Possible Turnitin Outage Sept 4-5

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Just in from iParadigm There will be a special maintenance window for the Turnitin service on September 4th, 2010 in conjunction with our launch of Turnitin2. Schedule Confirmed Maintenance Start Date: Saturday, Sept. 4 at 17:00 GMT Projected Maintenance End … Continue reading →

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Times Higher article about a “Plagiarism tariff”

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Adam Marshall

There’s an interesting article in the Times Higher (17 June 2010) which proposes a method of ‘scoring’ plagiarism. The article provides three examples of plagiarism, how these offences are scored, and how a decision on censure is reached. As the … Continue reading →

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Formal submission of Essays using WebLearn – pilot

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Online submission of coursework significantly enhances the student experience, allows work to undergo automatic plagiarism analysis, and facilitates the distribution of submissions to departments and examiners. These are the preliminary findings of an online submission pilot being run by Student … Continue reading →

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A great practical example of using WebLearn to enhance teaching

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Adam Marshall

Dr Scot Peterson, a lecturer in Politics, just gave an excellent and informative talk as part of the OUCS “make:” lunchtime sessions. Scot also teaches at Reading University where he has to use the Blackboard VLE. My ears pricked up … Continue reading →

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