Past Events

Download the 2017 IDOAACC Poster here.

In 2017, ICAI launched its 2nd International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating (now regarded as the International Day of Action for Academic Integrity). Read the letter outlining the 2017 IDOAACC event. 

Check out this list of Participating Institutions.

In 2019, ICAI launched its 4th International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating (now regarded as the International Day of Action for Academic Integrity). Read the announcement of the event and the press release issued by the 2019 planning committee. 

Check out this list of Participating Institutions.

The IDOAACC hosted its first student contest to grow involvement of undergraduate and graduate students as part of the conversation. Read about the contest here.

2021 International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating draws worldwide participation

The 6th annual International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating saw over 182 registrants participate from all over the world such as the UK, Austria, Ireland, Ukraine, Greece, Turkey, UAE, South Africa, Nigeria, Peru, Colombia, Canada, Mexico, U.S.A., Australia and New Zealand. Registrants stated that they planned on recognizing this day by running poster or video contests, virtual pledges, social media campaigns, escape rooms, and other awareness-raising events. 

An International Organizing Committee consisting of: Irene Glendinning (Coventry University), Sue Hackett (Quality and Qualifications Ireland), Zeenath Khan (University of Wollongong Dubai), Thomas Lancaster (Imperial College London), Amanda McKenzie (University of Waterloo), Jennie Miron (Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning), and Evangeline Litsa Mourelatos (recently retired from Deree, the American College of Greece) met regularly months in advance of Oct. 20 to coordinate events to mark this day. 

Evangeline Litsa Mourelatos oversaw an International Students Steering Committee (ISSC) that included over 17 students from around the world. She worked with these students to prepare an online game that can be used to educate people about contract cheating, to create promotional ads, photos and videos as well as a pre-event webinar co-moderated with Irene Glendinning, and she also moderated a live webinar event on the International Day of Action.

An expert presentation featuring Dr. Thomas Lancaster and special guest panelists: Sarah Eaton (Canada), Rowena Harper (Australia), Zeenath Khan (UAE), and Billy Kelly (Ireland) was broadcast on Oct. 20. Click HERE to view. 

A student Meme Contest was also held. The first-place winning submission can be viewed HERE.

 Download the IDOA Resource Guide

Congratulations to our 2023 Student Contest Winners!

Best Poster and Overall Winner - Student Ambassadors for University of Toronto Mississauga

Best Poem - Yasmine Ilaghi, Toronto Metropolitan University

Most Creative Contribution- Carmen Ward, Humber College Canada

Best Spanish Entry - Julianna Jiménez Salinas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

October 4: 2023 IDoA Pre-Event Discussions of AI and Teaching Resources

Coordinated by Rachel Gorjup, University of Toronto, Mississagua, Canada & Jennie Miron, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Canada

These sessions will start on Wednesday 4 October 2pm ET (7pm UK). Translation available. Confirm times for your time zone HERE.

During these sessions we will discuss:

A Statement on Artificial Intelligence, written by our Canadian National Consortium (ICAI-Canada) will be shared and examples provided for statement recommendations.

Student Working Group will present created materials for the IDoA (social media campaign highlighting how making the decision to cheat can have large impacts and an artificial intelligence resource sheet), and highlight the international collaboration to create these materials.

Present teaching resources for IDoA.

Preview the events for IDoA.

2:00-2:10pm ET - IDoA Introduction (Dr. Mary Davis, 2023 IDoA Co-Chair) Video HERE

2:10-3:00pm ET - Academic Integrity in a Generative AI Landscape: Perspectives from ICAI Canada (ICAI Canada) Video HERE

3:00-3:45pm ET - Championing Academic Integrity: An International Collaboration (Representatives from the IDoA Student Working Group)  Video HERE

3:45-4:00pm ET - Closing Remarks: IDoA Teaching Resources, IDoA Student Contest, Preview of October 18th IDoA Events (Dr. Mary Davis and Rachel Gorjup, 2023 IDoA Co-Chairs) Video HERE

2023 Teaching Resources HERE

October 18: 2023 IDoA Event Sessions

Coordinated by Mary Davis, Oxford Brookes University, UK & Rachel Gorjup, University of Toronto, Mississagua, Canada.

These sessions will start on Wednesday 18 October 8:30am UK (3:30am ET). All times below are UK time. Translation available. Confirm times for your time zone HERE.

