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What is academic misconduct? Cheating, plagiarizing, and other shortcut solutions
Aligning our understanding of definitions of academic integrity is important to promoting lifelong learning throughout the world in a post-industrial marketplace of ideas.…
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How to help students navigate fake news by teaching fact versus opinion
Integrity is important to all components of teaching and learning. One of the most critical factors is determining fact vs opinion, especially when it comes to “fake news” and basing analysis on…
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Integrity focussed: building trust between student and instructor
In a world where work and learning move fluidly between in-person and online spaces, there is incredible value in establishing a sense of trust between student and instructor.…
- 2 mths ago
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How to harness the power of our new education community
The shift to remote and/or hybrid learning environments around the world has modified our definition of community. For many, “community” prior to the pandemic was based on in-person support,…
- 4 mths ago
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How metadata helps foster Courageous Conversations about contract cheating
At Turnitin, we’ve addressed the student learning journey as it pertains to academic integrity . Students who feel seen through supportive interventions like formative assessments and feedback loops…
- 4 mths ago
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Why fake journals exist: How to avoid them and uphold research integrity
The landscape of research has become more and more competitive over the years. According to UNESCO’s research , the number of scientific articles in the Web of Science grew by 23% between 2008 and…
- 5 mths ago
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Raising awareness of essay mills: How essay mills frame themselves as “help"
As students, instructors, and administrators continue to increase their awareness of trends in academic misconduct, so, too, are essay mills upping the ante when it comes to extending their reach.…
- 5 mths ago
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Keeping motivated while studying remotely
Blair Fiander, founder and CEO of Blairs Brainiacs, completed her A Level studies at Godalming College (UK) in 2021. She is known around the world for her live-study streams, offering advice,…
- 6 mths ago
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A research story: "Where to next?" feedback in Turnitin Feedback Studio impacts student growth
As educators, we have always believed that feedback is critical to student learning; however, studies investigating the actual impact of feedback in education were lacking until the last few decades.…
- 6 mths ago
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How active empathy and allyship advance education in the classroom
It’s 2022, and for teachers, everything feels like a potential minefield. After nearly two years of pandemic impacts on education, along with a highly charged social and political landscape that is…
- 7 mths ago
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How to uphold assessment with integrity and ensure accurate measurement of student learning
Assessment with integrity mitigates short cut solutions and instead makes students feel seen and supported throughout their learning journey. When students’ answers are their own,…
- 7 mths ago
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Why you need to be aware of emerging trends in academic integrity
A quick reflection on the past two years illustrates how quickly things can change. How fast our global community can go from business as usual to the unexpected and unplanned.…
- 8 mths ago
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Why academic integrity is important to teaching and learning
Every decision in life has a push and pull factor; from what are we moving away and towards what are we moving? When confronted with the choice to take a shortcut solution and engage in academic…
- 8 mths ago
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The top Turnitin blog posts of 2021 and what they mean
At Turnitin, like many of you, we often look back on the past year as we plan for the future. What you, our readers, have most read over the last 12 months informs and enhances our resources for the…
- 8 mths ago
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Authentic learning: What is it, and why is it important?
Fostering self-directed learners with a long-term, deep understanding of concepts is a key goal for educators. Authentic learning (or active learning) is, per Steve Revington , “real life learning.…
- 9 mths ago
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What is the history of rubrics? Why do rubrics matter?
Rubrics are scoring criteria for grading or marking student assessment. When shared before assessment, rubrics communicate to students how they will be evaluated and how they should demonstrate…
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How to ensure fair and accurate end-to-end assessment
Assessments are a checkpoint for student learning and teaching efficacy; consequently, fair, inclusive, and accurate assessments are critical to increase learning outcomes.…
- 10 mths ago
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What is a honor code and why is it important to academic integrity?
“I have neither given nor received assistance while completing this assignment. I pledge that it is my own work in its entirety.” An honor code, like the one above,…
- 11 mths ago
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How to ensure administering assessments are part of a constant cycle of improvement
The educational journey is a cycle of constant improvement , and assessments are learning “checkpoints” that can result in improved outcomes. Consequently,…
- 11 mths ago
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What are rubrics and how do they affect student learning?
What are rubrics? Rubrics are guidelines for student assessments. They are best made clear to students before an assessment; effective rubrics give students transparency into how they will be…
- 1 yr ago
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What is the difference between academic integrity and plagiarism?
Plagiarism is often discussed hand-in-hand with issues surrounding academic integrity. In many instances, they are used interchangeably. And while plagiarism is indeed an act of academic dishonesty…
- 1 yr ago
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When setbacks are opportunities for change: Best assessment practices
Every time we are faced with a challenge or setback, it involves making a change—and change includes acts of reevaluation and innovation. In education,…
- 1 yr ago
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What is self-citation and what does it have to do with academic integrity?
What is self-citation? When it comes to a researcher’s own work, attribution is necessary to avoid self-plagiarism or duplicate plagiarism . Such attribution is called self-citation .…
- 1 yr ago
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What is source code plagiarism and what does it have to do with academic integrity?
1. What is source code plagiarism? Source code plagiarism—otherwise known as programming plagiarism—is, simply put, using (aka copying or adapting) another person’s source code and claiming it as…
- 1 yr ago
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What is self-plagiarism and what does it have to do with academic integrity?
Self-plagiarism—sometimes known as “ duplicate plagiarism ”—is a term for when a writer recycles work for a different assignment or publication and represents it as new.…
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