This academic year, PLU is piloting Turnitin, a web service for reviewing written work for originality. The service compares submitted text strings with a large database of student papers, common full-text journals, and web content, identifying any matched “unoriginal” material. An Originality Report provides a visual summary of matched text and its source. Turnitin may have pedagogical application in teaching correct citation of sources, reducing quotes and paraphrasing, and enhancing originality. It may also be used to detect possible plagiarism. Pacific Lutheran University has licensed Turnitin for institutional use as a resource by faculty. Faculty who choose to use Turnitin may enable its use within the Sakai Assignments Tool. See the Using Turnitin Quick Start link below to get started.
| Sakai Support Team | sakai@plu.edu 253-535-8728 Digital Media Center, Library 207 |
| Layne Nordgren | layne.nordgren@plu.edu 253-535-7197 |
| Nick Butler |
butlernn@plu.edu 253-536-5169 |
| Bryan Bakotich |
bakotibj@plu.edu 253-536-5021 |