Interesting article...I'm assuming Writecheck is supposed to help students catch any "unintentional" plagiarism but I guess there will always be a misuse of technology when it comes to cheating. Also, I've had issues with Turnitin with it not catching obvious plagiarism so I don't really rely on it too much anyway.
Alex Jean-Charles, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor, Educational Technology & STEM
Secondary Education
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY 13820
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Was everyone but me already aware of this?
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/09/09/turnitin_writecheck_lights_fire_in_plagiarism_debate
And this post is related to our discussion the other day.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/09/09/q_a_with_author_of_new_book_on_evolving_nature_of_higher_education
Harry
Harry E. Pence
SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus
SUNY Oneonta
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TBers,
This email is a reminder that our first get together will be next Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 8 AM outside Starbucks in the Hunt Union. I'd like to talk about what kinds of ways we can ensure quality in our online course offerings? Of course, any burning issues you may be having as the semester starts are also welcome.
A remarkable story that might be used in a variety of teaching contexts can be found at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/world/asia/02india.html?_r=1
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Milne Library
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