….or so the stats suggest. The graph below shows the dramatic rise in Turnitin submissions from the University of Brighton since 2009. Numbers have gone from nothing in 2009 to over 12000 in May 2012 – that must have been a very busy submission month.
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.
