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Prof tries out teaching, anti-cheating Web site
An Ohio University faculty member has implemented a trial period for Turnitin.com, an educational Web site that among other functions acts as an anti-plagiarism tool. "There are two models for using Turnitin.com," said B. Scott Titsworth, assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies. "The older use of the software is what I would call plagiarism protection use protocol. What we aim to use the software for has more of a pedagogical (instructional) base." Titsworth explained that while some colleges within OU have been using Turnitin.com for some time, the purpose of his pilot program for the software aims at using it in a different way than the traditional model. The pilot began at the beginning of winter quarter. Public Speaking (Communications Studies 103) classes use the software in their classes and fill out diaries about their experience using the software in correlation with their work.
BCHS students excel
Banks County High School students excelled on the Georgia High School Writing Test taken this past fall as 96 percent of the Banks County High School students taking the test passed, another highest passing mark for the area in the history of the school.
The school out-performed the state percentage passing of 94 percent, and other local systems’ average was also that of 94 percent. The writing scores have steadily risen over the past few years with 94 percent in 2004-2005 and 95 percent passing in 2005-2006.
"Integrating writing across the curriculum has provided students with experience in writing in this particular format," said Banks County assistant superintendent Donna Reed. "Students are writing in math, science, social studies, and Language arts in all grade levels.
Business Buzz: Jan. 29
Lauren Elizabeth Marsey recently graduated from Sonoma State University with a bachelors degree in economics and a minor in business mathematics.Currently she is working full-time with Fieldstone Real Estate and volunteering for the Napa Valley Economic Development Corporation. In the near future, Marsey would like to start a group for business-minded individuals and entrepreneurs in their 20s and 30s. She has worked alongside her mother, Lisa Marsey, owner/broker of Fieldstone, for the past five years. She’s the BossChristine B. Boss, a Napa Realtor, has been awarded the Certified Residential Specialist Designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. Realtors who receive the CRS designation have completed advanced courses and have demonstrated professional expertise in the field of residential real estate.
ABC Grants Conditional Liquor Permit For Club Near High School
The state Alcoholic Beverage Control board granted a conditional liquor permit for a nightclub to a Tontitown business just a block south of Springdale Har-Ber High School.Edgar A. Quezada, who asked for the permit from the ABC, plans to put the club on the south side of the intersection of U.S. 412 and Jones Road at The Shell Complex. Quezada received conditional approval for the club at the board's meeting on Dec. 20.The intersection is a major artery for Har-Ber High School, along with an elementary school and a middle school -- all on Har-Ber Avenue.Final approval on the permit is conditional on the club owner's ability to meet state health codes and Tontitown's building, safety and electrical codes.The Shell Complex, owned by H.Y. (Hossein) Kouchehbagh of Springdale, is a strip of office-type buildings that house a gas station, restaurants and a car dealership, among other businesses.The site has been under scrutiny by state and local officials since 2005.
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