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What Is Real? Teaching Students How to Evaluate the Credibility of Sources
With the rise of fake news and internet sites, information and media literacy is an essential skill for the twenty-first century learner. We explore the importance of teaching source credibility…
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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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Turnitin Acquires GradeHub
Turnitin has acquired GradeHub, a technology tool that modernizes bubble sheet grading workflows and provides data that helps instructors write better, fairer exams.…
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Turnitin Acquires ProctorExam
Turnitin, a leading provider of academic integrity and assessment solutions, has acquired European online proctoring company ProctorExam, a global leader in providing flexible SaaS proctoring…
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Addressing self-plagiarism
Today's Turnitin blog post addresses the complex and sometimes confusing issue of self-plagiarism or "duplicate plagiarism" as it is also known. The article considers the impact of this topic on…
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Remove paper from database
I stored paper to test it and see how it works in the repository. Now, whenever I add my paper again it shows 100% plagiarism and matches with student paper MY INSTITUTE NAME.…
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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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Fostering Original Thinking in High Schoolers Through Scientific Inquiry
How can you inspire high school students to look beyond what is known and to push the boundaries of what is possible? Join 2019 Turnitin Global Innovation Award Winner Rachna Nath for an exploration…
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When the delivered institution is a number
Dear all, How can I identify the author of a paper identified with a number, in this case as "81705", in the case of a high % of student work, where Turnitin tells me that it was delivered to that…
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College and Career Readiness in Rural Schools
We recently convened a panel discussion to explore the horizons of rural education in the United States. From that conversation, a key insight emerged: student, family,…
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New research from John Hattie
It is now well established that giving feedback is crucial for improving learning outcomes and supporting student achievement. However, there has long been an open and largely subjective question on…
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New research from John Hattie of what types of feedback are most effective
It is now well established that giving feedback is crucial for improving learning outcomes and supporting student achievement. However, there has long been an open and largely subjective question on…
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Starting the Year: What is Academic Integrity?
As we start a new calendar year it's a good idea to reflect on some key terms we use in our universities and schools. We are probably all familiar with the six fundamental values of academic…
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Thinking beyond classrooms to help students prepare for the future
As educators, we may find ourselves wondering why some students find academic writing difficult, why referencing seems complicated, or why getting an in-text citation right seems so challenging.…
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Cannot add students to my class
If I manually add a student it says, "You are currently unable to enroll this student in your class because the class' account has reached its student limit.…
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What are online test banks and what do they have to do with academic integrity?
In this blog series, we have explored emerging trends in academic misconduct, including the use of word spinners and electronic cheating devices. These trends are being seen worldwide and have been…
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Adding sources to TII's database
I've had a request from a member of staff to have a paper added to the database. I've looked at the paper, and it's on an open (as far as I can tell) journal site, so no logins required.…
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How do you treat self-plagiarism at postgrad. level?
Hi all, I'd like to hear how your HE institution treats self-plagiarism (or double submission) at PG level. In some subjects, we may scaffold our assessments (e.g.…
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Teacher Appreciation Week 2021
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week in North America. We'd like to extend our appreciation to all educators around the world to honor their tenacity, creativity and resilience over the last year.…
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How can we authentically appreciate educators in 2021?
In March of 2020, educators around the world were asked to conduct a breathtaking turnaround and shift entirely into remote instruction in mere days. Teachers suddenly went from seeing their…
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Webinar: Coaching Conversations — Making the most of every teachable moment
From offering formative feedback and suggesting revision ideas, to addressing potential plagiarism and citation concerns--in-person and online--these coaching conversations are key to making the…
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How to subscribe to Turnitin
Please how can I get Turnitin account for my institution?
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Accessibility
Not really LMS related, but it's come up in questioning from staff & this seemed the most generic area, so apologies, Gill. A member of staff has raised the need to use a text to speech tool (just…
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What are electronic cheating devices and what do they have to do with academic integrity?
There are new and emerging trends in academic misconduct; in this post, we are taking a closer look at cheating devices used to purposely evade detection on exams with the goal of illuminating ways…
