Introducing Turnitin - Enhanced Features for Academic Integrity
Discover the enhanced features of Turnitin for academic integrity, including GradeMark, PeerMark, and more. Learn about the usage permissions, account setup process, and how to get started with Turnitin for your courses.
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INTRODUCING TURNITIN Elizabeth J. Pyatt ITS turnitin@psu.edu To be recorded
LOGIN LINK Site URL Screen Cap URL http://turnitin.psu.edu Now goes to updated support site Click Log On to log in Or bookmark URL
NEW SERVICES Before July 1, 2013 Originality Report only Plagiarism detection After July 1, 2013 Originality Report GradeMark Comments, rubric, color highlighting, audio PeerMark Create peer critique assignments
EXISTINGACCOUNTS If you had an instructor account before July 1, 2013 You still have your account You now have new options for GradeMark and PeerMark You are not required to use new tools But we recommend you check them out
USAGEALLOWED Our license allows use for Course assignments Thesis & papers in part of academic program Demo/Training Accounts Scan content for PSU online courses Related educational uses
NOTALLOWED Scan Own papers Student self-scan in student accounts Faculty journal article self-scan Admission Essays Colleges can purchase Turnitin Admissions Smoother interface
NEW INSTRUCTORACCOUNTS Current Process E-mail request to turnitin@psu.edu Send course info + semester or other use Wait for activation instructions Instructions at Sign Up link on support site (http://turnitin.psu.edu)
ACCOUNT SET UP Use Official PSU email Use Nonsense characters
DEMO TIME! Log In http://turnitin.psu.edu
START CLASS Add Class Add Assignment New Assignment Options Skip Originality Report Add Rubric eRater Spell/Grammar Checker http://turnitin.psu.edu/help/facultystart
CLASS TYPE Standard or Master (multi section) Add TAs to section of a Master class
HANDLING TAS Use Master Class option So instructor sees all sections Each section Has TA and TA join code TAs can create own assignments OR assignments can be pushed Details on http://turnitin.psu.edu/help/tamasterclass/
CLASS PASSWORD Needed by students to enroll
PAPER UPLOAD OPTIONS Students self-enroll and upload With password http://turnitin.psu.edu/help/studentstart/ Re-finding class password http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/support/help- center/class-enrollment-info Instructors can batch upload From ANGEL dropbox http://turnitin.psu.edu/help/dropbox/
PAPER FORMAT Min length 20 words Formats Word, RTF Plain Text (copy & paste) HTML properly tagged PDF NOT a scan, but with text PowerPoint
ORIGINALITY REPORT: HAS PLAGIARISM HAPPENED?
QUICKMARK SETS Composition (Standard) Linguistics (Custom)
RUBRIC TOOLS Learn More Rubric Quickstart Guide (Word) Turnitin.com Help Center, Rubrics
GRADE EXPORT/ANGEL IMPORT Instructors can assign grades Via rubric Raw Score Export/Import Export CSV for ANGEL http://turnitin.psu.edu/help/gradeexport/
PEER REVIEW BENEFITS Read other points of view How do other students respond to same assignment? Learn to critique Students can learn to appreciate role of instructor Receive peer feedback Can build expectations for community of practice Students pay more attention when writing in front of peers
PEERMARK SETUP Need to create regular assignment first Create PeerMark assignment based on regular assignment Students must upload there even if no other tool used Watch due dates of each step!
PEERMARK QUESTIONS Assign questions to student reviwers Basic = Does this paper have a thesis?
DISTRIBUTE REVIEWS Options include Anonymous Automatic vs manual match Select vs automatic # of matches, exclude self-review
BEST PRACTICES: PLAGIARISM Inform students Non-traditional assignment? Train students in your standards What must be cited? How do you cite? Let students ask questions Allow students to scan drafts in Revision Assignments Fine points not always obvious to students
BEST PRACTICES: ORIGINALITY REPORT Review reports carefully Quotes often included as match Also Beware paper with no citations Beware change in style, check again w/Google If plagiarism suspected Talk with student first Student could be the victim of a friend!
BEST PRACTICES: GRADEMARK Include positive comments Personalize (i.e. be specific) Students reacted well to audio comments in one study Rubric Clear, but concise
BEST PRACTICES: PEERMARK Clear evaluation questions Possibly include very basic reading questions for beginning students
QUESTIONS Turnitin Mobile App? Not compliant with single signon ANGEL Integration? API in development. No firm timeline Others .?