Summary
This article provides links to resources for Turnitin. Turnitin can be used within Canvas to promote academic integrity in writing assignments.
What is Turnitin?
Turnitin is a Canvas integration that allows instructors to create assignments that are automatically compared to a vast database of student papers, academic articles, books, and web content to identify similarities.
Turnitin Upgrade – May 9
On May 9, we will upgrade our Turnitin Canvas integration to the latest version (1.3) This will be a major improvement and will change the assignment creation and grading workflow for Turnitin assignments.
The following features will be added:
- Improved User Interface
- Simplified Assignment Creation
- New Assignment Copy Tool
- Assignment Analytics & Similarity Flags
- Automatic Canvas Roster Synchronization
- Instructor Requests for Paper Deletion
- Instructor Submission on a Student’s Behalf
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Turnitin Technical Support
Support for Turnitin is vendor-hosted.
Turnitin Gotchas & Pitfalls
- Turnitin does not detect plagiarism or cheating.
- Turnitin can detect how similar a student submission is to other documents found in their database. Similarity Reports must then be reviewed by the instructor to determine IF further action should be taken.
Turnitin Feedback Studio
When a Turnitin assignment is created in Canvas, Turnitin Feedback Studio is made available to access directly from the assignment page. Feedback Studio allows instructors to view the Similarity Report, then provide feedback and assess student work with access to Turnitin’s suite of grading tools.
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Teaching Best Practices
Contact the Office of Faculty Development’s or access the OFD & OE Canvas course for teaching best practices.