ICT Scholarly Communications and Impact Tools (ISCIT)

Training
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I. Cover Sheet

A. TOPIC TITLE : Digital Writing tool (Quillbot)

B. DURATION : 2 Hours
C. MODULE PREREQUISITE : NONE
D. TRAINER/S : Shiela Dona Sillan-Manlapaz

II. Training Objectives (Desired Learning Outcomes)

1. Identify the key features of Quillbot,
2. Use the different feature of Quillbot.

III. Learning Plan

DURATION
ACTIVITY HH:MM REMARKS*

Pre-test 00:10

Lecture on Quillbot with Demonstration 00:45

Question and Answer / Consultation 00:15

DIY Activity 1 & 2 00:40

Post-Test 00:10
 IV. Pretest
This shall assess your existing knowledge on the topic prior to the discussion of the topic.
INSTRUCTION: Check the “TRUE” column if the statement is correct. Otherwise, check the “FALSE”
column.

Statements TRUE FALSE

1. Is the following statement in in Active Voice?
Student nowadays are more into visual learning.

2. Is the following statement in in Active Voice?

Visual learning is more appealing to student nowadays.

3. The main goal of paraphrasing is to offer a greater understanding of the text.

4. Can paraphrasing software can prevent plagiarism.
5. Summarizing means giving a concise overview of a text's main points in your
own words

6. Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

When the girls on the team got to the hotel, they dropped off her luggage.

7. Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

We arrived at the cabin, unpacked our belongings, created a campfire, cooked
dinner, and slept under the stars.

V. Topic Content
This module covers the following topics for Mendeley as a Reference Management Tool:
 Getting to Know Quillbot
 Seven Quillbot Features
 Implementing Paraphrasing , Summarizing and Grammar Checking on Quillbot

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 What is Quillbot?

QuillBot is a paraphrasing and summarizing tool that helps millions of students and professionals cut
their writing time by more than half using state-of-the-art AI to rewrite any sentence, paragraph, or
article.

Original Rephrased

As a result, people waste time looking for a
free slot and end up taking longer routes.
The development of a method based on the
k-nearest neighbor algorithm aids in the
discovery of the closest parking slot from
the car's current position.
As a result, individuals waste time
seeking for a vacant slot and wind up
driving larger distances. The creation of a
technique based on the k-nearest neighbor
algorithm assists in the finding of the
nearest parking spot from the car's present
location.

Rephrased Rephrased 2

As a result, individuals waste time seeking for
a vacant slot and wind up driving larger
distances. The creation of a technique based on
the k-nearest neighbor algorithm assists in the
finding of the nearest parking spot from the
car's present location.
As a result, individuals waste time seeking
for a vacant slot and end up driving longer
route. The creation of a technique based on
the k-nearest neighbor algorithm assists in
the finding of the nearest parking spot from
the car's present location.

What was QuillBot designed for?

QuillBot was created as a full-sentence thesaurus to help students and professionals write faster and
with more confidence. Users have found many creative ways to utilize quillbot, preparing doctoral
theses, crafting legal emails, and document translation among others.

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 Seven Quillbot modes

1. Standard Mode: Standard mode is the default mode. This mode balances the changes it makes to your text
with keeping the meaning intact and making it sound as natural as possible.

BEFORE
As a result, people waste time looking for a free
slot and end up taking longer routes. The
development of a method based on the k-nearest
neighbor algorithm aids in the discovery of the
closest parking slot from the car's current
position.
AFTER
As a result, people waste time hunting for a vacant
slot and end up driving longer distances. The
creation of a technique based on the k-nearest
neighbor algorithm assists in the finding of the
nearest parking spot from the car's present location.

2. Fluency Mode: This AI mode focuses on making your text sound as natural and grammatically correct as
possible. This means that it will make the least amount of changes to your text, but will preserve the original
meaning the best. Note that selecting this mode will also put the Synonyms onto the lowest possible setting.

