{"id":29208,"date":"2025-09-04T12:05:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T04:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=29208"},"modified":"2025-09-04T12:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T04:05:49","slug":"update-on-turnitin-ai-detection-tool","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/update-on-turnitin-ai-detection-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on Turnitin AI-Detection Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Reading time: 1 minute.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curtin is making some changes to the way Turnitin (the text matching tool that checks for unoriginal material) is used in student assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From <strong>1 January<\/strong> <strong>2026<\/strong>, the AI writing detection feature in Turnitin will be disabled, with effect across all campuses and study periods. This change is about fostering trust and clarity within a modern academic culture and continuously improving our assessments to ensure they are secure, fair, relevant and future-ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What this means for you now in 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nothing changes this year &#8211; keep submitting your work through Turnitin as usual.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your assignments will continue to be assessed fairly and consistently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure you follow assessment instructions regarding the\u00a0appropriate use of Gen-AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What this means for you in 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nothing changes in how your assignments are submitted to Turnitin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only the Gen-AI detection feature of Turnitin will be disabled, the regular text-matching originality checks will remain active.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your work will still be reviewed for adherence to academic integrity instructions and will continue to be assessed fairly and consistently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We recommend you use the writing tools available to you, such as Curtin Grammarly and Authorship function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure you follow assessment instructions regarding the\u00a0appropriate use of Gen-AI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over time, you may notice new approaches to assessment that reflect how workplaces use digital tools, including AI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Using AI responsibly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If AI tools are allowed in an assessment, remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI should <strong>support your learning<\/strong>, not replace it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are always responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the work you submit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be transparent about any AI use, following your unit\/course instructions. Refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au\/study\/gen-ai\/introduction\/\">UniSkills<\/a> to learn more about referencing Gen-AI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Curtin is committed to ensuring your assessments are fair and that your achievements reflect your own capabilities. Academic integrity procedures remain in place and will continue to be applied consistently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When in doubt about using AI in an assessment, check with your unit coordinator or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/rights\/academic-integrity\/\">Academic Integrity page<\/a> for help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curtin is making some changes to the way Turnitin (the text matching tool that checks for unoriginal material) is used in student assessments. | Reading time: 1 min.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4412,"featured_media":22050,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"6707,4741,4937,6523,28992,4764","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[137],"class_list":["post-29208","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-important"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-students-sitting-together-looking-at-a-laptop-1920x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Louis","last_name":"Humberstone","display_name":"Louis Humberstone"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-25 05:49:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/29208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/29208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=29208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}