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Turnitin Products Named Best in Show by Tech & Learning

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin’s AI writing detection feature and Gradescope by Turnitin earned Best of Show honors from Tech & Learning for their efforts to transform education in schools around the world.

Wednesday 02 August 2023
Turnitin AI detection feature reviews more than 65 million papers

Oakland, Calif.

Today, Turnitin announced that more than 65 million papers have been reviewed since the April launch of its new feature that detects similarities to AI writing.

Monday 24 July 2023
Turnitin establishes local team in Malaysia

Malaysia Starting 30 June 2023, Turnitin will serve customers in Malaysia directly with a local team of four employees, as part of the company’s expansion efforts in the Asia Pacific region.


Thursday 29 June 2023
Turnitin celebrates 25 years in global academic integrity

Oakland, Calif.

Today, Turnitin celebrates its 25th anniversary, commemorating a quarter of a century in edtech innovation.

Monday 12 June 2023
Turnitin recognized by 2023 EdTech Digest Awards for outstanding contributions to edtech industry

Oakland, Calif.

For the 13th annual EdTech Digest Awards - the world’s largest awards program dedicated to education technology - Gradescope by Turnitin and Chief Product Officer Annie Chechitelli were recognized for their contributions in transforming education through technology by EdTech Digest.

Wednesday 10 May 2023
Academic misconduct risk plummets by 85 per cent as NextEd Group drives academic integrity with Turnitin

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

ASX-listed education provider empowers 200 educators at 11 brands with capabilities to optimise learning across content formats and assessment methods


Tuesday 09 May 2023
Turnitin’s ChatGPT and AI writing detection capabilities go live (Australia & New Zealand)

Australia & New Zealand

New capabilities in the existing Turnitin workflow give educators highly accurate insights into the presence of AI-generated text for more than 62 million students.

Wednesday 05 April 2023
Turnitin turns on AI writing detection capabilities for educators and institutions (Southeast Asia)

Singapore

New capabilities in the existing Turnitin workflow give educators highly accurate insights into the presence of AI-generated text for more than 62 million students.

Wednesday 05 April 2023
Turnitin turns on AI writing detection capabilities for educators and institutions (NA and EMEA)

Oakland, Calif.

New capabilities in the existing Turnitin workflow give educators highly accurate insights into the presence of AI-generated text for more than 62 million students

Tuesday 04 April 2023
Turnitin announces AI writing detector and AI writing resource center for educators

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin has successfully developed an AI writing detector and company plans to add this functionality to its core writing integrity products as early as April 2023.

Monday 13 February 2023
iMaxSoft and Turnitin complete a technical integration between Turnitin Similarity and HelloLMS

Seoul, Korea.

iMaxSoft, the developer of HelloLMS, and Turnitin, a global provider of assessment and grading solutions, have announced the completion of the technical integration between HelloLMS and Turnitin Similarity.

Monday 31 October 2022
Gradescope by Turnitin is now available in French

Oakland, Calif.

The assessment platform—known for using AI to help cut grading time in half—introduces French to its line of translated interfaces, which includes English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese [Brazilian], Spanish, and Turkish.

Monday 18 July 2022
Students can now submit assignments through their phone on the Gradescope Mobile App

Oakland, Calif.

Known for digitizing handwritten, paper-based work and cutting grading time in half, the assessment software is now available for students on the App Store and Google Play

Monday 11 July 2022
Turnitin honored with three awards in one month from 1EdTech (IMS Global), EdTech Breakthrough, and Tech & Learning

Oakland, Calif.

In June, Turnitin edtech solutions were named to 1EdTech’s (IMS Global) Learning Impact Awards, EdTech Breakthrough’s Classroom Tech Solution of the Year, and Tech & Learning’s Best of Show at ISTELive 2022

Tuesday 05 July 2022
Announced at ISTE 2022, Turnitin Draft Coach integrates with Microsoft Word for the web

Oakland, Calif.

With Turnitin Draft Coach, students access immediate, formative citation and grammar feedback on their essay drafts directly in Microsoft Word online, building students’ writing confidence and skills.

Tuesday 28 June 2022
TopEdit and Turnitin partner to support research publication integrity in China

Shanghai

TopEdit, a provider of academic editing and publication support services to Chinese researchers, becomes an official partner of Turnitin’s plagiarism prevention service, iThenticate, in China.

