Turnitin LTI 1.3 Integration Upgrade
What is happening?
UQ will be upgrading our Turnitin integration with Blackboard from "Basic" to LTI 1.3 (Learning Tool Interoperability 1.3) for Semester 2 2021. This upgrade will provide staff and students with access to new Turnitin features.
How was the upgrade initiated?
The upgrade was initiated due to a request from ITS to upgrade the Turnitin integration. Turnitin has also decided to phase out development work for our current integration version "Basic" and only provide fixes for security issues and bugs.
What are the new Turnitin features?
Due to the integration upgrade, a number of new Turnitin features will be made available to UQ staff and students:
- An updated assignment set up interface with improved labelling of settings (i.e. "Post Date" will be renamed "Feedback release date").
- An updated assignment inbox that includes information is more relevant and provides the ability to filter to see only student assignments that still need marking.
- Academic integrity flags for hidden text and replace characters will be displayed in the assignment inbox.
- The ability for teaching staff to submit or re-submit on behalf of students.
- An updated student assignment upload interface that is clearer and more initutive.
What new Turnitin features are planned?
Turnitin have indicated the following additional new features will be made available soon:
- Analytics to inform teaching staff about how students are interacting with an assignment and the feedback provided.
- Assignment template exclusion functionality that will allow teaching staff to remove text that matches across all submissions (i.e. Exam question papers could be excluded so only the students' answers are checked in the Similarity Report).
Resources
- Turnitin changes for Staff slides (PPTX, 1.6MB)
An adaptable resource of PowerPoint slides that may be used by you to present information on changes to Turnitin to teaching staff. - Turnitin changes for Students slides (PPTX, 1.4MB)
An adaptable resource of PowerPoint slides that may be used by teaching staff to present information on changes to Turnitin to students. - Turnitin staff guides
- Turnitin student guides
- Submit a Turnitin (including Student video guide)
Key changes changes for staff are highlighted in this Turnitin Update 2021 (YouTube, 3m 45s) video.
Key Feature Changes and Known Issues
| Function | For Teaching Staff | Status |
| Creating a Turnitin Assignment |
No longer accessible via the Assessments menu. Users must navigate to the Build Content menu and then select Turnitin from the drop-downlist. Refer to the Create a Turnitin Assignment guide
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eLearning team to update self-help resources and continue to communicate. |
| Modifying a Turnitin Assignment |
Modifying existing assignment settings are now done in 2 places. Refer to the Edit a Turnitin Assignment guide
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eLearning team to update self-help resources and continue to communicate. |
| Turnitin logo/icon no longer displayed |
Turnitin Assignment link now appears with a weblink icon. To make it clearer for student, It is recommended that the text "Turnitin Submission" is added to the assignment title.
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Contacted Blackboard & Turnitin, Blackboard confirmed it is a design anomaly. eLearning team to update self-help resources and continue to communicate. |
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Create a Turnitin Revision Assignment
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Not available since Dec 2020. | eLearning team to update self-help resources and continue to communicate. |
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Roster Sync |
Not available - function is built into the system to perform automatically | eLearning team to update self-help resources and continue to communicate. |
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Multiple File Upload |
Not available | eLearning team to update self-help resources and continue to communicate. |
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Email Non-Submitters |
Available only through Grade Centre Refer to the Send Reminder guide. |
eLearning team to update self-help resources and continue to communicate. |
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Turnitin Large Classes |
Not available | eLearning team to update self-help resources and continue to communicate. |
| Sync Grades | Sync Grades tab is not available as the function is performed automatically now. | eLearning team to update self-help resources and continue to communicate. |
| Student email Receipts to confirm submission of assignment |
No longer available, however digital receipts is now displayed in the assignment inbox for staff or downloadable by student Staff view:
Student view:
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eLearning team to update self-help resources and continue to communicate. |
How will the changes be communicated?
- 22 April 2021: An announcement in the eLOF/LDC (eLearning Operational Forum and Learning Design Community) Microsoft Team.
- 29 April 2021: This project page was created to inform staff about the upgrade of Turnitin integration to LTI 1.3. Links to this webpage were included in all communications.
- 29 April 2021: Presentation at the eLearning Operational Forum (eLOF).
- Articles regarding the integration upgrade will feature regularly in the Teaching and eLearning News newsletter:
- 10 May 2021
- 19 July 2021
- 2 August 2021
- 16 August 2021
- 30 August 2021
- 13 September 2021
- 27 May 2021: Presentation at the eLearning Operational Forum (eLOF) about Turnitin LTI 1.3 implementation timeline.
- 13 July 2021: Webinar "Turnitin Update Webinar for Learning Designers".
- July 2021: Dedicated update to Library support teams - AskUs and Trainers June 2021: Update on Turnitin
What is the timeline?
- 22 April 2021: Turnitin Basic integration made unavailable in Semester 2, 2021 courses.
- Turnitin LTI 1.3 integration is now available in Blackboard Staging for testing.
- 30 June 2021: Turnitin LTI 1.3 integration is now available in Semester 2, 2021 courses.
- 19 July 2021 (O week): Staff and student Turnitin guides updated.