Posted on July 24, 2025August 12, 2025 by cdladminIntegrity in Online Assessments The Faculty Seminars in Online Teaching series continues with a timely and critical focus on assessments in online education. Join us for the second session in our series on assessment, where we’ll explore how to foster academic integrity in online courses. Building on our first session’s foundation—covering the meaning, purpose, and principles of assessment—we’ll now address a key concern for many instructors: supporting academic integrity. Discover strategies to reduce the motivation and opportunity for cheating, leverage AI to enhance learning, and use integrity tools judiciously. At a Glance When: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 2:00pm – 2:45pm Modality: Hybrid Where: CB1 201 | MS Teams For Who:Faculty credentialed to design and teach Register Now Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of assessment design and academic integrity in the online teaching landscape. Gain practical strategies you can implement immediately to enhance the learning experience and support student success. In this session, Dr. Roslyn Miller and Dr. Jessica Waesche will guide participants through these key takeaways: Understanding why students cheat Fostering a culture of academic integrity Designing assessments that discourage cheating Leveraging generative AI for authentic learning Judicious use of academic integrity tools Meet Your Presenters Roslyn Miller, Ph.D. Associate Instructional Designer Center for Distributed Learning Dr. Roslyn Miller joined the Center for Distributed Learning in 2018 with more than 20 years of experience as an educator in public, private, military and university settings. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from Harding University, a Master of Science in secondary education from Mississippi State University, and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Mississippi State. Dr. Miller brings to UCF experience in designing and teaching online courses, conducting faculty development, researching educational initiatives, evaluating programs and developing large-scale performance assessments. Dr. Miller’s research focuses on faculty development, quality instructional design, effective teaching in STEM disciplines and online assessment. Jessica Waesche, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer/Director Department of Psychology Dr. Jessica Waesche received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Florida State University. She is a Licensed Psychologist in Florida and her clinical interests focus on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of adults. She initially joined UCF as an adjunct faculty member in 2012 and became a full-time faculty member in the Psychology Department in 2013. Her responsibilities include teaching classes in both the Undergraduate program and the Clinical Psychology MA program, where she has also been Associate Director and Program Director. She is active in online undergraduate education, with three courses holding the High Quality designation. Dr. Waesche was the winner of the Chuck D. Dziuban Award for Excellence in Online Teaching in 2019 and has also served as a past IDL6543 Faculty Facilitator.