Tuesday 19 April 2022
Thursday 14 April 2022
Turnitin and Teach For Pakistan team up to help train the next generation of teachers and education leaders

Islamabad

The partners will focus on creating learning opportunities for primary and secondary school-aged children

Tuesday 12 April 2022
EdTech Digest honors Turnitin Draft Coach and Turnitin AI

Oakland, Calif.

The EdTech Awards names Turnitin Draft Coach as the 2022 EdTech Cool Tool: Research and Reference Tools Solution Winner and Turnitin AI as a 2022 EdTech Trendsetter Finalist

Monday 11 April 2022
Bett Awards 2022 Finalist for Assessment, Planning & Progress Monitoring: Gradescope by Turnitin

London

Gradescope by Turnitin was selected for helping educators make informed decisions that improve learning outcomes.

Wednesday 23 March 2022
Gradescope by Turnitin launches in Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish

Oakland, Calif.

Popular for helping educators cut grading time in half and digitizing paper-based work, the software now fully operates in five new languages, in addition to English

Monday 21 March 2022
EdTech solution Gradescope by Turnitin launches in Japanese

Oakland, Calif.

Following the successful pilot program in September 2021, edtech solution Gradescope by Turnitin has now launched its Japanese language interface.

Tuesday 15 March 2022
Turnitin named to GSV EdTech 150 most transformational companies in digital learning

Oakland, Calif.

Selected from over 3,000 companies, Turnitin is helping increase accessibility in education

Monday 10 January 2022
Turnitin welcomes new General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Hazel-Ann Mayers

Oakland, Calif. Hazel-Ann Mayers brings two decades of corporate legal leadership from CBS, Simon & Schuster, and Viacom and an adjunct professorship to Turnitin


Monday 13 December 2021
Turnitin welcomes new Chief Product Officer Annie Chechitelli

Oakland, Calif.

Annie Chechitelli joins Turnitin with two decades of product leadership from Amazon, Blackboard, and Wimba

Monday 06 December 2021
Turnitin acquires Ouriginal

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin and Ouriginal join forces to help institutions around the globe promote academic integrity

Tuesday 30 November 2021
Gradescope by Turnitin launches in South Korea

Seoul

This expansion provides a top grading and assessment solution to South Korea academia

Tuesday 07 September 2021
Gradescope by Turnitin named “Best STEM Solution for HigherEd” by 2021 EdTech Breakthrough Awards

Oakland, Calif.

Drawing in over 2,000 nominations internationally, the awards program recognizes industry-changing products and companies in educational technology

Wednesday 09 June 2021
Turnitin acquires GradeHub

Oakland, Calif.

GradeHub’s modern and intuitive approach to bubble sheet exams add to Turnitin’s growing assessment capabilities

Tuesday 25 May 2021
Duke Kunshan University wins 2020 Asia Pacific Gradescope Grant from Turnitin

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin announced today that Duke Kunshan University has won the 2020 Asia Pacific Gradescope Grants Program. The APAC Gradescope Grants program supports projects related to the use of online assessment platform Gradescope for various assessment types across multiple disciplines.

Tuesday 11 May 2021
Turnitin Hires Global Talent and Culture Executive, Marissa Farrar, as New Chief People Officer

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin, a leader in academic integrity and assessment solutions for schools, universities, and professional organizations hires Marissa Farrar, experienced global talent and culture executive, as chief people officer.

Monday 10 May 2021
Turnitin Feedback Studio with Draft Coach wins Gold Stevie® Award in the 2021 American Business Awards®

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin Feedback Studio with Draft Coach was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Learning Capacity-Building Solution category in The 19th Annual American Business Awards® today. Over 3,800 nominations were submitted for this year’s award, a record number.

Thursday 29 April 2021
Turnitin announces intent to acquire Ouriginal

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin has entered into an agreement with Nordic private equity firm Procuritas to acquire Ouriginal, a company formed from the union of Urkund and PlagScan, established experts in plagiarism detection for academic institutions.

Monday 15 March 2021
Turnitin Acquires ProctorExam

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin has acquired European online proctoring company ProctorExam, a global leader in providing flexible SaaS proctoring technology.

Thursday 18 February 2021
Illuminate Education Partners with Turnitin to Provide Assessment Resources for Remote Learning

Oakland, Calif.

Illuminate Education, a leading K-12 student performance solution, is partnering with Turnitin, a leading provider of academic integrity and assessment solutions. Together, they will equip teachers with knowledge and resources to encourage academic integrity and promote effective assessment creation and delivery in remote learning environments.

