Turnitin
Turnitin is a tool integrated into D2L used to promote academic integrity by reporting the similarity of student writing to content in its databases.
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Fall 2023 Artificial Intelligence Statement from the GHC Office of Academic Integrity:
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the academic sphere is becoming increasingly prevalent, with discernible effects on students and faculty members. Consequently, it is imperative for all educators to deliberate on the implementation of comprehensive instructions pertaining to the utilization of generative artificial intelligence in scholarly endeavors throughout all courses they administer. There have been numerous reports in recent months regarding instances of unfounded allegations of AI utilization directed towards students at various institutions. The issue of AI detection poses significant challenges for technology, with its feasibility being uncertain. Moreover, as AI tools grow increasingly prevalent and sophisticated, the difficulty of this task is expected to intensify. Based on the available evidence, it is our contention that AI detection software lacks efficacy and should not be employed as the only way of determining academic misconduct. This includes the AI detector in Turnitin.
Contact the Michelle Lockett Lewis, the Assistant Vice President for Academic Retention and Resources, with any questions or concerns.
If an instructor enables Turnitin on an assignment in D2L after students have begun submitting their papers, some students may encounter difficulties when trying to submit their papers. In a student’s view, the paper appears to have been successfully submitted. In an instructor’s view, the paper does not appear to have been successfully submitted. Turnitin and D2L are actively working to resolve this issue. To address it in the meantime, instructors can:
- Proactively review their assignment settings to ensure Turnitin has been enabled for every assignment for which they wish to use it.
- Allow students multiple attempts to upload their papers on assignments in which Turnitin has been enabled after students have begun submitting their papers. (Students resubmitting papers usually clears up any issues.)
- If needed, delete a student paper so a student can resubmit it.