Author: Joseph Thibault

  • Cursive’s Joseph Thibault on the Opposite of Cheating podcast

    Cursive’s Joseph Thibault on the Opposite of Cheating podcast

    30 minutes with the University of Tulsa’s David Rettinger covers our CEO’s progression from “integrity-curious” to founding Cursive in order to address a major gap in academic integrity: individual authorship verification. https://www.theoppositeofcheating.com/post/joseph-thibault This session covers: Check out David and co-author Dr. Tricia Bertram-Gallant’s book, The Opposite of Cheating and get a copy today (a must…

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  • Pitch Dingman Finalist

    Cursive, from a field of many, was selected as a finalist for the Alumni Track of 10th Annual Pitch Dingman Competition. From the event announcement: Pitch Dingman Competition, the University of Maryland’s signature annual venture competition, showcases the university’s most talented student and alumni entrepreneurs by providing the opportunity to compete for seed funding and…

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  • Cursive vs Originality.AI

    We support two plugins in the Moodle.org Plugin Database: Cursive’s Authorship and Writing Analytics app and an integration to the Originality.AI API (bringing their plagiarism and AI detection services directly to forums, essays, and quizzes). What’s the difference? The current paradigm of writing verification asks simple questions: is it AI? is it original? At Cursive,…

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  • Webinar 2/26 @ 4pm “Biometric Key Logging in Authentic Learning Environments – New Paper Discussion”

    Join Joseph Thibault and Anissa Sorokin for a short discussion of their new paper which discusses the history and potential of typing biometrics in learning and writing. The authors will discuss the ramifications, insights, and future research potential of enabling biometric data analysis in non-lab settings. Cursive CEO and Founder, Joseph Thibault, and collaborator, Anissa…

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  • Press Release: Open LMS Announces New Partnership With Cursive to Ensure Academic Integrity in Student Writing

    “Over the last 15 years, as a scaled higher ed program administrator, I searched for a solution to the intractable problem of tying submitted writing to the enrolled student and I’m excited and proud to work with Open LMS to introduce our solution to its client base,” said Joseph Thibault, Cursive Founder and CEO. “Cursive…

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  • Literature Review and Summarization Exercise in Moodle with Cursive

    For a long time, asking students to write in Moodle was a risky endeavor. A lot has changed over the last decade though and Moodle’s become a fine place for student writing to happen. This is a product of improvements to: In a recent conversation with a school, they posed a unique and interesting assignment…

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  • ‘Human Authored’ in Dirty Word Magazine

    I’ve got a new column in “Dirty Word” (a nod to the out of date terminology — elearning — describing most learning that happens today). This periodical (a digital magazine with a physical option) is a wonderful collection of tips, commentary, reflections, and news all gussied up with professional graphic design. You can subscribe here:…

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  • ENAI first start up fair – CURSIVE recording

    We had the honor of participating in the first ENAI “Startup Fair” with some friends, competitors, and colleagues. It was a fun event coordinated by the European Network for Academic Integrity which featured some of the newest and most progressive academic integrity tools on the market. The full event playlist is available here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqzXblVCrxYfZkuyMQRNJj-02T0H90me

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  • See Cursive in Dirty Word Vol 6

    Cursive makes its print-ad debut opposite a column by Founder and CEO, Joseph Thibault: https://www.dirtywordmag.com/issue-6 Dirty Word is an elearning ‘zine promoting pedagogy, learning, tech, and fun. The primarily digital offering (you can purchase a physical print copy as well) is a well organized, high-production quality, resource for instructional designers, LMS administrators, faculty, and educators

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  • ENAI Academic Integrity Startup Fair

    Cursive is presenting alongside other academic integrity startups at the first ENAI Fair on Monday December 16th (7am EST). The event is free to attend, register today: This is a free event sponsored/coordinated by the European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI), which is the same fine organization which called on big tech to be a…

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