Wednesday 02 December 2020
Turnitin Acquires Examsoft, Offering Institutions Flexible Options for Delivering Online and In-Person Assessments

Newcastle, UK

Turnitin, a leading provider of academic integrity and assessment solutions, announced today it has acquired ExamSoft, a software-based assessment platform, from Spectrum Equity. ExamSoft empowers educational institutions and certification and licensure programs to protect exam integrity, streamline assessment processes, and improve learning outcomes.

Wednesday 18 November 2020
Gradescope Grants Program Launched for Educators in Asia Pacific

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin is pleased to announce that applications are now open for its 2020 Asia Pacific Gradescope Grants program to support the design and delivery of remote assessments.

Monday 26 October 2020
Turnitin Acquires ExamSoft, A Leading Assessment Platform

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin, a leading provider of academic integrity and assessment solutions, announced today it has acquired ExamSoft, a software-based assessment platform, from Spectrum Equity. ExamSoft empowers educational institutions and certification and licensure programs to protect exam integrity, streamline assessment processes, and improve learning outcomes.

Wednesday 21 October 2020
Turnitin Originality Launches to Uphold Academic Integrity in an Age of Online Instruction

Newcastle, UK

With the release of Turnitin Originality, colleges and universities shifting to online instruction can move beyond text similarity checking and take a holistic approach to academic integrity

Tuesday 04 August 2020
Turnitin Originality Gives Instructors and Administrators a Comprehensive Way to Uphold Academic Integrity

Oakland, Calif. With the release of Turnitin Originality, schools and universities shifting to online instruction can move beyond text similarity checking and take a holistic approach to academic integrity


Tuesday 04 August 2020
Turnitin Named the Academic Integrity Partner of the National Honor Society

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin and the National Honor Society align efforts to promote and encourage integrity in K–12 education

Monday 27 July 2020
The Turnitin Family Expands

Oakland, Calif.

As the academic integrity landscape evolves, we are committed to supporting our university and school partners around the globe in their efforts to uphold the integrity of their institutions. We do that—in part—by developing new solutions to emerging challenges and by expanding and enhancing our technology. To further these advancements, we are pleased to announce that Turnitin has acquired Unicheck.

Friday 05 June 2020
Turnitin Partners with NewsGuard to Offer Students and Teachers its Media Literacy Tools

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin and NewsGuard announce a partnership that will help millions of students and teachers spot and avoid misinformation, improve their research abilities, and develop critical media literacy skills.

Monday 04 May 2020
Turnitin Appoints RepresentEdTech as Value-Added Reseller of its Solutions across Scandinavia

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin, the leading provider of feedback, grading, and academic integrity solutions, today announced its partnership with EdTech agency and consultancy RepresentEdTech, appointing the firm as a value-added reseller (VAR) of Turnitin solutions in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

Tuesday 14 January 2020
Winners of 2019 Turnitin Global Innovation Awards Champion Authentic Learning, Enhance Assessment Practices

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin announced today the winners of the 2019 Global Innovation Awards which recognize educators, technology administrators, and institutions who have worked tirelessly to facilitate authentic learning, improve assessment practices, help students to achieve learning objectives, and support institutional strategy.

Wednesday 08 January 2020
Turnitin Now Integrated with TASS LMS to Enable Schools to Easily Authenticate Student Work

​Melbourne, Australia Australian educators using The Alpha School System (TASS) can now check student work with Turnitin’s similarity checking functionality without leaving their learning management system (LMS) environment.


Monday 18 November 2019
Turnitin and F1 in Schools Partner to Provide Originality Checking at the F1 in Schools World Finals 2019

Oakland, Calif. Turnitin, the world leader in feedback, grading, and plagiarism detection solutions is teaming up with F1 in Schools to check the originality of submissions for the F1 in Schools World Finals 2019 in Abu Dhabi.


Friday 15 November 2019
Turnitin Scholarships Draw New Talent in Artificial Intelligence to the Bay Area

Oakland, Calif.

If development of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) should benefit all people, then its developers should reflect the diversity of the population. To help bring that diversity to the A.I. field, Turnitin is sponsoring several promising students of A.I. and deep learning to attend the Full Stack Deep Learning (FSDL) Bootcamp.

Thursday 31 October 2019
DreamApply Partners with Turnitin to Offer Originality Checking Services in Admissions

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin and DreamApply, Europe’s leading student application management system, are joining forces to help admissions officers confidently assess application essays and streamline the admissions process for High Education Institutes (HEI), worldwide.

