• E-Learning
• Blackboard's Discussion Board
• Blackboard's Quizzes
• Blackboard's Virtual Classroom
• Blackboard's Safe Assign
• Using Blogs
• Using Wikis
• Using Podcasts
• Using Facebook
• Using Clickers
• Using Flip Cameras
• UCD NDLR

Using Blackboard’s Safe Assign

What is safe assign?

Plagiarism detection software has become increasingly popular in higher education as a means of dealing with and preventing plagiarism.

Safe-Assign is an anti-plagiarism tool / deterrent available to UCD academic staff and students through Blackboard.

What does it do?

It provides academics with a forensic tool to assess each student’s contribution for plagiarism – enabling them to highlight issues of paraphrasing, improper citation, copying etc. It does this by comparing the submitted documents to other submissions, web content and a series of literature databases.

Where do I get access and or /support?

IT Services virtual learning environment Blackboard provides access to safe assign.

Visit http://www.ucd.ie/itservices/teachinglearningit/  for further information regarding available tools and supported services.

Visit http://www.blackboard.com/quicktutorials/quicktutorials.htm  for video tutorials and support information on a range of Blackboard products (please note not all products are supported by the current UCD installation).

Alternative solutions and resources include:

• the UCD Teaching and Learning web page dealing with plagiarism
• Turn-it-in 
  
  

How do I use it in my teaching?

Enables the instructor to allow the option for learners to upload draft assignments and review their materials in advance of submission.

As a deterrent and as a means to assess my learners understanding and implementation of appropriate literacy information skills.