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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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.…
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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.…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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!…
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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…
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Instructional Best Practices, Part 2: Drive Better Student Outcomes by Personalizing Student Feedback
Did you know... ...in addition to curriculum resources for K12 teachers, Turnitin provides turnkey Professional Development for districts to use with educators on a variety of academic integrity…
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Instructional Best Practices, Part 1: Safeguarding Academic Integrity
Did you know... ...in addition to curriculum resources for K12 teachers, Turnitin provides turnkey Professional Development for districts to use with educators on a variety of academic integrity…
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Socratic Seminars: Deepening comprehension levels
Socratic seminars, as a summative assessment or a formative learning experience, allow students to interact with one another, the text/topic, and examine their own point of view.…
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Assessments: How to reduce student anxiety
Defining and communicating to students where their learning journeys are headed and why they are focussed on a specific goal, allows for purposeful learning.…
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Sharing is Caring, Right?
Sharing is Caring, Right? Teaching often feels like a siloed profession where professionals continually reinvent themselves and content for their students.…
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Increase your students' academic integrity literacy with games
Gamification can increase learner engagement and deepen understanding. Use these ideas from Integrity to help solidify your students' understanding of academic integrity: Integrity Games:…
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Grammar Grading Made Easier: How to Make the Most of ETS e-Rater® Inside of Turnitin
When you have a stack of student work to evaluate and your goal is to invest your energy into supporting the development substance and style, having to spend excessive time identifying and addressing…
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Using Peermark with academic English students
I'm working on an action research project on the use of Turnitin's peermark with academic English students. So far I've had some success designing and deploying peermark assignments to students'…
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How to Motivate Originality with Student Book Choice
When we’re teaching writing, it’s important to make reading accessible and intersectional with student interests. In this blog, we’ll examine how and why reading lists are formed throughout a…