Tuesday 08 October 2019
Machine Learning Effective in Catching Contract Cheating Finds New Research

Oakland, Calif.

Three in five University students who engage in contract cheating will be caught by markers using machine learning software, new academic research has found. The research conducted by Associate Professors Phillip Dawson and Wendy Sutherland-Smith from Deakin University, in collaboration with Principal Product Manager Mark Ricksen from academic integrity solutions provider Turnitin, is the first of its kind into the potential promise of machine learning to address the problem of contract cheating.

Wednesday 02 October 2019
Moodle Partners with Turnitin to Integrate SimCheck into the World's Most Popular Learning Platform

Oakland, Calif.

Moodle, the world’s most popular learning platform, today announced its new partnership with Turnitin, a global leader in academic integrity and originality checking services.

Monday 16 September 2019
Turnitin's Commitment to Student Data Privacy

Oakland, Calif.

On August 12, Senators Durbin, Markey, and Blumenthal called on tech companies, including Turnitin, to provide them with information regarding their student data privacy practices. We share their concerns regarding student data privacy, and on September 3, were pleased to provide them with the following response.

Tuesday 03 September 2019
Gradescope by Turnitin selected as a finalist in SaaS Awards recognizing innovation and excellence

Oakland, Calif.

Gradescope by Turnitin has been selected by the 2019 SaaS Awards as a finalist in the category for Best Product for Education or Non-Profits. This follows closely on the heels of being named best Science and STEM Instructional Solution by the 2019 SIIA CODiE Awards.

Tuesday 30 July 2019
Turnitin and Kira Talent Partner to Offer Robust Solution for Plagiarism Checking in Admissions

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin, the leading provider of academic integrity solutions, and Kira Talent, the world’s only holistic admissions solution, announced today a new partnership to help detect plagiarism in admissions applications.

Wednesday 19 June 2019
Gradescope by Turnitin Recognized by SIIA as Best Science and STEM Instructional Solution

Oakland, Calif.

Gradescope by Turnitin won the 2019 SIIA CODiE Award for Best Science and STEM Instructional Solution. Gradescope is a feedback and assessment platform combining deep instructor expertise with the latest machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to dramatically reduce the pain and time associated with traditional grading.

Wednesday 12 June 2019
Turnitin and eThink Education Announce a Partnership to Better Integrate Academic Integrity Solutions into Learning Management Systems

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin, known for solutions that promote academic integrity and streamline grading and feedback, has partnered with eThink Education, a leading provider of fully-managed solutions for the open-source Moodle and Totara Learning Management Systems, to bring integrated eLearning solutions to academic institutions.

Thursday 06 June 2019
Turnitin Partners with CORE, the World’s Leading Aggregator of Open Access Research Articles

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin announced today a partnership with CORE, a service provided by The Knowledge Media Institute, a multidisciplinary research and development lab based at The Open University in the UK in partnership with Jisc, a membership organization providing digital solutions for UK education and research

Friday 31 May 2019
Gradescope is a Finalist in 2019 CODiE Awards Recognizing Excellence in Education Technology

Oakland, Calif.

Gradescope by Turnitin has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 CODiE Awards in the Best Science/STEM Instructional Solution category.

Thursday 09 May 2019
Turnitin Authorship Investigate Supporting Academic Integrity is Released to Higher Education Market

Oakland, Calif. Turnitin announced today the general availability of Authorship Investigate, the first solution that supports higher education administrators in addressing contract cheating.


Wednesday 13 March 2019
Advance to Acquire Turnitin, Leading Provider of Academic Integrity, Grading, and Feedback Solutions

Oakland, Calif.

Advance today announced the acquisition of Turnitin, a leading provider of education technology for academic integrity and writing solutions, from an investment entity affiliated with Insight Venture Partners, GIC and their co-investors.

Wednesday 06 March 2019
Winners of 2018 Turnitin Global Innovation Awards Invest in Cultures of Integrity

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin's Global Innovation Awards honor 28 institutions and individuals worldwide for their dedication to fostering cultures of integrity and teaching students to find their authentic voices.

Tuesday 30 October 2018
International Day of Action Draws Attention to the Growing Threat of Contract Cheating

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin joins the International Center for Academic Integrity to ignite a movement against contract cheating.

