ELC holds workshop on the use of Turnitin in Moodle
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The English Language Centre conducted a workshop on the use of Turnitin in Moodle last October 19, 2017, at Ibri College of Technology.
Mr. Abdullah Al Shukeily, Head of Educational Technologies Center, spearheaded the said workshop by explaining the process of creating assignments through the use of the college e-learning system or Moodle. This system provides lecturers, administrators and learners with integrated system to create a personalized and active learning environment.
Furthermore, he highlighted the importance of linking assignments to a plagiarism detection software called Turnitin. Through this software, the lecturers will be able to track the similarity percentage of the students’ work and their possible source.
Mr. Al Shukeily, who has 20 years of experience as a senior IT lecturer, also encouraged the lecturers to take full advantage of technology. The use of technology in the classroom caters to the teaching and learning needs of the students in the 21st century.