The Opposite of Cheating Podcast

The premise of The Opposite of Cheating is that the work of teaching and learning experts can and should be applied to the goal of making cheating the exception and integrity the norm.

This podcast brings to life the voices of those experts, along with academic integrity practitioners and just genuinely nice and smart people who have something to say about teaching for integrity in the age of AI.

Scroll through the episodes by Season or click on a topic to the right to narrow in on your area of interest.

All Posts 44 posts
Season 1 20 posts
Season 2 24 posts

Assessment Redesign 30 posts
AI & AI Policy 16 posts
Academic Integrity Infrastructure 14 posts
System & Structural Considerations 13 posts
AI in Writing Courses 12 posts
Assessment Security 12 posts
Grading 7 posts
Psychology of Cheating 7 posts
Online Education 6 posts
AI Literacy 5 posts
Contract Cheating 5 posts

All Posts
Season 1
Season 2

Episode 42: Mark Watkins

“It was the first time I was introduced to the idea of academic integrity—because I had done something.” “Assessment is broken now that AI’s here. It probably wasn’t in great shape beforehand.” In this 42nd episode of The Opposite of Cheating Podcast, Tricia speaks with Marc Watkins, Assistant Director of Academic Innovation and Lecturer of Writing & Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi, and author of the popular Substack - Rhetorica. After revealing that he learned abou

Jan 5

Episode 40: Emily Pitts Donahoe

"It’s not: do you have integrity or do you not. It’s: are there conditions in place that allow people to act with integrity?” “One of the things that alternative grading can do is to help shift students’ focus from getting grades and generating products to learning and engaging in a learning process.” In this episode, educational developer and writing instructor Emily Pitts Donahoe of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) of the University of Mississippi,

Dec 8, 2025

Episode 39: Sonny Ramaswamy

"We've been loathed to change and evaluate ourselves, make sure that we're addressing these fundamental issues and we need to own it." "These are wicked problems and we have the knowledge and the ability, but we are headbutting not willing to come together and come up with a path forward." In this 39th episode of The Opposite of Cheating Podcast, Tricia speaks with Sonny Ramaswamy, former President of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), about the in

Dec 1, 2025

Episode 38: Maha Bali & Hoda Mostafa

"The issue I have is honestly that AI itself is a thief of ideas and doesn't really attribute where it got it from." "When you disclose, you're unpacking your thinking and you're making your thinking visible." In this 38th episode, Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant is joined by Hoda Mostafa and Maha Bali from the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo (AUC). They explore how academic integrity is shaped by culture, language, and historical context, like

Nov 24, 2025

Episode 36: Cath Ellis

"Assessment and feedback inspires and assures student learning" "Formative, instant feedback, repeatable, and evaluative judgement - that's FIRE" In this 36th episode of The Opposite of Cheating Podcast, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Quality & Integrity at Western Sydney University Cath Ellis discusses the evolution of educational integrity in Australia, the role of regulatory frameworks like TEQSA, and how scandal and data paved the way for institutional change. She introduces West

Nov 10, 2025

Episode 35: Aviva Legatt

“AI is helping a lot of students to find a voice and at the same time though AI can also completely overtake the student voice.” “Critical thinking, communication, and relationship building… those are pieces of the AI puzzle that AI cannot solve on its own.” In this 35th episode of The Opposite of Cheating Podcast, David speaks with Aviva Legatt about the growing role of GenAI in higher education—from its use in admissions processes to course design, and institutional governa

Nov 3, 2025