The latest news regarding 'Turnitin2', coming on 4 September 2010.
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Turnitin Upgrade on 4 September and UK User Group Notes
Downtime on Saturday 4th September
There will be a special maintenance window for the Turnitin service on September 4th, 2010 in conjunction with our launch of Turnitin2.
Schedule:
Confirmed Maintenance Start Date:
Saturday, September 4, 17:00 GMT
Projected Maintenance End Date:
Sunday, September 5, 01:00 GMT
User Experience:
All Turnitin services may be unavailable for all users during these times. For assignments due during this window, we recommend that instructors change the due date and alert their students. If you have any questions regarding this maintenance window, please contact our support team at tiisupport@turnitin.com for assistance. Turnitin utilizes maintenance windows to ensure a secure and reliable service.
Schedule:
Confirmed Maintenance Start Date:
Saturday, September 4, 17:00 GMT
Projected Maintenance End Date:
Sunday, September 5, 01:00 GMT
User Experience:
All Turnitin services may be unavailable for all users during these times. For assignments due during this window, we recommend that instructors change the due date and alert their students. If you have any questions regarding this maintenance window, please contact our support team at tiisupport@turnitin.com for assistance. Turnitin utilizes maintenance windows to ensure a secure and reliable service.
UK User Group June Meeting - Summary
The Turnitin UK User Group met last June as part of the annual Plagiarism conference in Newcastle. The document below provides a summary of the presentations and Q & A at the user group event.
Click to download word documentFriday, 27 August 2010
Turnitin / Plagiarism Online Training Sessions
From: nLearning
Sent: 26 August 2010 12:43
Sent: 26 August 2010 12:43
Dear Colleague,
You recently expressed an interest in free online training sessions regarding general plagiarism issues.
We are pleased to announce that these sessions will be held on Wednesday afternoons at 1500 BST. Sessions should last no more than 40 minutes. The sessions will start on 15th September, 2010. You will need to register for sessions by 1500 the day prior to the session. There is no limit to the number of sessions you can attend/sign up for.
To sign up for these sessions, please use the following link:
PLEASE NOTE: These sessions will be carried out via WebEx. You will need access to speakers/earphones or via a telephone landline to hear the spoken content which is delivered alongside the slides.
Please feel free to pass this information on a colleague who may also be interested in attending one of these online sessions.
Kind regards,
plagiarismadvice.org
Monday, 16 August 2010
Elluminate upgrade and downtime over weekend of 21/22 August
Information from Elluminate:
Elluminate is releasing an update to the Session Administration System (SAS) on Saturday August 21, 2010 from 10:00pm US Eastern (UTC -4) until Sunday, August 22 at 2:00am US Eastern (UTC -4).
With this upgrade, please note that the SAS and your Elluminate Live! sessions/recordings will be unavailable during the regular maintenance window.
This means that you will not be able to log into the SAS or launch an Elluminate Live! session/recording.
This update includes the following changes and updates to the user interface:
The administrator training materials, available from http://www.elluminate.com/Services/Training/Administrative_Documentation/?id=359, will be updated to reflect the new changes and enhancements. New references will also be available in our Support Knowledge Base.
Elluminate is releasing an update to the Session Administration System (SAS) on Saturday August 21, 2010 from 10:00pm US Eastern (UTC -4) until Sunday, August 22 at 2:00am US Eastern (UTC -4).
With this upgrade, please note that the SAS and your Elluminate Live! sessions/recordings will be unavailable during the regular maintenance window.
This means that you will not be able to log into the SAS or launch an Elluminate Live! session/recording.
This update includes the following changes and updates to the user interface:
- Enhanced log-in screens to assist users with low vision
- Ability to replace uploaded content in the File Management utility and automatic link updates.
- Improved email validation when editing email templates
The administrator training materials, available from http://www.elluminate.com/Services/Training/Administrative_Documentation/?id=359, will be updated to reflect the new changes and enhancements. New references will also be available in our Support Knowledge Base.
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Major Changes to Turnitin
...the new and improved Originality Report will preserve all the formatting of a student’s paper—including styled text, graphics, tables and charts.
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In addition, the Originality Report, GradeMark and PeerMark will be integrated in common frame with a “work-alike” set of tools and interfaces.
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Get more information about these changes and more at our “What's Coming?" page.
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