All sessions are FREE. When registering, please take a moment to review the schedule and check off which sessions you plan to attend.

IDoA sessions in UK time

8:30am - Introduction to IDoA - events, resources, inclusion (Dr Mary Davis, Co-chair, International Day of Action) Video HERE

8:45am -  Academic integrity, AI, cheating sites and assessment: students, have you read the terms and conditions? (Prof Ann Rogerson, University of Wollongong, Australia) Video HERE

9:30am - What do PhD students think about AI? (A New Zealand perspective) (Sheryll McIntosh, University of Auckland, New Zealand and PhD students, facilitator) Video HERE

10:30am - Championing academic integrity in the age of AI: panel of students based in Australia, Nigeria, UK and Argentina (Dr Mary Davis, Oxford Brookes University, Claudia Gottwald,  University of Adelaide, Emilienne Akpan, American University of Nigeria, and student champions) Video HERE

11:30am - Truths and Myths about academic integrity and AI - Menti discussion (Dr Jamie Cawthra, Bloomsbury Institute, London, UK) Video HERE

12:30pm - A Fireside Chat: Student partnerships for academic integrity policy and interactive oral assessment in the age of AI Dr Monica Ward and Student Union Vice President Academic Life, Eoin Crossen, Dublin City University, Ireland) Video HERE

1:15pm - Conversation about academic integrity in 2023 (Dr Thomas Lancaster, Imperial College London and Dr Irene Glendinning, Coventry University, UK) Video HERE

2:00pm - How can academic staff support each other to increase academic integrity? A conversation (Dr Liz Newton, London South Bank University, UK) Video HERE

2:45pm - Ethical implementation of AI in the process of academic writing (Dr Salim Razi and Burcu Özge Razı, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey) Video HERE

3:30pm - AI isn’t just AI: discussion (Emma Duke-Williams, University of Dundee, and Laura Lane, Brock University, Canada) Video HERE

4:15pm - Navigating social media responsibly and avoiding cheating traps: Staff and student discussion (Student planning group, moderated by Rachel Gorjup, University of Toronto, Dr Jennie Miron, Humber College Canada, Dr Mary Davis, Oxford Brookes University) Video HERE

5:00pm - Responsibilities with GenAI - student panel discussion (a UAE perspective and beyond) (Dr Zeenath Reza Khan, students from University of Wollongong in Dubai, others) Video HERE

6:00pm - Framework for the Ethical Use of AI (Dr Brenda McDermott, University of Calgary, Canada) Video HERE

7:00pm - The courage to change: implications for teaching, learning and assessment in the GenAI era (Dr Tricia Bertram Gallant, University of California, San Diego, Board Member Emeritus, International Center for Academic Integrity) Video HERE

8:00pm - Student voices: reflections on academic integrity in the age of AI (A Latin American perspective) (Dr Luz Godina and Lucy Puente and students from UDEM, Tech de Monterrey, Universidad Panamericana (Mexico) and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile ) - session in Spanish Video HERE

9:00pm - Use of AI by students and researchers: the potential legal issues. A conversation between legal experts (Dr Benjamin Liu, University of Auckland, New Zealand and Kim Pettigrew, University of New South Wales, Australia) Video HERE

10:00pm - Universal Design for Learning in academic integrity (Dr Jessica Kalra, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) Video HERE

10:30pm - Final thoughts on Championing Academic Integrity in the age of AI and the International Day of Action (Dr Mary Davis and Rachel Gorjup, co-chairs) Video HERE

The International Day of Action for Academic Integrity planning committee for 2023 was made up of the following members:

Co-leads: Mary Davis, Oxford Brookes University, UK and Rachel Gorjup, University of Toronto, Canada

• Emilienne Akpan, American University of Nigeria, Nigeria
• Stephen Bunbury, University of Westminster, UK
• Irene Glendinning, Coventry University, UK
• Sue Hackett, Quality and Qualifications Ireland, Ireland
• Luz Herlinda Godina Silva, University of Monterrey, Mexico
• Zeenath Khan, University of Wollongong Dubai, UAE
• Thomas Lancaster, Imperial College London, UK 
• Jennie Miron, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada
• Iryna Pavlova, Sheridan College, Canada
• Lucila Puente Cruz, Tec de Monterrey, Mexico
• Cheryle Snead-Greene, Prairie View A&M University, US