Using Turnitin Within Blackboard. For Online Submission and Feedback. Centre for the Development and Enhancement of Professional Practice

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1 Using Turnitin Within Blackboard For Online Submission and Feedback Centre for the Development and Enhancement of Professional Practice

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3 Contents Introduction to Online Assessment Submitting assignments via TurnitinUK within Blackboard Creating a TurnitinUK Assignment within a content area More Options - explained How students submit to a Turnitin Assignment area Interpretation of originality reports Using Turnitin to mark assignments and provide feedback online How students view their marked assignments My Grades Turnitin and Grade Centre Introduction to Online Assessment Changing study patterns together with advances in technology make online submission of assignments and feedback both likely and efficient. It enables students to submit work without making an unnecessary journey, students can submit complex digital work such as e-portfolios or software design, it makes timely feedback easier, it allows work to be processed through the TurnitinUK plagiarism detection software and work can be made available to external examiners in a more secure, efficient and economical way. Online submission also ensures that work does not have to travel around campuses, especially important due to the distributed nature of our university. This leaflet outlines the use of Turnitin within Blackboard at the University of Cumbria. Other leaflets are available which include: Using the Blackboard Assignment Feature Using PebblePad to feedback and grade assignments 3

Submitting assignments via Turnitin within Blackboard. TurnitinUK is a third party plagiarism detection tool which is fully integrated into Blackboard.

4 Submitting assignments via Turnitin within Blackboard. TurnitinUK is a third party plagiarism detection tool which is fully integrated into Blackboard. The use of TurnitinUK at UOC is primarily aimed at students improving their writing style and ensuring references made in their assignments are correctly acknowledged using Cite them Right format, the university approved referencing system. Early adoption in the use of Turnitin is recommended. Creating a TurnitinUK Assignment within a content area 1. Choose the area you wish to add your Turnitin assignment to, for example, Course Information Select Add Interactive Tool 3. then Turnitin UK Assignment from the drop-down menu. 4

a Paper Assignment.] 1. Give the Assignment a name. [Essential fields have a red asterisk next to them] 2.

5 Select Paper Assignment and click Next Step. [You can also set Assignments for Peer Assessment and Revision Assignments, but for the purposes of this training material, we will concentrate on a Paper Assignment.] 1. Give the Assignment a name. [Essential fields have a red asterisk next to them] 2. Enter the marks available for this assignment. 3. Enter the date you wish this assignment area to appear within Blackboard. 4. Enter the due date for the assignment. 5. Enter the date the marks will be posted onto Blackboard. 6. Click on the More Options function to make further choices. 5

6 More Options - explained 1. Enter any Special Instructions, eg, word limit, special format, etc. 2. Select No for the QuickMark set option. 3. Select Yes for the Generate Originality Reports for Submissions. [Originality reports identify instances of matching text found on online resources such as ebooks, ejournals and internet sites] 4. Decide when originality reports will be generated Immediately (First report is final) - Originality reports will be generated upon student s first submission. No further submissions will be permitted and this originality report will be the definitive report used. Immediately (Can overwrite reports until due date) - Originality reports will be created immediately each time a student submits, overwriting the existing Originality report. On due date - Originality reports will be created once the due date has passed. 5. If you wish to exclude bibliographic materials from the Originality report, this can be changed here. 6

7 More Options (contd.) 6. Decide whether you wish quotations to be excluded from the originality report. 7. Small matches of text can be excluded here. You can choose how many words can be excluded, eg, a string of 10 words may be acceptable. 8. Allow students to see Originality Reports? It is recommended that students see their reports to learn about correct referencing and writing style. The default setting is No but should be changed to Yes. 9. Choose whether or not to allow submissions after the due date by selecting 'Yes' or 'No'. If you select 'Yes', students will be able to submit their work to the assignment link even after the due date has passed. Any submissions made after the due date will be highlighted accordingly (the date on which the work was submitted will appearing in red text in the instructor's view of submissions). 10. Select Yes to this option to prevent the early release of grades. 11. Choose whether or not to allow papers to be checked against submissions already made to the Turnitin student paper database. The default setting is standard paper repository. 12. Choose which sources to check when comparing submissions. You can check against existing papers which have been submitted to the system, as well as a number of Internet sources. 13. Click Submit at the bottom of the page. 7

8 Your Turnitin Assignment has now been created. How students submit to a Turnitin Assignment area. Students find the area they are to submit to: When View/Complete is clicked the following screen is displayed: The screen shows that the assignment has not been completed yet and also shows the start, due and post dates,. If Expand this assignment is clicked, any special instructions you entered are shown. Students need to click the Submit button. 8

* All fields marked with a red asterisk need to be completed. The yellow box shows what file size and types Turnitin accepts.

