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AI writing detection update from Turnitin's Chief Product Officer
It’s been seven weeks since the initial launch of our Preview for AI writing detection. We remain steadfast in our strategy to be transparent with the education community about our findings and…
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Academic integrity and AI writing: How to have essential conversations with students
Turnitin’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) writing detection is here, and with it comes a need for some essential conversations between educators and students about potential AI misuse.…
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Survey results highlight parents' thoughts on AI writing, like ChatGPT, in education
Parents and guardians play a crucial role in shaping and mediating children's educational experience. At home, we have the opportunity to build upon what kids learn in the classroom,…
- 1 mth ago
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Three ways educators can discuss ChatGPT with parents and families
All over the world, from the United Kingdom to Australia , educators, administrators, and policy makers are determining their stance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) writing and the use of ChatGPT in…
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How to prepare for and discuss the possibility of false positives
Last week, Turnitin’s Chief Product Officer, Annie Chechitelli, discussed the hot topic of false positives within AI writing detection tools and offered a few high-level tips on how to address them.…
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Understanding false positives within our AI writing detection capabilities
In January, we gave you a first-hand glimpse of what our AI technology can do. In February, we launched our AI writing resource page to make it easier for you to track our progress while sharing…
- 2 mths ago
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Why you need to include AI writing in your honor code and curriculum
Talk of AI writing generators has exploded in the media thanks to ChatGPT’s release in late 2022, and it’s a conversation that is only gaining traction.…
- 2 mths ago
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Five ways to prepare writing assignments in the age of AI
Every day, new articles are published about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and particularly ChatGPT. Every day, educators report on students submitting work assisted or created by AI.…
- 2 mths ago
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What is the potential of AI writing? Is cheating its greatest purpose?
Read insights from Jasper AI’s interview with Chris Caren, Turnitin CEO here on the Turnitin Blog.
- 3 mths ago
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AI terms + education: A glossary of what you need to know
With all this talk about Artificial Intelligence (AI), let's make sure we understand the terms being used in education and mainstream media. Additionally,…
- 3 mths ago
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AI-generated text: The threat, the responsibility, and the promise
Since the release of ChatGPT late in November, seemingly every educational journal, publication, and pundit, as well as the mainstream media, have weighed in on what artificial intelligence (AI)…
- 4 mths ago
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Sneak preview of Turnitin's AI writing and ChatGPT detection capability
AI writing tools are developing at a rapid pace and so is Turnitin’s technology to detect these emerging forms of misconduct. Read on to learn more about exciting product developments from our Chief…
- 4 mths ago
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AI writing: the challenge and opportunity in front of education now
At every turn, academic integrity has been both supported by and tested by technology. And, for nearly 25 years, Turnitin has been at the forefront of academic integrity and writing technology,…
- 5 mths ago
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Balancing assessment security with student experience to validate learning
It’s clear that attention on assessment security has accelerated since the rapid shift to online, remote-based, and hybrid learning. Institutions across the world managed as best as they could to…
- 6 mths ago
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What do grading and marking assessments have to do with academic integrity?
At Turnitin, our mission has evolved over the years to span the entire assessment and learning journey. We began as peer review software in 1998, which then pivoted to anti-plagiarism due to urgent…
- 6 mths ago
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What does a cheater look like? How to help at-risk students
As instructors, we welcome a new cohort of students into our classrooms, whether they are virtual or in-person with each passing cycle. Each term starts with a clean slate;…
- 6 mths ago
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Similarity in the classroom
In our first post in this series, we attempted to truly tease out the distinctions between plagiarism and similarity while squarely placing Turnitin in the similarity arena.…
- 7 mths ago
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Does Turnitin detect plagiarism?
Similarity does not equal plagiarism. The two concepts are not the same. There, I said it. This might ruffle some feathers and challenge some notions, but we need to clear the air.…
- 7 mths ago
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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.…
- 8 mths ago
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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…
- 8 mths ago
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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.…
- 10 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,…
- 1 yr ago
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- Brian Brian7 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…
- 1 yr 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…
- 1 yr 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.…
- 1 yr ago
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