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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

A deep-dive into the effectiveness of Turnitin at Biola

A deep-dive into the effectiveness of Turnitin at Biola
Biola implements Turnitin to uphold academic integrity, but questions remain on its true impact and privacy.
Clarissa Jocelyn and Isahi Minero • October 25, 2024

In Fall 2024, Biola University implemented Turnitin for its Canvas courses. Since its transition to Canvas in 2014, Biola used an author-detection system called SafeAssign. The Turnitin feature on Canvas is disabled by default and has to be enabled by faculty for the specific assignment. When Turnitin...