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01.06.2007: Abdullah's Blogging: A Generation 1.5 Student Enters The Blogosphere
176 of 1280 DOCUMENTS Language, Learning & Technology June 1, 2007 Abdullah's blogging: a generation 1.5 student enters the blogosphere; second language learners Bloch, Joel Pg. 128(14) Vol. 11 No. 2 ISSN: 1094-3501 8753 words ABSTRACT Blogging has emerged as one of the most popular forms of online discourse. The ease and lack of expense in setting up blogs has raised intriguing possibilities for language learning classrooms. The uniquenature of their archi
01.09.2007: To Catch A Thief: Tools And Tips To Combat Digital Content Plagiarism
EContent September 2007 To catch a thief: tools and tips to combat digital content plagiarism Pg. 32 Vol. 30 No. 7 ISSN: 1525-2531 2672 words DATELINE: United States HIGHLIGHT: Jonathan Bailey The saying goes, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." Yet in the world of web content, imitation often goes beyond emulation of style or even subject matter. With cut-and-paste ease, imitation becomes plagiarism. Jonathan Bailey, a journalist and writer, had been posting his
01.10.2007: A Time-out For Clarity's Sake
University Wire October 1, 2007 Monday A time-out for clarity's sake Staff Editorial, Daily Egyptian; SOURCE: Southern Illinois U. EDITORIAL 850 words DATELINE: CARBONDALE, Ill. As with any story that gains momentum, people who want the scoop often find that they have jumped in mid-circus. In light of the impressive response surrounding SIU President Glenn Poshard's plagiarism allegations, we feel compelled to provide somewhat of an overview on the matter for such community
02.07.2007: The Anti Cheating War
Maclean's July 2, 2007 THE ANTI-CHEATING WAR MAIL BAG; Pg. 7 169 words The McLean High School students who object to Turnitin's retention of their essays argue that John Barrie is profiting from their work ("How not to catch a thief," Education, June 11). Bilge. His fortune is being made, it seems to me, quite morally by providing an important service by indexing the students' essays. He is not looting the essays for research so that he may plagiarize and publish. In Canada, do
04.07.2007: Australian Universities And Schools May Soon Adopt The Plagiarism Checks
MX Brisbane (Queensland, Australia) July 4, 2007 Wednesday BRIS Edition DID YOU KNOW CHRIS JACOB MX; Pg. 15 122 words Australian universities and schools may soon adopt the plagiarism checks the US has been using for some time. Turnitin.com offers a service that allows professors and teachers to submit student assignments to see how they compare to the hundreds of thousands on the internet that students can buy or download. It also compares each assignment previously submitted
07.06.2007: Va. High School Students Sue Online Plagiarism Service
University Wire June 7, 2007 Thursday Va. high school students sue online plagiarism service By Noel Sanchez, Independent Florida Alligator; SOURCE: U. Florida 602 words DATELINE: GAINESVILLE, Fla. When University of Florida senior Tony Kolt's professor announced to his Russian politics class that papers had to be submitted to Turnitin.com, the students groaned in unison, but no one was worried about property rights. Turnitin detects potential plagiarism by comparing submissi
11.06.2007: How Not To Catch A Thief
Maclean's June 11, 2007 HOW NOT TO CATCH A THIEF BY BARBARA RIGHTON EDUCATION; Pg. 62 806 words HIGHLIGHT: A top anti-plagiarism service gets sued for copyright infringement Depending on whom you talk to, former University of California, Berkeley neurobiologist John Barrie is either the saviour of modern education or a shameless opportunist. For 10 years, Barrie has sold his online anti-plagiarism service, Turnitin, to grateful high schools and universities wrestling with a plague of
14.09.2007: Syracuse Adopts Site To Curb Cheating
University Wire Syracuse adopts site to curb cheating By Brian Hayden, Daily Orange; SOURCE: Syracuse 495 words DATELINE: SYRACUSE, N.Y. It's 11:30, the night before a paper is due. Only 100 words of a 1,500-word essay are on the page, and the temptation of plagiarism is there with every Google search. But now the chance of getting caught is even greater. Syracuse University's Academic Integrity Office has officially adopted Turnitin.com as an option for professors to us
15.07.2008: Turnitin Neither Infringement, Effective
University Wire July 15, 2008 Tuesday Column: Turnitin neither infringement, effective By Blake Gilson, The Daily Cougar; SOURCE: U. Houston 817 words DATELINE: HOUSTON Turnitin.com, the popular anti-plagiarism Web site, provides a valuable function when it is understood and used properly. While concerns of student's rights are misplaced, concerns about professors who don't understand the software are real, which can cause at least headaches and at worst a total nightmare. Th
16.06.2007: Cracking Down On Cheaters; Universities Must Redouble Efforts
The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario) June 16, 2007 Saturday Final Edition Cracking down on cheaters; Universities must redouble efforts to teach students the importance of academic integrity KEN COATES, FOR THE RECORD INSIGHT; Pg. A17 1268 words During the weekend of the April examination period, an anonymous email arrived. The message described the theft of exam questions, which a student was attempting to sell to his classmates. The writer (who later identified himself