BEFORE
As a result, people waste time looking for a free
slot and end up taking longer routes. The
development of a method based on the k-nearest
neighbor algorithm aids in the discovery of the
closest parking slot from the car's current
position.
AFTER
As a result, people waste time looking for a free
slot and end up taking longer routes. The invention
of a k-nearest neighbor algorithm-based technique
assists in the finding of the closest parking spot
from the car's present position.

3. Creative Mode: The Creative mode AI focuses on changing as much as possible in your input text. However,
this can result in the meaning or overall coherency of the results being altered. This mode can be useful if you
want to see something very different from your original text.

BEFORE
As a result, people waste time looking for a free
slot and end up taking longer routes. The
development of a method based on the k-nearest
neighbor algorithm aids in the discovery of the
closest parking slot from the car's current
position.
AFTER
As a result, it takes time to search for a free place
and eventually takes longer routes. The invention
of a method based on the closest neighbor
algorithm helps to find the closest car park from
the present place.

4. Creative+ Mode: This mode uses an improved version of the Creative Mode AI that makes more intuitive
changes and better understands certain things in language, such as common phrases or sayings.
5. Formal Mode: Formal mode alters your text so it sounds more appropriate for a formal audience. This mode
is good if you are writing in an academic or business context.
7. Shorten Mode: This mode tries to shorten your text as much as possible while retaining the meaning in it.
Shorten mode is very useful if you are seeking to lower the word count or overall size of your text.
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8. Expand Mode: Expand mode will try to increase the length of your text by adding more words when
possible. This mode is helpful if you want to have a higher overall word count.

Quillbot interface

Go to https://quillbot.com/

What does paraphrasing mean?

Anytime you take an idea, fact, or any other piece of information that is not your own and reword it in
your own way while still conveying the original meaning/message, you are paraphrasing. If the original idea
isn’t your own, you must cite the source or author, even when paraphrasing.

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 7 Modes
*creative+,formal, shorten and
expand mode is available in
premium version

What is a summary?
Summarizing can be used to show your knowledge and test yourself in terms of how easily and simply you can
convey an overview of a written or creative work.

Summarizer
Features
1. Key Sentence
2. Paragraph

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Grammar Checker

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Extension

Things to Consider in Paraphrasing

Active voice Passive voice

When the subject of a sentence performs the verb’s
action, we say that the sentence is in the active voice.
Sentences in the active voice have a strong, direct, and
clear tone. Here are some short and straightforward
examples of active voice.
A sentence is in the passive voice, on the other hand, when the
subject is acted on by the verb. The passive voice is always
constructed with a conjugated form of to be plus the verb’s
past participle.

Active and Passive Voice observed in quillbot paraphrasing

Active voice Passive voice

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 Active voice
Passive voice

VI. Do-It-Yourself Activity

DIY Pre-Activity. Create an Account.

Objective: To accomplish module objectives 1 & 2.

DIY Activity 1. Provide a screenshot of your preferred research introduction using Quillbot
paraphraser.
DIY Activity 2. From Mendeley’s activity select a research introduction and provide the
screenshot of the result.

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VII. Post Test
This will assess your acquired knowledge after the discussion of the topic.
INSTRUCTION: Check the “TRUE” column if the statement is correct. Otherwise, check the
“FALSE” column.
Statements TRUE FALSE
1. Mendeley can organize your existing PDFs on your computer without saving the
document in the Mendeley Desktop Application Library.
2. Mendeley is a reference manager tool.
3. The Sync button allows the references to be available in all of the user's devices
with installed Mendeley Application.
4. Mendeley Web Importer Tool is only for Chrome Browser.
5. Mendeley can generate Bibliography automatically.
6. Mendeley can only cite references with available PDF files.
7. Users can update the information of the references manually in Mendeley's
"Details Panel".
8. Web Importer Tool imports documents from academic databases directly to
Mendeley Library.
9. Users need to log in to Mendeley Desktop Application to use the Mendeley MS
Office Plugin.
10. The Mendeley Web Importer Extension retrieves PDFs for the saved reference
whenever possible.

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