> So how do you suggest they test students personally, without assholes taking advantage of the nice students who do all the work?
If that was their intention, why did they allow open book, open internet, etc? Far better would be in-class timed tests and essays.
EDIT: Well, there is also merit to the approach they used, so perhaps they just should have been far more explicit about what collaboration is OK and what isn't. Come to think of it, I'm not quite sure where to draw the line myself, so I just err on the side of caution and don't discuss anything that could be graded until after deadlines have passed.
If that was their intention, why did they allow open book, open internet, etc? Far better would be in-class timed tests and essays.
EDIT: Well, there is also merit to the approach they used, so perhaps they just should have been far more explicit about what collaboration is OK and what isn't. Come to think of it, I'm not quite sure where to draw the line myself, so I just err on the side of caution and don't discuss anything that could be graded until after deadlines have passed.