think it would be ingenuous to think communications companies and other vested

Re: [LINK] Search engines to be ordered to not link to academic cheating services

2019-05-02 Thread David
On Wednesday, 1 May 2019 15:38:41 AEST Jevan Pipitone wrote: > I worked for a number of tutoring companies in the past as a volunteer, to > tutor university students by email & phone with me working from home. > > All of the students wanted help with assignments, none of them wanted just >

Re: [LINK] The Terrifying Potential of 5G Technology

2019-05-02 Thread Marghanita da Cruz
www.jrseco.com does not say there is a problem with 5G itself but the cumulative effect: "5G will substantially increase exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) on top of the 2G, 3G, 4G, WiFi etc. for telecommunications already in place."

Re: [LINK] The Terrifying Potential of 5G Technology

2019-05-02 Thread David
On Friday, 3 May 2019 11:20:27 AEST Marghanita da Cruz wrote: > Of course not finding evidence is not proof [...] Philosophically yes, but it's not true there is no evidence. Biological effects of EM radiation can be demonstrated on-demand in the lab and there are numerous epidemiological

Re: [LINK] Search engines to be ordered to not link to academic cheating services

2019-05-02 Thread Tom Worthington
On 1/5/19 3:38 pm, Jevan Pipitone wrote: ... It would be better to allow people (eg tutors) to help students with assignments as long as the student puts the tutors contact details in the reference section of the assignment. ... Acknowledgements usually go in the "Author Note" at the front