• How to: Set up a Turnitin assignment in Blackboard

September 2021 version (LTI). Covers UoM recommended settings when creating a Turnitin inbox.

• How to create and attach a rubric to an assignment in Turnitin

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Common Turnitin submission errors and how to fix them (Student guide)

This guide explains how you can download documents, bulk submissions file, digital receipts etc.

• Turnitin : How to Download Documents

• For guidance on preserving anonymous marking, please refer to the ‘full assessment processes’ document.

This guide provides information on how you can hide grades and feedback on assessments and assignments completed online in Blackboard so that you can release them to students at a later date.

• How to withhold feedback and grades in Blackboard from students for later release (PS Staff)

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• How to export Grademark Grades to Campus Solutions

Please refer to the ‘full assessment processes’ document.

• For guidance on archiving, please refer to the ‘full assessment processes’ document.

• Providing External Examiners with access to Blackboard and Turnitin

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See this screencast for a demonstration of how to access submissions:

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How to use the features available in Feedback Studio on Turnitin to mark online.

• Online Marking and Feedback with Feedback Studio 

This document explains how to access and mark Turnitin assignments by group.

• How to View & Mark Turnitin Assignments by Group

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• How to create and manage Rubrics & Grading Forms

Using an Assessment Rubric

Using a Grading Form

• Providing Online Feedback for Coursework without File Submission: Options for online marking when you do not require a file submission i.e. unrecorded live performances.

This guide explains how to leave voice comments, in addition to written feedback.

• Voice comments for Feedback

Adding a Voice Comment

Adding a QuickMark

Create a QuickMark set

Share a QuickMark set

This guide outlines a number of recommendations and tips for Turnitin/Feedback Studio users.

• Tips for marking online with Turnitin

• Note the Tii App only runs on Apple devices iPad or iPad mini. You can download the app free of charge from the Apple Store. Full details of how to download and use the app are available from the Knowledge Base article Using the Turnitin app on iPad/iPad Mini (STAFF) (link to follow) from where you can download instructions for Offline Marking with the Turnitin for iPad App Remember to secure your device before you download the app to make sure you are following the University’s mobile policy. It is your responsibility to do this.

This guide explains how you can download documents, bulk submissions file, digital receipts etc.

• How to download and mark assignments offline

• Guidance for staff on interpreting Turnitin similarity reports

• Guidance on providing effective feedback

Alternative options for online marking when you do not require a file submission i.e. unrecorded live performances.

• Alternative Grading Possibilities 

Which Submission Tool?

Although Turnitin Feedback Studio is the Faculty's preferred method of online submission, it may be necessary on occasions to use either the Blackboard Assignment tool or VoiceThread.

The Blackboard Assignment tool allows students to submit work electronically and for tutors to mark and return assignments online. Unlike Turnitin, the Blackboard Assignment Tool and VoiceThread do not automatically check students' work for plagiarism.

If you have specific questions regarding group submissions, submission of video files and file sizes, please get in touch with your eLearning Team. Further information on Assessment Design here.

• Comparison of Tii and Blackboard Assignment tool

Further information on VoiceThread is located here

• Creating Groups in Blackboard 
• Bb Assignment - Setting up a submission link for group assignments 

NOTE : for group assignment submissions, one nominated student should submit on behalf of their group. All group members are visible in the submission (unless anonymous marking has been enabled) and marks are pulled through to the Grade Centre for each student. 

This guide shows students how to submit a Blackboard Assignment that requires files to be included. 

NOTE: Do not upload video files directly to Blackboard Assignments. A separate guide exists for students submitting videos. 

Student Guide: Submitting files to a Blackboard Assignment

For submissions in Blackboard assignments, it is possible to use groups

• Bb Assignment - Managing submissions with multiple markers (video only - no audio commentry)
• Very useful guide on the FSE website Covers setting up multiple markers, and reconciling marks in bulk and adding overall feedback.
• Delegated grading information on Blackboard website includes short videos, and what the student sees when there is multiple feedback from markers.

Turnitin have changed the process for permanent paper deletion requests from a manual email-based process to a new self-service process.

How does the new process work?

• Requests for permanent paper deletions can now be made by Instructors* directly from the Turnitin inbox.
• These requests are sent to a Deletion Requests inbox within the Turnitin administrators account for approval or rejection. Access to this account sits with the VLE & Mobile team.
• When Administrators approve a request, the selected paper is removed from the similarity database and moved into a 30-day holding area awaiting permanent deletion.  During this 30-day period it can be recovered if needed.
• To request the recovery of a mistakenly deleted paper within the 30-day holding period, please raise a request via the support portal to the VLE & Mobile Team.
• After the 30-day period has elapsed, the paper is automatically and permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.

* Instructor roles which can access Turnitin inboxes.  These are all instructor roles apart from Administrator and External Examiner.  eLearning staff with ELSS/ELSS+ roles who have Quick Enrolled can also submit these deletion requests.

How will paper deletion requests be approved?

By default, the VLE & Mobile team will always approve self-service deletion requests without confirming with end users.  The 30-day grace during which papers are removed from the similarity database but are awaiting permanent deletion affords us a safety net should a deletion request be raised in error.

Please also see Turnitin’s own documentation about this feature at: https://help.turnitin.com/feedback-studio/lti/instructor/paper-deletions.htm

All Instructor type roles, apart from Administrator and External Examiner, can access Turnitin assignments and perform a “Request permanent deletion” action. 

To make a request, the Options for the submission must be selected.  When self-service permanent deletion is enabled for the Turnitin account, users see an additional option to request a permanent deletion. 

Selecting the Request permanent deletion option leads to further confirmation dialogs.

In the second dialog, the instructor must give a reason for the deletion request. 

If “Other” is selected, a free text box is revealed where a custom “reason for deletion” can be given for the Turnitin admin user to read.

Finally, the instructor must explicitly type DELETE into a text field to confirm their action and proceed.

Submissions confirmed by the instructor for deletion are marked with a special icon in the inbox listing.  Make sure this icon appears to confirm your deletion request – navigating away too quickly may result in your deletion request NOT being sent at all.

Finally, to request the recovery of a mistakenly deleted paper within the 30-day holding period, please raise a request via the support portal to the VLE & Mobile Team.