Reminder: Turnitin's AI writing score is not "one size fits all"

What I'm about to share is a bit different than my usual as I'm going to reshare a blog that was published last year. The full text can be found here, but for posting in TEN,…

Supporting a culture of academic integrity (Pro tip: You'll want to bookmark the links below!)

This is a pretty lofty goal, but one important to educators of all levels. While I've been highlighting individual resources for a while now, today I want to point you in the direction of our…

Practice, practice, practice - How to help students strengthen their feedback skills

Before I became an educator, I basically assumed that people could write well or not. I had no idea about the logistics, but I could fill out an outline post-essay because, well, I was told to!…

Let's talk about it (Hint: "it" = academic integrity)

Open dialogue can often be a bit dicey when student integrity is in question; lots of big feelings on both sides of the desk. Try some of the approaches in Approaching a student regarding potential…

That's a fact -- or is it?

Years ago a friend told me that if you say anything with enough authority, people tend to believe it. While this information has proven somewhat helpful in making an impactful delivery,…

Resolve to begin a new semester/year with good practices

As new years begin, reflection and resolution are key to moving forward. While this is not exactly "out with the old," Getting started with AI writing for instructors is a great tool for educators to…

Straw man where?

I've heard the argument that students and teaching "haven't changed." If this is true (and I don't believe it is), what a shame! It seems to me that the entire premise of education is…

Greetings, writing instructors!

Seeing others' posts about the human aspect of writing has me thinking about some of the basics of good writing instruction. Notice, I am addressing writing instructors,…

Social studies educators, today is your turn!

While many of the resources I've been sharing tend to be English Language Arts (ELA) focused, Turnitin's Teaching and Learning Innovations (TLI) team offers resources to help other subject areas as…

Professional learning and Feedback Studio

Two best use cases for the resources I'm about to share are as a professional learning facilitator or as someone who is seeking out professional learning to enhance their own educational practices.…

AI can not do everything, Human must be engaged with that.

Paraphrasing, literacy skill extraordinaire!

People sometimes underestimate the power of paraphrasing as a literacy skill. If not done well or cited correctly, it can look remarkably like academic misconduct.…

A refresher on AI detection

There is a lot of noise that often leads us to forget some essentials that would help make our life as educators so much easier. If you're grappling with what the AI writing score might mean for your…

Updating assignments due to AI? We have some resources for that!

I saw this online this past weekend and it really spoke to me because educators are really working hard to assess student knowledge and give students the skills needed to succeed.…

Achieving Academic Integrity, you say?

The TLI (Teaching and Learning Innovations) Team is super excited to share our new infographic, Achieving Academic Integrity. This interactive resource is sure to be a favorite as it changes the…

Articles, blogs, and research -- Oh my! A new annotated hotlist ...

It's a brand new annotated hotlist with a variety of mediums to learn from and share with colleagues on the latest in creating with genAI! There are some suggested questions at the end on page 4 for…

Sure to be a go-to: The AI writing puzzle

This interactive infographic is sure to be a favorite as it hits so many areas in so many ways: Who? Administrators, educators, and institutions What? Resources galore! When?…

Building students' digital literacy using argumentation

Argumentation is clearly relevant in education: it's one of the top types of assignments submitted to Turnitin. The ability to argue a point logically also arms students with the ability to think…

Checklist me, please!

There's really nothing like a good checklist to keep students focused on important multi-step processes. Sometimes we simply aren't around to remind them of what to do next, and that's ok!…

Everything you've ever wanted to know about "Where to Next?" feedback ...

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Today I'm sharing a resource that you may already be familiar with: Turnitin's whitepaper discussing our research with Dr. John Hattie on "Where to Next?" feedback.…

A brief introduction to Turnitin's instructional resource packs

Not to overwhelm, but today I'm not focusing on a single resource, but Turnitin's Teaching and Learning Innovation team's instructional resource packs. Why the word "pack," you might ask.…

How does paraphrasing go from "hero" to "zero?"

A teammate once described paraphrasing as the “literacy hero we should all care about” in this most excellent blog, which is, in part, why we chose this particular resource to feature this week.…

What does Source Credibility look like with AI-generated text?

Back to school when generative-AI is being hotly debated in educator circles definitely adds to back to school stress -- for educators, admin, and students alike.…

Peer review and feedback educator self-reflection tool

If, like me, you struggle(d) with peer review, the educator self-reflection tool is a good starting point! This is a fairly simple reflection tool and can be used individually or as part of…

Sentence starters - Peer review and feedback

It shouldn't surprise anyone that there are a lot of former educators working at Turnitin; it just makes sense at an educational technology company! So when the Teaching and Learning Innovations team…