NextEd uses Turnitin to fight plagiarism

Wednesday, 10 May 2023 10:28

By Staff Writer

Internet-based plagiarism detection service provider Turnitin is helping private education organisation NextEd to combat actual and potential academic misconduct including detection of AI writing tools like ChatGPT—across a cohort of 15,000 domestic and international students.

Since implementing the Turnitin platform, NextEd has seen a noticeable increase in levels of understanding of academic integrity, distinct improvements in researching and referencing, a rise in literacy skills, and a dramatic reduction in cases of plagiarism—from 140 to less than 20 cases per year, a drop of more than 85%.

According to NextEd, some students resort to cheating for various reasons including “misunderstanding of Western conceptualisation of what constitutes academic dishonesty.”

“Once we implemented Turnitin, we immediately saw the benefits to the entire NextEd community,” said NextEd pro vice chancellor Eve Ollerenshaw.

“Teaching staff credit the platform with easing burdens related to administration and assessment, freeing up their time to engage more closely with students and facilitate meaningful relationships. Additionally, students are consistently equipped with the knowledge and skills to move through their education, and the rest of their lives, with academic integrity as a well-formed and well-understood foundation.”

“NextEd aims to empower our 200 educators to give students optimal learning experiences underscored by original thinking across various content formats and assessment methods, no matter what course they are taking,” added Ollerenshaw.

“We wanted a solution that could educate; not just detect potential cases of cheating, but guide best practices to set students up for life and careers after they complete their studies.”

“Turnitin gives us far more than a plagiarism checker to identify academic misconduct. Its broad capabilities allow us to engage and support students by embedding integrity in every part of the learning process.”

The tighter plagiarism detection among students borne an initiative called “All Things Compliance workshop” which serves as a community of practice for academic integrity and explores the most impactful ways to use tools like Turnitin.

NextEd plans to extend its use of the Turnitin product suite to ensure delivery by all providers within the institution, in order to maintain its standards and reputation for upholding academic integrity.

As part of this roadmap, NextEd will introduce Turnitin’s AI writing detection tool, launched in April. The solution provides an evaluative measure of how many sentences in a submission may have been generated by artificial intelligence, which educators can use to determine if further review, inquiry or discussion with the student is needed.

“We will be implementing Turnitin’s AI writing detection capabilities across the NextEd Group, and look forward to testing it and providing feedback. ChatGPT, like everything new, has elements of merit and potential for misuse – we aim to teach our academic teams and students about the merits of using this technology wisely for positive gain. Turnitin helps us in this approach to maintain ethics as a cornerstone to what we do,” said Ollerenshaw.

“There are increased reports in cases of students cheating, both intentional and resulting from misunderstanding the definition of academic dishonesty. No matter the motive, it’s ultimately detrimental to students’ futures,” said Turnitin regional vice president APAC James Thorley.

“Despite the challenges remote learning brings, NextEd is bucking the cheating trend through the strategic integration of technology within curricula, making a direct and positive impact on its educator and vast student base.”

NextEd, formally iCollege, is an Australian company which operates 10 education businesses, as well as an international student recruitment agency, covering English language studies, information technology, coding, design, health, hospitality, and construction.

Like other education providers, NextEd witnessed a hike in cheating among domestic students and its rising number of international enrolments amid the prevalence of remote learning.

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NextEd uses Turnitin to fight plagiarism