Safe Assign is Here!

SafeAssign compares submitted assignments against a set of academic papers to identify areas of overlap between the submitted assignment and existing works. Safe Assign is used to prevent plagiarism and to create opportunities to help students identify how to properly attribute sources rather than paraphrase. SafeAssign is effective as both a deterrent and an educational tool.

After a paper has been processed, a report will be available detailing the percentage of text in the submitted paper that matches existing sources. It also shows the suspected sources of each section of the submitted paper that returns a match. Instructors can delete matching sources from the report and process it again. This may be useful if the paper is a continuation of a previously submitted work by the same student. Because SafeAssign identifies all matching blocks of text, it is important to read the report carefully and investigate whether or not the block of text is properly attributed.

Want to start using Safe Assign in your classes? Click the link for a step-by-step tutorial on activating Safe Assign and setting up Safe Assignments: http://citt.hccfl.edu/files/Bb_SafeAssign.pdf

Call for Papers

Call for Papers for the New Learning Technologies 2013

Key Dates:
Deadline to Submit Abstracts: September 28, 2012
Notification of Acceptance: October 2012

Abstracts for presentations from knowledgeable professionals in industry, government, military, and academia are solicited to provide presentations which would be part of a comprehensive conference program on the latest learning technologies as they are being applied to training, education and job performance improvement, including ways to implement technology, descriptions of education and technical skills applications, e-Learning, Enterprise Management, Instructional Systems Design, Mobile Computing, Gaming and Simulation for Training and Job Performance Improvement, New Technologies & the Marketplace, together with Knowledge Management systems.

For more information, visit http://www.salt.org/fl/orlandoP.asp?pn=call.

The New Learning Technologies 2013 will be held at the
Caribe Royale Hotel
Orlando, Florida - March 6-8, 2013

25 Ways Teachers Can Integrate Social Media into Education

From edumedic.

A great information graphic on integrating social media in education was posted on edumedic.

For the full article (and a larger version of the graphic), visit 25 Ways Teachers Can Integrate Social Media into Education.

The Completion Agenda

The Completion Agenda focuses on a commitment to student (quality) degree/certificate completion. At this year's League for Innovations Conference, Terry O'Banion discussed a working set of Six Principles of the Completion Agenda. These six principles are:

1. Every student will make a significant connection with another person at the college as soon as possible.
2. Key intake programs including orientation, assessment, advisement and placement will be integrated and mandatory.
3. Every student will be placed in a "Program of Study" from day one; undecided students will be placed in a mandatory "Program of Study" designed to help them decide.
4. Every student will be carefully monitored throughout the first term to ensure successful progress; the college will make interventions immediately to keep students on track.
5. All decisions regarding policies, programs, practices, processes, and personnel will be based on evidence to the extent it is possible to do so
6. Professional Development for all college stakeholders will focus on student success and completion as the highest priority.

Do you agree with these Six Principles? Which would you revise? What would you add? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.


Additional Resources on the Completion Agenda:

• CollegeBoard
• American Association of Community Colleges
• Change and the Completion Agenda, by Terry O'Banion (written for The League for Innovation)

180 Free Technology Tips

The website, 180 Free Technology Tips, boasts, "15 hours of free training in just 5 minutes a day." The site is indexed by topic and offers tech tips on the following:

• Microsoft Windows Operating System
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Internet
• Microsoft Excel
• Computer Hardware
• Microsoft Word
• MS Outlook Email
• Additional Resources

Get started on your tech training by visiting the site: http://www.180techtips.com/index2.htm

Fall Full-Time Faculty In-Service: Call for Presenters

The theme for this year's Fall Faculty In-Service is "The Completion Agenda." We are soliciting proposals from instructors, administrators and staff for presentation topics related to the theme. Topics addressing the following are especially encouraged:

• Teaching strategies or class activities supporting student success
• Classroom methods that help students' reach their goals
• Services and resources that help students complete programs or degrees

Proposals for a limited number of presentations on topics in other areas will be considered.

Please complete the HCC Faculty In-Service Presentation Registration Form at:http://citt.hccfl.edu/inservice_fall/presenter.cfm

Upcoming Conferences

Interested in attending a conference? CITT can sponsor faculty to attend a conference, especially if you submit a conference proposal and are selected to present.

Here is a listing of upcoming conferences:

League Learning College Summit: http://www.league.org/lcs/

Bb World 2012: http://www.blackboard.com/BbWorld/Home.aspx

NUTN NETWORK 2012 CONFERENCE: http://www.nutn.org/network2012/

2012 STEMtech Conference: http://www.league.org/stemtech/

For more conferences, visit the conference listing page on the CITT website: http://citt.hccfl.edu/conference.cfm