Wednesday 17 October 2018
Turnitin Acquires Gradescope

Oakland, Calif. Turnitin has acquired Gradescope, an assessment platform that reduces the time associated with grading in college courses via an optimized online workflow and clever application of artificial intelligence. Gradescope makes it easier for instructors to quickly grade assignments and gain additional insights about student learning in any area of study, including economics, business, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).


Wednesday 03 October 2018
Turnitin Integration with Daymap Streamlines Workflows, Promotes Originality

Melbourne, Australia

Instructors and Students can now access Turnitin’s originality checking and feedback features via a new integration with Daymap.

Monday 20 August 2018
Turnitin and Unizin Partnership Improves Research of Student Writing Performance and Outcomes

Oakland, Calif. and Austin, Texas

A new partnership between Turnitin and Unizin will give college and university instructors better data about how students write and revise their work. Turnitin has been at the forefront of academic integrity and writing solutions for 20 years, and Unizin is a consortium of top U.S. research institutions dedicated to improving access, affordability, and learner success in higher education. Unizin’s Data Platform creates a unified data portrait of students, which makes it easier for faculty to customize instruction and better understand likely student outcomes.

Monday 09 July 2018
Turnitin Announces Updates to Privacy Center, SOC 2 Certification Ahead of the GDPR

Oakland, Calif. Turnitin, a company at the forefront of academic integrity solutions for 20 years, announced today its commitment to stringent data privacy practices and compliance with the European Union’s (EU) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR).

Thursday 24 May 2018
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Joins Turnitin Board

Oakland, Calif.

Arne Duncan, former United States Secretary of Education, has joined the Turnitin Board of Directors. Duncan, United States Secretary of Education from 2009 through December 2015, is currently the managing partner of education group Emerson Collective. Mr. Duncan brings considerable experience in large scale deployment and adoption of educational technology in K-12 and higher education

Tuesday 13 March 2018
Turnitin Adding Textbooks from W. W. Norton to Database Giving College Faculty a Way to Compare for Content Matches

Oakland, Calif.

Turnitin and W. W. Norton & Company have signed an agreement to supply academic textbook content that has been published by W. W. Norton & Company to the Turnitin database. Turnitin writing resources are used by educators in K-12 and higher education to support writing instruction, receive and grade student papers, and check for original content.

Monday 05 March 2018
Turnitin Announces Development of Solution to Address Contract Cheating in Partnership with Leading Educational Institutions

Oakland, Calif. One in three college instructors report that their students have submitted papers written by someone else. However, instructors feel they lack the evidence and resources to take action.

Thursday 01 February 2018
Winners of Turnitin 2017 Global Innovation Awards Innovate, Implement, and Instruct with Integrity

Oakland, Calif. and Newcastle, UK

Turnitin honors 46 institutions and individuals worldwide for their resourceful commitment to enhancing student outcomes with tools to support academic integrity in writing

Friday 24 November 2017
Turnitin announces new MOU and partnership with Japan Academic Association for Copyright Clearance (JAC)

Oakland, Calif. Turnitin will work to protect the intellectual property of JAC’s rightsholders and raise awareness of issues such as publication ethics and research integrity.

Thursday 14 September 2017
Turnitin Revision Assistant and Feedback Studio are Finalists in 2017 CODiE Awards for Best Education Technology

Oakland, Calif. Judges say Turnitin products support teachers in writing instruction and describe Revision Assistant and Feedback Studio as “student centered,” “impressive,” and providing “intelligent markup.”

Wednesday 28 June 2017
Turnitin announces new MOU and partnership with Kyorinsha Co. Ltd.

Oakland, Calif. Turnitin will work with Kyorinsha to protect the integrity of their customers' publications and will offer Japanese authors and editors access to Turnitin’s market-leading originality checking solution

Wednesday 28 June 2017
eThink Education Partners with Turnitin to Provide Leading Originality-Checking Solution to Moodle LMS Users

Oakland, Calif. Turnitin’s popular solutions integrate easily with eThink’s Moodle solution, providing a seamless experience for eThink clients.

Wednesday 28 June 2017
Turnitin Partners with Metametrics® to Add Lexile® Measures to Revision Assistant

Oakland, Calif. Inclusion of Lexile® measures for Revision Assistant writing prompts aids teachers in assigning prompts that are appropriate to students’ reading level

Thursday 18 May 2017
Newport-Mesa Unified School District Recognized for Innovative Teacher Training Using Technology from Turnitin

Oakland, Calif. Revision Assistant helps norm grading and essay feedback for teachers in creative application of education technology supporting writing instruction

Tuesday 25 April 2017