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PR Newswire July 23, 2008 Wednesday 12:00 PM GMT Turnitin Takes Teachers Beyond Plagiarism Detection With Summer Institute Program; New Workshop to be Focused on Web-Delivered Instructional Tools for Writing 705 words DATELINE: OAKLAND, Calif. July 23 OAKLAND, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire Turnitin(R) today announced Turnitin Summer Institutes 2008, a pilot program focused on the use of Turnitin as an instructional tool for teaching, assessing and evaluating student writing. The free professional development workshops for high school and college instructors will run Aug. 11-19 at select college campuses in Northern California, Southern California and North Carolina. "While Turnitin is known worldwide as the leading originality checking and plagiarism prevention service, we have seen strong, growing interest in the integration of our services with the entire process of composition, feedback and grading for writing-intensive assignments," said Katie Povejsil, vice president of marketing for Turnitin. "Our new Summer Institute program illustrates instructional strategies in these areas, and addresses major challenges in teaching, assessing and evaluating student writing." Using Turnitin's full suite of web-delivered instructional tools, a team of instructors led by Summer Institute Curriculum Manager Renee Bangerter, assistant professor of English at Fullerton College, will provide innovative lessons that explore practical elements of using the entire Turnitin 100- percent digital workflow solution, to encourage original writing, make grading more meaningful and efficient, and facilitate peer review. "The workshops take Turnitin well beyond plagiarism detection and toward a writing pedagogy," said Bangerter. "They also encourage teachers to share "best practices" and strengthen their network of professional contacts, including college and high school faculty from their local area. Participants will come away with new instructional insights, new friends and a handbook with a collection of lessons." Workshops are designed for high school and college faculty who teach in any field, but will especially benefit those who assess student learning through one or more writing assignments. There will be two half-day sessions held at each location: a morning session for experienced users of Turnitin, and an afternoon session for newer users. Locations and dates: * Monday, August 11th, 2008, Santa Clara University campus, Santa Clara, CA * Thursday, August 14th, 2008, Fullerton College campus, Fullerton, CA * Tuesday, August 19th, 2008, Wake Forest University campus, Winston-Salem, NC Two sessions will be offered at each location: * 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (for experienced Turnitin users), or * 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (for newer Turnitin users). A continental breakfast will be served for morning participants from 7:30 - 8:00 am. Lunch is included for both morning and afternoon participants from 12:00 - 1:00 pm. Registration is strictly limited to 45 participants to allow time for small-group exercises, discussion, hands-on activities and networking over lunch. To register for this event, please email your name, title, institution, email address, phone (office, home or cell), and mailing address to: institute@turnitin.com . Please specify location and desired session: morning (EXPERIENCED USERS), or afternoon (NEW USERS). About Turnitin Turnitin is a service of iParadigms LLC, the leader in textual intellectual property protection and a pioneer of web-based services for collaborative, online educational support. The company is at the forefront of using technology to increase awareness of best practices in teaching and learning as it relates to the use of other people's textual content. Turnitin is the leading originality checking and plagiarism prevention service used by millions of students and faculty and thousands of institutions in more than 100 countries. Its suite of web-based instructional services supports 100- percent digital writing workflows. Turnitin is a registered trademark of iParadigms LLC. Media Contact: Gary Clemenceau Turnitin Director of Marketing Phone: 510-287-9720 x 238 Email: gary@turnitin.com Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link. Katie Povesjil https://profnet.prnewswire.com/Subscriber/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=77760 CONTACT: Gary Clemenceau, Director of Marketing of Turnitin, +1-510-287-9720, ext. 238, gary@turnitin.com SOURCE Turnitin URL: http://www.prnewswire.com July 24, 2008 ENGLISH Newswire Copyright 2008 PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved.