Recently Turnitin hosted a conference in the UK for academics to share their experiences of plagiarism. There were some videos made which can be found from the links below
Professor Jonathan Zittrain – ‘The role of the Internet in scholarly activity’
Dr Tara Barabazon – ‘Ten strategies to achieve authentic work from students’
Dr Tracey Bretag – ’10 years of thinking on academic integrity in Australia’
Full conference notes are available here
I have been working in the Educational Technology field within Higher Education for eleven years. A big part of my job is finding new and innovative ways of integrating technology into current teaching and learning methodology. This can include assisting academic staff with Virtual Learning Environments/Learning Management Systems (Blackboard), implementing specific software packages, maximising current technologies and championing new ones. I find this profession both riveting and rewarding. I really enjoy life on the cutting edge, but I also enjoy being able to help staff achieve small and meaningful efficiencies; sometimes that makes all the difference.
