Turnitin, seeking to expand beyond plagiarism detection, launches a tool to help students improve their writing as they write. Many writing instructors continue to be skeptical of the company's products. As Turnitin seeks a “realignment” of what it does, the company best known for its plagiarism detection software hopes it can warm more faculty members to the idea of using technology in writing instruction.

Turnitin in 2014 acquired LightSide Labs, a Carnegie Mellon University-based start-up. On Wednesday, Turnitin launched a rebranded version of the start-up’s Revision Assistant, an online writing tool that uses machine learning to tutor students as they draft their essays...

Turnitin, seeking to expand beyond plagiarism detection, launches a tool to help students improve their writing as they write. Many writing instructors continue to be skeptical of the company's products. As Turnitin seeks a “realignment” of what it does, the company best known for its plagiarism detection software hopes it can warm more faculty members to the idea of using technology in writing instruction.

Turnitin in 2014 acquired LightSide Labs, a Carnegie Mellon University-based start-up. On Wednesday, Turnitin launched a rebranded version of the start-up’s Revision Assistant, an online writing tool that uses machine learning to tutor students as they draft their essays...