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…

New update

Another few issues with the new updates besides only being able to see 3 students at a time...Everything they did now requires me to use 2 to 3 more clicks to function with tools I used every day.…

Which product?

Hi I read about Feedback Studio and Originality and Similarity on the website, and I'm confused what to buy – please give me advice about the following.…

Designing writing, research, and speaking activities in AI age

I teach technical and business communication at the University of Texas at Dallas, and I'm eager to hear ideas on keeping students' attention on original work. Thanks in advance!

Building our expertise - supporting the next AI generation

Colleagues, Allow me to introduce myself, I am an associate professor in learning and teaching at the University of Hertfordshire. My interests are AI and pedagogy particularly the scholarship of…

Everyone's a cheat! Right? Unethical and Immoral? Right?

OK! all rules, are created for the 4% or 5% that do the wrong thing. All the while 95% of pundits must comply regardless of cost and inconvenience. But hey, we don't like it, but we get it.…

Best Practices in Turnitin Feedback Studio

I have an ask for educators in both K-12 or Higher ed: What helps you make the most of Turnitin Feedback Studio in your classrooms? What are the best practices that someone has shared with you or…