This week's post on the Turnitin blog discusses the issues of plagiarism or similarity in part one of our debate series on the subject. Of course we know that plagiarism isn't acceptable, but what about the concept of similarity? Surely we allow students to exhibit some degree of similarity in their work as a stepping stone on the road of good academic practice?

How do we present these concepts to students? Can the Turnitin Similarity Report help with these complex conversations? Please share your tips and good practices for discussing plagiarism and similarity with students.