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Similarly to Suzanne, we actively encourage staff to use Turnitin formatively by letting students have access to their Originality Reports. There is a choice between using TII as a policeman to 'catch' students and fail them or using it supportively to let them be active participants in learning referencing skills. Nigel Nigel Robertson Learning Technologist University of Bradford JB Priestley Library Bradford, BD7 1DP. e: [log in to unmask] t: +44 (0)1274 236741 Suzanne Ryan wrote: > Our University has a formal policy that Turnitin must be used in this > way. Turnitin cannot be used in evidence against a student if the > student has not had the opportunity to view and correct their work prior > to submission. The delay between multiple submission is very effective > in killing off those into immediate gratification ie algorithm busting. > > S > > Suzanne Ryan > Teaching, Learning and Quality Coordinator > Newcastle Graduate School of Business > University of Newcastle > Callaghan NSW 2308 > Australia > > Phone +61 2 49 216015 > Fax +61 2 49 217398 > > www.gsb.newcastle.edu.au > > >>>> Paul Davis <[log in to unmask]> 07/06/07 7:36 pm >>> >>>> > Of course this facility exists within Turnitin - but I wonder if many > use > it. That gives a delay of 24-36 hours between submissions to reduce > the > prospect of "beating the system". > The disadvantage of the student system is that I'd guess it only > searches > something like Google, but there's lots of other stuff which doesn't > get > registered due to access restrictions. > > Paul > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dr Paul V Davis > Acting Head, Learning Technologies Group > Marketing coordinator, Bodington.org > Oxford University Computing Services > 13 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6NN > Tel: 01865 283414 > > % -----Original Message----- > % From: Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Steven > % Bentley > % Sent: 07 June 2007 10:17 > % To: [log in to unmask] > % Subject: [PLAGIARISM] Students' DIY Turnitin? > % > % This may be of interest - > % http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40104 > % <http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40104> > % > % A group of students from Sheffield Hallam have produced their own > system > % which matches work against internet sources so they can check for > % unreferenced material before handing it in. Not sure it exists > outside of > % a prototype yet but it could be interesting to see how this unfolds. > % > % Steve > % > % --- > % Steve Bentley > % IT Support/Web Developer/Learning Technology Advisor > % School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, HD1 3DH > % > % T: +44 (0)1484 472181 > % E: [log in to unmask] W: www.hud.ac.uk/sas/ > % <file://www.hud.ac.uk/sas/> > % > % 1 Vision. Our students voted us top new University for student > % > satisfaction<http://www.hud.ac.uk/images/emails/1vision_footer-b.gif> > % > % This transmission is confidential and may be legally privileged. If > you > % receive it in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and > remove it > % from your system. If the content of this e-mail does not relate to > the > % business of the University of Huddersfield, then we do not endorse it > and > % will accept no liability. > % > % > % > ************************************************************************* > % You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To > Unsubscribe, > % change your subscription options, or access list archives, visit > % http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html > % > ************************************************************************* > > ************************************************************************* > You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To Unsubscribe, > change > your subscription options, or access list archives, visit > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html > ************************************************************************* > > ************************************************************************* > You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To Unsubscribe, change > your subscription options, or access list archives, visit > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To Unsubscribe, change your subscription options, or access list archives, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html *************************************************************************