Facebook and Education ... a New Partnership?
I think the university blew the situation out of proportion. Chris Avenir was not trying to do any harm by creating the group. He was merely trying to help his fellow students out. Students were not copying and pasting, plaigirisng other peoples work. They were just seeking extra help. The university should be congratulating the students for taking initiative with their studies, rather than punishing them. People have study groups at the library and at the comfort of their own homes, so an online study group on Facebook is no different. If anything, it makes things easier and more efficient. It gives more students a chance to share ideas and gain new insights on topics they would have not thought of on their own or without the online study group. I think Chris was right and the university was wrong. I'm sure they already realized that Facebook quickly became a ubiquitous tool for virtually every student in North America, and many other places around the world. It has and endless variety of applications, from pictures to notes to event calanders. It seemed inevitable that it would seep into campuses and schools one way or another.
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Yeah seriously, Ryerson shouldn't have accused Chris Avenir for doing something like that. Facebook is a place for people to socialize and communicate about whatever they want and education and school related subjects are obviously one of them. Chris had a right to make a group so he could help other people and to get assignment help. I mean, who doesn't want help in assignments right? Everyone wants to pass with a good grade in university, so why blame them for trying? Students like Chris shouldn't be accused for doing something that could benefit him and other classmates. Facebook is there for people to socialize and they have a right to discuss anything they want to.
Seriously, Ryerson University shouln't have made Chris Avenir take 0% on the work he did. He just asked for help from other people. I think that's 100% correct and students need to ask for help when they don't understand something. Also, he never plagiarized, so I don't think that his punishment was fair to him. He had the right to talk to people about his assignments. That's just like asking a teacher for help. It's the same thing. I understand Chris just wanted to finish the course with a high mark so he definitely shouldn't be blamed for doing something like that as it benefited him and other people who needed help as well. Chris never did anything wrong and doesn't deserve to be punished.
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