Written assignments are one of the ways for students to demonstrate their understanding of course content and meeting of learning objectives. Certificates, diplomas, and degrees declare that students passed enough assignments and courses required for the credential. In order for those credentials to [read more...]
Resources
Copyright and Educational Use: Do you know the rules?
“If it’s an educational use, then it’s fair use.” Perhaps you’ve heard teachers or students say something like that, or maybe you’ve even said or thought it yourself when considering whether or not to use copyrighted material. If so, you’re not [read more...]
Checking the Plagiarism Checkers
2020-02-05Checking the Plagiarism Checkers
What those Similarity Reports might not be telling you...
Plagiarism is not a new phenomenon in education, but the widespread use of plagiarism checking tools by students, teachers, and institutions is fairly recent. It used to be up to teachers to discover [read more...]