9 Step 1 Students can upload a single file, for example, a word document or PowerPoint file. Alternatively, they can cut & paste text directly into a box. Normally, students will use the single file upload function. * All fields marked with a red asterisk need to be completed. The yellow box shows what file size and types Turnitin accepts. Students can browse their computer to find the relevant file. Click Upload. Step 2 Students are able to view their paper to ensure it is the correct file. NB Any formatting of the text will not show in this preview box. Click Submit. 9

Once Submit is clicked the following screen displays. This screen is classed as a digital receipt. An email is also sent to the students university email address confirming receipt at Turnitin.

Note the Resubmit button - this is because Point 4 Generate originality reports for student submissions (p6) the following option was chosen Immediately (Can overwrite reports until due date).

10 Once Submit is clicked the following screen displays. This screen is classed as a digital receipt. An is also sent to the students university address confirming receipt at Turnitin. Students then click on Go to portfolio to access their Turnitin record for this assignment. The following screen will appear: A green dot illustrates that submission for the assignment is complete. Note the Resubmit button - this is because Point 4 Generate originality reports for student submissions (p6) the following option was chosen Immediately (Can overwrite reports until due date). This allows multiple submissions of assignments to Turnitin. First submissions are returned from Turnitin fairly quickly, however we advise students that 24 hours should be allowed for any resubmissions of amended work. This should be factored into their time management reaching the due date required. If students click on Show details they can see their originality report (if this has been enabled). If students wish to see their detailed originality report, they should double click the originality report box. 10

By default, the text of the essay will appear on the left hand side of the screen, and any matches will be highlighted in the relevant colour on right hand side of the screen.

11 By default, the text of the essay will appear on the left hand side of the screen, and any matches will be highlighted in the relevant colour on right hand side of the screen. If you wish to see the original text (if available) you can click on the link on the right hand side of the screen under any areas of text which have been marked. Interpretation of originality reports The interpretation of originality reports is a difficult issue. No fixed acceptable figure has been set by the University of Cumbria. A high originality report percentage may not demonstrate that work has been plagiarised as long as the extracts used have been correctly acknowledged and referenced. It may demonstrate that students need to work on their writing style rather than be an instance of plagiarism. Further training in writing skills and referencing can be provided to students by LISS. Worth remembering: Turnitin searches online resources only - ebooks, ejournals and websites and does not search any items not currently digitally available. Please contact CDEPP if you need any advice with regard to the interpretation of Turnitin reports at cdepp@cumbria.ac.uk. 11

Using Turnitin to mark assignments and provide feedback online Via the Control Panel, click on the Course Tools box and select TurnitinUK Assignments.

12 Using Turnitin to mark assignments and provide feedback online Via the Control Panel, click on the Course Tools box and select TurnitinUK Assignments. On the next screen click on the Module you wish to mark by clicking View. The following screen appears: Click the link to each item to view the contents (you may have lots of files submitted by individual students - click on the link next to each students name to view the contents of their work). Click on Grademark. This will reveal editing functionality which can be used to add comments/feedback to the paper including a grade. (Alternatively click Grademark which takes you straight to the Grademark area.) 12

Students can print out their assignments using the print icon highlighted.

13 Click on Grademark When comments are added click Save at the bottom of the comments box. Any editing is then automatically saved when you move away from the page. Students can print out their assignments using the print icon highlighted. How students view their marked assignments Once the due and post date have passed, students marks will be released to them via Grademark. 13

14 My Grades Students will also be able to view their mark via the Tools option on the Navigation Menu then My Grades. Students will be able to view marks for all assignments submitted online here. 14

Turnitin and Grade Centre Turnitin is fully integrated with Grade Centre. This means that every Assignment created within Turnitin is automatically added to Grade Centre.

15 Turnitin and Grade Centre Turnitin is fully integrated with Grade Centre. This means that every Assignment created within Turnitin is automatically added to Grade Centre. Grade Centre is the area within a Blackboard course where all students marks are brought together in one place. [See the leaflet entitled Using the Blackboard Assignment Feature for more detail about Grade Centre] This guide is intended as a brief introduction to online assessment using Turnitin within Blackboard. Other forms of online assessment features are available via Blackboard and PebblePad. CDEPP offer more in depth, tailored training to course teams and groups thinking of using online assessment. To book a training session, please contact us via: Telephone (01524) cdepp@cumbria.ac.uk 15

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