Why was plagiarism prevention chosen as a new Blackboard Beyond service?
Plagiarism prevention is a popular service that helps faculty members address an existing classroom issue in an efficient manner. It has been used effectively to deter plagiarism and educate students about proper citation of sources, and is consistent with Blackboard’s mission of using innovation and technology to empower educators. This product is offered as a Beyond service because, like other Beyond products, it is centrally-hosted by Blackboard and other than the SafeAssign Building Block” or SafeAssign PowerLink”, it does not require any additional equipment or software on the client side. It also includes the Global Reference Database, which is a shared resource created by the Blackboard user community to cooperatively prevent plagiarism.
