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Turnitin Debuts WriteCycle Academy Series of Instructional Webinars
OAKLAND, California, February 2 /PRNewswire/ --
- Online Webinars Offer Free Professional Development for Educators
Teaching Writing-intensive Courses
Turnitin, the world leader in originality checking and plagiarism
prevention services, today introduced The WriteCycle Academy, a series of
free interactive webinar workshops geared toward taking high school and
college instructors of writing-intensive classes beyond plagiarism prevention
and toward a writing pedagogy.
Taught by a college professor, each webinar explores practical elements
of using Turnitin's WriteCycle, a suite of Web-based integrated services
aimed specifically at improving student writing. The instructional, digital
workflow solution integrates originality checking and plagiarism prevention
with the entire process of writing, feedback and grading.
"The WriteCycle Academy presents a wide variety of practical methods and
activities for instructors to help students in three main areas," said Katie
Povejsil, vice president of marketing for Turnitin, "First, to encourage
original writing and responsible use of source material; second, to make the
delivery of feedback faster, more meaningful and efficient; and finally, to
facilitate 'the peer factor' in peer review activities."
The WriteCycle Academy professional development webinars are for:
-- Secondary & postsecondary instructors
-- New or experienced WriteCycle/Turnitin users
-- Faculty that teach writing or are involved in writing-intensive
courses, including Writing Across the Curriculum and Writing in the
Discipline (WAC/WID) programs
Topics include:
-- Teaching Students Accurate & Effective Source Integration with
WriteCycle,
-- Assessing Student Writing with WriteCycle for Instructors & Writing
Programs, and
-- Managing Students & Coursework Online
Webinars are held each Friday from Feb. 6 through Feb. 20. For specific
information on sessions, times, and system requirements as well as a short
list of recommended prerequisites designed to make the experience more
enjoyable, visit The WriteCycle Academy website at
http://www.turnitin.com/academy.
Please note, webinars are held in English only.
Media Contact:
Katie Povejsil
Vice President, Marketing
Phone: +1-510-287-9720 x 287
Email: kpovejsil@turnitin.com
