2025-06-29
“Turnitin monetizes student intellectual property and contributes to a culture of suspicion in education.” — I'm quoted in a recent article from @themarkup.org @calmatters.org and @chronicle.com — themarkup.org/artificial-i...
The Markup
Investigation: California colleges and universities continue to renew Turnitin subscriptions despite the cost, faulty anti-plagiarism tech, and privacy issues
Colleges and universities renew Turnitin subscriptions year after year even though its flawed detectors are expensive …
2021-05-31
Remote proctoring is not inevitable. Don't let your institution normalize this technology. It's racist, unethical, and contributes to a culture of suspicion in education that makes the work of teachers harder and frustrates our best pedagogical intentions. https://www.newyorker.com/...
New Yorker
Despite a wave of complaints, pushback from top universities, lawsuits, and accusations of bias, Proctorio's client list grew over 500% from 2019 to 2021
Glad for the opportunity to be interviewed about remote proctoring for this @NewYorker piece by @NCaplanBricker. Also features @SheaSwauger @mathbabedotorg @hypervisible and incredibly important stories from students forced to deal with this wretched, anti-pedagogical tech. https://twitter.com/...
New Yorker
Despite a wave of complaints, pushback from top universities, lawsuits, and accusations of bias, Proctorio's client list grew over 500% from 2019 to 2021
2019-12-09
Now, we find out what all that student data Instructure has been collecting is worth. Turns out it's $2 billion. For years, Instructure said, “we just don't know what we're going to do with all this educational data?” https://www.edsurge.com/...
EdSurge
Education software company Instructure says it is being acquired for $47.60 per share or ~$2B by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo
Instructure, best known for its Canvas learning management system, announced Wednesday that it is set to be acquired by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo …