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Has anyone been privy to recent debates on how the content of student papers is handled and stored by turnitin? I remember a few years ago that there was concern about various agencies having access to thousands of students' work once it was run through turnitin, a US company (I believe?) which would be subject to US law (ie. Homeland Security- and I don't mean Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull). This was while I was in Canada, perhaps it wasn't and isn't an issue in the UK and elsewhere? What about in the US itself? Other places? Aaron Franks Lambert, D wrote: > Dear Paul, > > The program doesn't. It's just a tool that aids a human being who knows > the field to do the actual investigation into a possible plagiarism > case. (I speak as a chair of exams who has used it a lot.) > > Regards, > David > > ** * ** > > ** > > Dr David Lambert > > Reader in Historical Geography > > Royal Holloway, University of London > > http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/Lambert/ > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* A forum for critical and radical geographers on behalf of Paul H. > *Sent:* Thu 01/04/2010 19:11 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Turnitin > > Great question. How does the program differentiate between cliche > phrases and often entextualized discourse and actual plagiarism? What > portion of the final score is actual plagiarism? > > Paul > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 18:50:04 +0100 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Turnitin > To: [log in to unmask] > > Can anyone advise me what is the current collective wisdom on Turnitin? > > > > (Shame there’s not a programme called Leaveitout, I reckon) > > > > Dr Kelvin Mason > > Distance Learning Tutor > > Graduate School of the Environment > > Unit 7 Dyfi Eco Parc > > Machynlleth > > SY20 8AX > > > > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Tel: 01654 703065 ext. 25 > > Skype: kelvin.mason1 > > > > /Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited (CAT), Machynlleth, > Powys, SY20 9AZ, Wales, UK. / > > /Centre for Alternative Technology Public Limited Company; a company > limited by shares. Company no. 1459589, registered in Wales. > Registered office: Llwyngwern, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 9AZ. / > > /Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited; a company limited by > guarantee. Charity no. 265239; Company no. 1090006, registered in > Wales. Registered office: Llwyngwern, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 9AZ/ > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live connected with Messenger on your phone Learn more. > <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712957> -- Aaron Franks PhD Candidate, Human Geography Geographical and Earth Sciences University of Glasgow [log in to unmask] GES office: 0141 330 4782