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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.
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Episode 50: 1st Bookiversary Special Episode!
“People with integrity aren't perfect. They make mistakes, but the what differentiates them from other folks is that they take accountability for those mistakes and they choose to learn and grow from them.” “Also expect some of the stuff to fail miserably, right? Because nothing nothing complicated or worth doing works. the first time.” This special episode (#50) marks the first anniversary of The Opposite of Cheating (University of Oklahoma Press), published in March 2025! T
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Episode 48: Craig Zilles
“I’m an AI optimist long-term—but it’s creating an enormous problem in the short term around assessment.” “The automation allows us to shift the humans to do those things humans do better—like inspiration and one-on-one interaction.” In this 48th episode of The Opposite of Cheating Podcast, Craig Zilles (Computer Science Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) shares a compelling case for computer-based testing facilities (CBTF) as essential infrastructure for mod
Feb 16
Episode 45: Nick Potkalitsky
“We missed the mark with social media. We can’t miss it with AI.” “College has to reach down and figure out what students are actually learning instead of just existing in this gap space and resenting K–12.” In this episode, Nick Potkalitsky offers a K–12 lens on AI Literacy, reflecting on how schools, students, and parents are navigating this moment of rapid change—without repeating the mistakes made with social media. Drawing from over 20 years in education, Nick shares how
Jan 26
Episode 44: Karen Costa
“I have many conflicted feelings about AI, but talking to kind, curious people seems to help.” “What does academic integrity mean when there are multi-billion dollar companies with armies of people whose job it is to make cheating irresistible?” In this deeply personal and reflective episode of The Opposite of Cheating Podcast (44), Karen Costa shares what it means to teach for integrity in asynchronous, online learning environments in the age of GenAI. With nearly two decade
Jan 19
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 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 32: Joseph Brown
“At some point, you have to decide which parts of your course are essential, and which you can let go of.” “Agents aren’t coming—they’re...
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 28: Danny Liu
“Faculty development isn’t about tools; it’s about changing how we teach.” “Academic integrity is more than catching misconduct—it’s...
Sep 15, 2025
Episode 27: Lew Ludwig
"You can’t ask AI to do what you don’t understand." "I once thought an epsilon-delta proof was just busy work… until years later I saw...
Sep 8, 2025
Episode 22: Joshua Eyler
“Kids are born curious. The structure of schooling—standardized tests, boxed curricula—often kills that curiosity.” “There are no...
Aug 4, 2025
Episode 14: Susan Blum
Listen to this episode! or watch, that's ok, too. Susan Blum, Professor and Fellow (of many institutes) at the University of Notre Dame,...
May 16, 2025
Episode 12: Audun Dahl and Tal Waltzer
In this episode we talk about cheating as an issue of moral development. Spoiler alert: students develop through learning from their...
May 9, 2025
Episode 11: HuiHui Qi
Tricia talks to UC San Diego Associate Teaching Professor HuiHui Qi about her amazing implementation of all of the strategies we talk...
May 5, 2025
Episode 10: Greer Murphy
Tricia talks to Greer Murphy, the University of California, Santa Cruz's new Academic Integrity Director and the International Center for...
May 2, 2025
Episode 8: Courtney Cullen
David and Courtney talk about restorative justice approaches to academic integrity, institutional assessment using AIRS , and ways to...
Apr 25, 2025
Episode 4: Holly Tatum
Holly and David talk about cheating, honor codes, and teaching to prevent misconduct. You can follow Holly on LinkedIn at...
Mar 26, 2025
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