The Turnitin software is intended to be used as an educational tool that is embedded throughout the student writing process. Faculty will receive one NLI credit for attending. Training dates are as follows:Īll training sessions will be held in Torgersen Hall. Training videos will also be made accessible for everyone. The Office of Undergraduate Academic Integrity and Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies (TLOS), will provide training sessions for Turnitin - Feedback Studio for faculty during the summer months and throughout the academic year. Graduate students can use iThenticate to review their written materials (e.g., papers, article drafts, responses to qualifying or prelim exam prompts, drafts of thesis/dissertation) while faculty can use the software to review their written documents (e.g., articles, grant proposals). iThenticate helps writers, editors and researchers prevent unauthorized or improper claims of original academic authorship by comparing manuscripts against a database of over 60 billion web pages and 155 million content items.
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iThenticate is an academic resource that supports verification of original scholarly work prepared by Virginia Tech graduate students and faculty.
Implementation of the Turnitin system follows the launch of iThenticate by the Graduate School earlier this year. Faculty must add Feedback Studio to their Canvas course through the assignments tool for students to use the software on assignments. Feedback Studio checks for plagiarism, allows for the use of drag and drop comments, and provides students the opportunity to see source matches and view instructor feedback directly on their work. Turnitin - Feedback Studio integrates with Canvas to allow students to receive feedback on the originality of their writing along with spelling and grammar suggestions. “I encourage faculty to use these tools to assist students in the writing process, as well as to help identify and respond to plagiarism,” said James Orr, assistant provost for academic strategy and policy. This educational tool promotes academic integrity while also enhancing student learning and improving the student writing experience. Virginia Tech has partnered with Turnitin - Feedback Studio to provide plagiarism detection software for use by all students and faculty.