As we wrap our month-long #AskTurnitin, we want to thank every educator who shared a question, scenario, or insight. Your honesty pushes the whole field forward, and we are deeply grateful for your time and perspectives. 

Before we close, we want to hear from you: What’s one insight or shift in thinking from this conversation (or any other AI conversations!) that you’ll carry into 2026?

Drop your reflections — and any final questions — below. And don’t forget to check out all of our resources supporting Academic Integrity in the Age of AI for students, instructors, and administrators below.

Dive in here → Academic integrity in the age of AI

We hope everyone has a great end to their term and a terrific start to the New Year.  

As we close out our very first #askTurnitin and come close to wrapping up the calendar year, we just want to pause and say THANK YOU.

We see you. We see educators around the world executing an already complex, deeply human job—supporting learning, fostering curiosity, and upholding learning integrity—while the ground beneath your classrooms keeps shifting. The arrival of generative AI certainly hasn’t made this work easier. Despite that, you showed up here with honesty, thoughtfulness, and courage: asking hard questions, sharing real experiences (both the wins and the frustrations), and engaging with one another in ways that remind us why this community exists.

What stood out most wasn’t just the depth of the questions, but the generosity behind them. That’s the heart of TEN - a space where no one has to navigate these changes alone.

We hope this event is just the beginning, as we already have more planned for 2026. Our ask from each of you is that you be brave. Start new conversations. Share what’s working in your classrooms and lecture halls—and what isn’t yet. Your practice, your questions, and your insights matter more than you might realize, especially to someone halfway around the world facing similar challenges.

Communities like TEN become powerful not because they have all the answers, but because they make room to figure things out together. We’re grateful you’re here, and we’re excited to keep learning alongside you.

Until next time—and please keep the conversation going.

I have really enjoyed the opportunity to be tagged into and "speak" with multiple educators here. It has given me a glimpse of how valuable TEN is in many ways to so many different people. 

As we've made our way through December, it's been inspiring to see how engaged people have been, and I've enjoyed "talking" with so many of you and sharing thoughts and ideas. I don't generally make New Years resolutions, but I am quite goal oriented, so for me, it is simply this: I hope to continue these conversations, to share ideas of what is working and what isn't, to exchange ideas and inspiration!

P.S. Stay tuned for a new resource coming your way early in 2026 that is tentatively titled AI-generated text: What educators are saying now. Several of you will likely recognize some of the thoughts shared here!

I echo my colleagues' sentiment - I so appreciate the opportunity to join you in conversation about our products. Thank you all for making this a truly engaging learning experience. I’m a big believer that we learn best when we’re just open with each other—diving into the tough stuff as much as the wins. We’re all learning from one another here, and I really appreciate everyone’s feedback

I continue to be in awe by educators like you who are driven to understand more about the why of AI so that you can have meaningful conversations with your students. Since ChatGPT's emergence, we've learned a lot about the resilience and agility of educators facing the unknown. We've challenged ourselves to think outside the box, and pivot on roadmaps when we felt we could provide value to you as you made your way through all the iterations of generative AI.

Three takeaways that are important to me:

• Detection is just one piece of the process. It is not a verdict. It's a door to open a conversation about student writing choices.
• Everything we build is designed to help you uphold academic integrity. Preserving the value of education is everyone's job.
• Technology is evolving quickly, and we're investing every day to stay ahead of it. As new tools emerge, be assured that we are on it!

These priorities drive what we do every day, and we love what we do at Turnitin.

Since it's nearing the end of the year, I wish you all the best for this holiday season, and look forward to seeing you back at TEN in 2026!