SafeAssign, a plagiarism prevention service, was made available in Blackboard for instructors to use in their course sites over Spring Break 2013. SafeAssign is part of a campus-wide plagiarism prevention training and support initiative for instructors and students. This program is a partnership between Technology Across the Curriculum (TAC) and the Office of Student Conduct. SafeAssign is entirely optional for instructors; there are many ways to address plagiarism without using SafeAssign. Plagiarism prevention resources for instructors and students are available online.
As of Week 7 of S2013, 114 instructors teaching 24 different subjects had created more than 180 SafeAssignments in Blackboard courses sites.
The Blackboard Steering Committee created a survey to gather baseline metrics on how SafeAssign is being used by instructors and students, and to what extent users value SafeAssign as a tool to help student prevents plagiarism and improve their writing.
The SA_S2013_survey_summary highlights conclusions and recommended next steps based on responses to the SafeAssign surveys.
