by Cameron Nichol | Sep 3, 2014 | Plagarism
Recently, a colleague commented that despite using Turnitin he had reservations about the assignments from some international students, particularly given the near incomprehensibility of their emails. Not long after, another (quite innovative) colleague of mine at...
by Cameron Nichol | Jul 21, 2014 | Ed Tech use, Plagarism
These items are from the Turnitin white paper The Plagarism Spectrum: Instructor Insights into the 10 Types of Plagiarism. As with all industry white papers, it should read read with a critical eye. The paper included a full explanation of each item.
by Cameron Nichol | Mar 14, 2012 | Plagarism
The sun is shining the birds are singing, our students are still keen and showing up for lectures, but soon the dark times will return when our students sleep in and begin looking for the academic philosopher’s stone that will magically turn their leaden study...
by Cameron Nichol | Aug 29, 2011 | Ed Tech use, Plagarism
Here’s another video from CQ university on how you would use Turnitin with Moodle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM-JXkO6dRU And of course you can always go to the official site The Turnitin Quick Guide is worth a look. ...
by Cameron Nichol | Aug 25, 2011 | Ed Tech use, Plagarism, Presenting a message
This is another reasonable short (8 min) video on Turnitin. This one is from Oxford Brookes University. It is targeted at students, but it also provides a useful introduction for academics. In terms of the presentation, I don’t particularly mind the...
by Cameron Nichol | Jul 21, 2011 | Ed Tech use, Plagarism, Presenting a message
We are getting on the Turnitin bandwagon. In hunting around for info I found this video from CQ Uni. Some of the transitions are a bit Star Wars IV (just because a feature exists doesn’t mean you have to use it) but overall it provides a good simple...
