Turnitin Hosts Plagiarism Education Week - April 2013

April 2013 Turnitin Hosts Plagiarism Education Week Join us for a week of activities to help educators foster student understanding that Originality Matters, including free webcasts with prominent educators who will delve into the key issues around academic integrity.  The daily webcasts during the week of April 22-26 will address the causes, types, responses and approaches to plagiarism, and attendees will receive access to new white papers, research and giveaways.  We'll cap off the week with a discussion on encouraging originality and creative thinking. Special thanks to the sponsors of Plagiarism Education Week:                       IN THE NEWS Times Higher Ed: Turnitin is Turning Up Fewer Cases of Plagiarism In 2002, the UK made the decision to adopt Turnitin nationwide for its colleges and universities. What's the result? Since 2005, there's been a 60% reduction in papers with high levels of similarity and a 50-fold increase in the number of papers submitted. Read More... Campus Technology: Fighting Plagiarism with Technology Technology has come a long way from the days of using Google to search suspect passages. Writer Dian Schaffhauser delves into how instructors are using technology to stay ahead of digital natives, teach proper citation techniques and promote critical thinking.  Read More...   ROE INNOVATION AWARD Turnitin was recently named a finalist for the Return on Education Innovation Award in the Teacher Support category. One criterion for the award was the ability to improve learning outcomes. Read More CODiE AWARD FINALIST The awards are stacking up! Turnitin has also been selected by the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) as a CODiE finalist in the Best Cross-Curricular Educational Solution category.  Read More READY FOR THE NEXT STEP? If you'd like to get Turnitin at your school, contact us for a quote that's customized for your institution.

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