The Live Curious, Go Beyond Digest
Getting ready for 2018
Important Dates
- Call for Presenters: April 24 - August 11, 2017
- Proposal Decisions: August 18, 2017
- Call for Sponsors: April 24 - September 30, 2017
- Early Bird Registration: May 1 - October 31, 2017
- Live Curious, Go Beyond 2018: February 16-17, 2018
(Links to proposals and registration can be found on the conference website when dates open.)
Recommendations from the 2017 Sponsor
Plagiarism Spectrum: 10 Types of Plagiarism
The "Plagiarism Spectrum" identifies 10 types of plagiarism based on findings from a worldwide survey of nearly 900 secondary and higher education instructors. Print this 8.x5x11 flyer and pass it out to students in your classes and courses, even other educators!
20 Best Practices for Using Turnitin Feedback Studio
Turnitin Feedback Studio helps educators deliver feedback that engages students, promotes original writing, and drives college and career readiness. When used appropriately, Turnitin Feedback Studio helps educators save time AND deliver more effective feedback. Read more to learn from Feedback Studio “power users” as they share their best practices for how to better use Feedback Studio
White Paper: What's Wrong with Wikipedia? Evaluating the Sources Used by Students
Educators are well aware of the shortcomings of relying on crowd-sourced content for authoritative information, but the meaning of the message appears to be not taking hold for students. In short, what constitutes "research" for students today has come to mean "Googling." To address this gap in student skills, Turnitin has worked with academic experts to develop The Source Educational Evaluation Rubric (SEER). This white paper highlights the recent findings regarding student research practices, presents SEER, and offers guidance on using the rubric to improve student research skills.