Using Turnitin in Learn
The Turnitin integration with Learn enables instructors to use the Turnitin suite of tools
Move from Turnitin Basic to Turnitin LTI
Turnitin have retired our existing integration, so the University has worked with Turnitin to move to LTI 1.3.
We ran an early-adopter programme to provide real-world experiences of the LTI to staff in a number of Schools. We were also in discussions with other universities that have already been using the LTI 1.3.
Here is the timeline for the move:
- 24th March 2022 - New Turnitin Integration (LTI) became available to use in all courses
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6th June 2022 - Existing Turnitin Integration (Basic) was no longer available to create new inboxes in Learn
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31st August 2022 - All existing Turnitin (Basic) inboxes became read-only
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31st August 2023 - Historic submissions will only be accessible via the Turnitin website
Turnitin: moving to LTI (captioned video; 40 mins) [link to Media Hopper]
You can find support documents in Help and support and also two Quick Guides to the changes (below)
If this has caused any issues for your courses, please get in touch via IS Helpline.
Here are some key points to help you understand how Turnitin LTI differs from the Turnitin Basic Assignments you have used before:
Creating an Assignment
- To create an Assignment in Learn, go to Build Content rather than Assessments (for guidance on how to do this, see the worksheet on the Help and support page)
- Once created the Assignment will be visible, so hide the column in the Grade Centre (for guidance on how to do this, see the worksheet on the Help and support page)
- Staff and students will all now access the Assignment from the same place: the course content
- The Turnitin icon will not appear next to the Assignment so please name your Assignments such that students are aware they are Turnitin Assignments
Submitting work to an Assignment
- Students will see a progress bar as they go through the submission process
- Students will not receive a digital receipt automatically; encourage them to download their receipt immediately after submitting
- Staff cannot upload a zip file of submissions to an Assignment
- Group submissions to an Assignment are not possible; instead you could ask one student in each group to submit work on behalf of the group and then share the grade and feedback they receive with the other members of their group
Marking
If you have set up Groups within Learn you can use this within the Assignment to filter students for marking (useful if you have multiple markers each marking different Groups)
Grades
- There is no need to sync grades as they will be fed to the Grade Centre
- You can sort submissions by grade in the Grade Centre
You will not receive a digital receipt automatically; as soon as you have submitted your work download your receipt immediately (for guidance on how to do this, see the worksheet on the Help and support page)
Please note that:
- assignments created in Learn cannot be updated from the TurnitinUK website directly
- any changes made to an assignment directly on the TurnitinUK website will not be reflected back to the assignment in Learn
How Learn and Turnitin work together
We have prepared some guidance for staff thinking about using Learn to manage assignment submission. For more information please go to:
Useful resources for Turnitin assignments in Learn
For Instructors
There is a range of resources supporting marking and feedback on our Help and support page:
For Students
If you have any questions about this we encourage you to seek further clarification from your course instructor. Alternatively, guidance can be found on the Help and support page:
For Administrators
There are a range of resources supporting use of Turnitin in Learn on our Help and Support page:
For further help please: