Learning Tools

I recently spent my weekend trying to prepare for a presentation that required summarizing an article on Learning technology through three generations of technology enhanced distance education pedagogy”. Although I’ve experienced challenges in my years in the education and technology fields, this was by far one of the most difficult challenges I’ve ever embarked on. […]

If you’re in the education space you’ve probably heard of SafeAssign, Quillbot, or both. SafeAssign is simply a plagiarism checker that compares submitted assignments with various databases to identify similarities while Quillbot is a paraphrasing tool that helps to rewrite content. Although these tools serve different functionalities, they’re useful in the academic process to ensure

Turnitin and Quillbot are two of the most recognizable products in the field of online learning. And while they may serve different purposes, some wonder whether Turnitin can detect content paraphrased with Quillbot. If you don’t know these two products, here’s what they do. Turnitin is simply a web-based originality checking and plagiarism prevention system

QuillBot is the most popular paraphrasing tool used by both professors and students. And although paraphrasing tools get a bad rep in some circles, their usefulness is undeniable when used properly as intended. Unfortunately, students sometimes use these paraphrasing tools to cheat as some of these tools can help students paraphrase already existing articles for

Thanks to modern technology, teachers have access to numerous tools to facilitate tasks ranging from classroom management to assessment. Assessment, for instance, used to be quite tricky as ascertaining the authenticity of assignments and other academic work could be challenging. But thanks to modern technology, teachers have access to plagiarism tools that enable them to

With the growth of online learning comes complimenting technologies geared towards areas deterrent to plagiarism, and other forms of cheating. One such technology currently being leveraged to improve the security of online examinations is online proctoring. While in the past, securing online examinations from student cheating seemed impossible, companies like ProctorU and Proctorio now provide

Proctored examinations are becoming increasingly common even as the online learning industry continues to grow. With platforms like ProctorU, educational institutions and companies are able to securely conduct various forms of tests with little room for candidate or participant cheating. However, despite the precautions taken by these companies, some candidates still resort to teaching and

Cheating in an examination is considered a breach of academic integrity and can lead to consequences including the cancellation of an entire paper. While most teachers would claim we never cheated before during our school days, we understand why some students do this and also why we shouldn’t allow it. In simpler times, an invigilator

The growth of online learning has led to the development of proctoring technologies geared towards solving one of the biggest challenges of the industry. Remote invigilation of online tests has always been a general concern for both educational and corporate institutions. While some educational institutions resorted to the use of tests centers others typically requested

The rise of platforms like Course Hero and Chegg is no surprise as online learning continues to grow at a rapid rate. Both students and teachers now leverage these platforms to access their ever-increasing portfolio of learning resources. While the concept of sharing notes and ideas, books or even helping others understand or answer a

Is Course Hero cheating or not? This question is debated in various academic settings with most teachers usually against the use of these platforms while students insist on the usefulness of the platform. While the platform itself enables students to gain access to resources they otherwise wouldn’t have been able to acquire, some students tend

You’ve probably heard of Course Hero if you’re a student or a tutor. Depending on how it’s used both tutors and students have their opinions of this popular study resource platform. With this platform’s success comes many controversies around its usage in various academic settings. While students have concerns about whether the usage of Course