Intermittent Problem with Turnitin

There is an intermittent issue which is affecting many users in the UK. We contacted all users who were being affected with this problem earlier today and sent a message out via the @iParadigms_Eur  twitter account for those that asked for … Continue reading

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Turnitin Webinars

Webinars Introductory Training See schedule for dates. http://community.turnitin.com/?dailytraining Turnitin Talk: New and Upcoming Features 08 May http://pages.turnitin.com/Talk0512_register.html ***** Turnitin Academy Live Faster, Easier Grading with GradeMark 24 Apr http://pages.turnitin.com/AcademyGM3_register.html Watch recordings of past Turnitin Academy Live webinars. http://community.turnitin.com/?page=academy

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Turnitin Case study and blog post

Case Study: Efficiencies in Assessments through Turnitin Peter Reed’s blog post on how Manchester Metropolitan University used Turnitin  and GradeMark to create new processes to improve the assessment-feedback cycle. http://scieng-elearning.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/efficiencies-in-assessments-through.html Blog: Lazy Student Turned Literary Scholar: A Cautionary Tale English professor … Continue reading

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Transform your writing like bees transform pollen

 (Image credit: French School (15th century), Bridgeman Education, Image no. XIR192862) Dr Catherine Walter, University Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Fellow of Linacre College is a member of the Turnitin User Group. She found and translated this very apt piece. It … Continue reading

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Turnitin User Group

We shall be holding our inaugural Turnitin User Group meeting on 30th April at 2pm at OUCS. Topics will include: setting the terms of reference for the Turnitin User Group  in response to users’ input a report on a meeting … Continue reading

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