17.06.2007: Professors Take Search For Plagiarism To Web
Palm Beach Post (Florida) June 17, 2007 Sunday FINAL EDITION PROFESSORS TAKE SEARCH FOR PLAGIARISM TO WEB By KIMBERLY MILLER Palm Beach Post Staff Writer A SECTION; Pg. 1A 1186 words Florida's public universities now spend more than $80,000 a year on catching cheaters using plagiarism-identifying Internet subscriptions. But in an age of essayists-for-hire Web sites such as Affordabletermpapers.com -- now open Sundays! -- professors say they value the online detection service
17.08.2007: How Turnitin Works (letter)
The Times Higher Education Supplement August 17, 2007 How Turnitin works David C. Sanders LETTER; Pg. 15 No. 1807 171 words While being entertained by your neo-oxymoronic "self-plagiarising" ("Self plagiarising lecturer exposes software failings", July 27), I was disappointed to see your description of Turnitin as "plagiarism-detection software". What Turnitin does is to identify material that is unoriginal - whether the lack of originality so detected is a case of plagiarism re
18.09.2007: Penn State Faculty Cracks Down On Academic Dishonesty
University Wire September 18, 2007 Tuesday Penn State faculty cracks down on academic dishonesty By Leslie Finlay, Daily Collegian; SOURCE: Penn State 577 words DATELINE: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. With assignments constantly looming, some students can be tempted to disregard the honor code and cheat to get by. But with an entourage of faculty and staff at its helm, Pennsylvania State University is taking the pledge to eliminate this temptation by making academic integrity a top pr
18.09.2007: U. Arizona Ponders Plagiarism Pact With Detection Web Site
University Wire September 18, 2007 Tuesday U. Arizona ponders plagiarism pact with detection Web site By Siobhan Daniel, Arizona Daily Wildcat; SOURCE: U. Arizona 644 words DATELINE: TUCSON, Ariz. As the University of Arizona's contract comes close to expiring with plagiarism-detection Web site turnitin.com, UA administrators are setting up student focus groups to determine the site's effectiveness. Before the university renews the contract, administrators would like to find
19.09.2007: 'big Sister' Bringing Down Plagiarists
USNEWS.com September 19, 2007 Wednesday 'Big Sister' Bringing Down Plagiarists Alison Go EDUCATION 87 words In its continuing war on plagiarism, the Ivory Tower has gained a new weapon, turnitin.com, a website designed to help professors catch the enemies of academic integrity. After a short trial period, Syracuse University has made the site available to all professors, the Daily Orange reports. While some Luddites cringe at allowing a computer to police the student populati
21.06.2007: Probe Uncovers Huge Rise In Cheating Students
The Mirror (London, England) June 21, 2007 UNIVERSITIES CHALLENGED; EXCLUSIVE Probe uncovers huge rise in cheating students; News Pg. 7 864 words by ANDREW GREGORY HUNDREDS of students have been caught cheating at university, the Daily Mirror can reveal. The University of Ulster, the largest in Ireland, has seen a 900 per cent rise in plagiarism since 2001. And investigators at Queen's University, Belfast, nabbed nearly 100 rogue students trying to trick their tutors in j
23.07.2008: Turnitin Takes Teachers Beyond Plagiarism Detection With Summer Institute Program
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
24.08.2007: Copiers Taken On (australia)
Newcastle Herald (Australia) August 24, 2007 Friday Late Edition Copiers taken on GR NEWS; Pg. 18 81 words THE University of New England will follow the University of Newcastle and require students to use plagiarism detection software following a recent plagiarism scandal. A New England university spokesman said yesterday the plagiarism detection software package Turnitin would be introduced next year. The software tests the originality of students' work against a global
27.07.2007: Self-plagiarising Lecturer Exposes Software Failings
The Times Higher Education Supplement July 27, 2007 Self-plagiarising lecturer exposes software failings Donna Bowater NEWS; Pg. 2 No. 1804 361 words A lecturer has highlighted flaws in the electronic plagiarism detection software used by some 80 per cent of UK universities after testing his own work for copied material. Simeon Yates, director of Sheffield Hallam University's Culture, Communication and Computing Research Institute, found that the web-based software, Turnitin,
28.05.2007: Computer Software To Be Used To Curb Plagiarism
Daily News (South Africa) May 28, 2007 Monday e1 Edition Computer software to be used to curb plagiarism MAURICIO LANGA NEWS; Pg. 7 421 words RECENT allegations of plagiarism at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) have prompted the institution to start running a computer software programme that will make it almost impossible for students to plagiarise. The move comes after accusations of plagiarism were levelled against Durban businessman, Chippy Shaik. Last week, it w