SmartClassroom :: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 -- Campus Technology

Turnitin: Fighting Plagiarism and Saving Time at CSUF: By Linda L. Briggs; The plagiarism prevention software called Turnitin from iParadigms LLC, is known for its ability to detect illicit copying; the company says its site now receives some 120,000 papers for review a day. Less well known are additional features that Turnitin has added to its product set that make paper grading and management far easier....

GT Prof: Students Learn Better Via iPod Versus Lecture: A Georgia Tech professor has been running an informal experiment to test whether students who listen before class to lectures via their laptops or personal digital assistants perform better on tests....
3 Universities Adopt Trumba for Event Communications: University of Maryland Law School, Taylor University, and William Patterson University have all recently adopted Trumba Corp.'s Trumba Connect technologies to enhance event-based communications on their websites....
East Carolina U Supports Distance Learning with Saba: East Carolina University in Greenville, NC is implementing Saba-Centra Live from software provider Saba to support distance learning through the university's academic outreach program....

The Drive to Learning Outcomes Management: By Catherine Burdt; Leading colleges and universities are looking for new ways to demonstrate their value to students and stakeholders, with learning outcomes information emerging as a debated—and desired--endpoint. These stakeholders, including current and prospective students, parents and employers, and government bodies and accrediting agencies are increasingly demanding access to learning outcomes and performance management metrics to ensure that their investments are meeting their needs....(Campus Technology)

Report: Cloud Certifications Bring Biggest Salary Payoff

It pays to be conversant in cloud, according to a new study from Skillsoft The company's annual IT skills and salary survey report found that the top three certifications resulting in the highest payoffs salarywise are for skills in the cloud, specifically related to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Nutanix.
Anthropic Announces Cautious Support for New California AI Regulation Legislation

Anthropic has announced its support for an amended version of California’s Senate Bill 1047 (SB 1047), the "Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act," because of revisions to the bill the company helped to influence, but not without some reservations.
Rubrik-Okta Integration Offers AI-Driven Identity Threat Protection

Cybersecurity companies Rubrik and Okta are partnering on a new AI-powered identity threat protection solution.
Microsoft Rolls Out AI-Focused Windows 11 24H2

Windows 11 version 24H2, the latest major Windows 11 update, is here with a host of AI-focused enhancements.