Top Tips for Using Turnitin for Originality Checking and Online Marking

1. Top Tips for Using Turnitinfor Originality Checking and Online Marking A Quick Overview Humanities eLearning Team elearning@manchester.ac.uk

2. Common Turnitin support questions… We will answer these questions and more…. STAFF: How do I know who has and hasn’t submitted? STUDENT: I submitted the wrong document. Can I replace it with the right file? elearning@manchester.ac.uk

3. The Turnitin Inbox STAFF: Why are some of my students missing from the Turnitin inbox list? • Press ‘Roster Sync’ link in the Turnitin inbox. • When you create the assignment • 2 days before the assignment due date • If you know class enrolments have changed elearning@manchester.ac.uk

4. Late submissions and extensions Q2 STAFF: should students with an extension to their coursework submit into the main inbox? Q1 STAFF: Should I allow for late submissions? • Yes, allowing for late submissions is recommended • Tii alerts you to work submitted after the due date but does not automatically mark the submission down • You can submit on behalf of the student should wrong settings be selected • For extensions to coursework create a new assignment inbox for those affected. You can then • keep your 15 working days marking gap • maintain anonymity elearning@manchester.ac.uk

5. Submission errors STUDENT: I submitted the wrong document. Can I replace it with the right file? • Yes, student can resubmit the correct file, but only if the Generate an Originality Report is set to: • ‘on due date’ (strongly recommended setting) OR • ‘immediately, can overwrite reports until due date’ (Can produce falsely high similarity indices). • Otherwise staff can submit on students behalf, if necessary. elearning@manchester.ac.uk

6. Proof of Submission STAFF: Do students get a receipt of their submission? • Students get a digital receipt of their submission: • on screen in printable format. • via email. • and downloading a receipt • Staff also get a copy of the receipt via the Turnitin inbox. STAFF: How can I be sure a student really has submitted? elearning@manchester.ac.uk

7. GradeMark Q2 STAFF: How can we spread marking across a team? Q1 STAFF: How can I save time marking? • Use the arrows to navigate through submissions • Use UoMQuickmark sets or create your own • Use General comments and/or provide audio feedback • Make use of tools and workarounds in GM • Consider using Turnitin for Groups • Share Quickmark sets and develop a rubric • Come to an agreement on 2nd marking principles (colour coding, initials etc) elearning@manchester.ac.uk

8. Grades and Feedback STUDENT: Is my feedback released the same day as my grade? • Grades and Feedback are released together. • When the setting is 'Release grades to students only on post date' then comments and grades are released on the post date. • Tell your students the grades are provisional • Students can view marks and feedback online so they can take full advantage of the interactive, pop-up comments on the web page. • Students can also download their marked work STAFF: How do students view their feedback? elearning@manchester.ac.uk

9. Marking with Rubrics • GradeMark provides a type of feedback form called a Rubric • Rubrics can provide more consistent feedback and may speed up the process. Students can access the Rubric online. • If you use a Rubric you probably don’t need a separate feedback sheet. STAFF: Can we use our existing feedback sheets in GradeMark? elearning@manchester.ac.uk

10. Anonymous Marking • Students are asked to submit using their ID number in the submission title • These can be traced back by administrators without lifting anonymity STAFF: How do I know who has and hasn’t submitted? elearning@manchester.ac.uk

11. Have Students read their Feedback? • STAFF: How do I know if my students have read their feedback in GradeMark? • Turnitinindicates whether a student has accessed their marked assignment. elearning@manchester.ac.uk

12. Downloading Work and Offline Marking STAFF: Can I mark offline? • Offline marking is not currently available. • An iPad app is in development. • Turnitin does allow bulk download of marked assignments STAFF: How can I download all of my student’s submissions? elearning@manchester.ac.uk

13. Roles, Access and External Examiners STAFF: How can I provide the assignment submissions to an EE? STAFF: What role do I need in Campus Solutions just to be able to mark online? • External examiners have no direct access to Turnitin, scripts are sent to them as an encrypted email attachment • Course Leaders and the T.A. role has rights to mark Tii/GM work • The Grader role DOES NOT elearning@manchester.ac.uk

14. Do you have any top tips or questions? Let us know today! • We’ll add them into this presentation • and to the online Turnitin Community site to build a community of practice. elearning@manchester.ac.uk

15. What next? • Peer Support/Evaluation/Mentoring • Learn from academic colleagues • Online Bb9 Turnitin training & Community space • Contact Humanities eLearning Team • eLearning Courses • Online Submissions and Marking with Tii & GM • Advanced Grademark • http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/tandl/elearning/ • eLearning Support • Drop-ins • elearning@manchester.ac.uk elearning@manchester.ac.uk

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