Turnitin's Latest Webcasts to Focus on Student Sources and Plagiarism Prevention

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Turnitin, the leader in originality checking and online grading, today announced its Spring 2013 schedule of free 30-minute webcasts to help educators improve student writing skills. Several of the initial webcasts will focus on Internet sources students utilize in their writing and best practices in combating plagiarism. Nearly 8,000 educators have registered for the webcasts since they began in January 2012.

To register for a webcast, visit: http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/resources/webcasts.

"Attendee feedback and reception to the webcasts has been extremely positive. With our upcoming schedule, we look to continue to deliver short, timely sessions that help educators better integrate technology in writing instruction and evaluation," said Jason Chu, senior education manager at Turnitin. "For these upcoming sessions, in particular, we will be taking a deeper look at how the internet is shaping student behavior and impacting learning."

Upcoming webcasts include: