This session looks at how to set up Turnitin assignments via MOLE, enabling students to submit electronically. The session will also cover how to give feedback via the system.

1. #Telfest
James Goldingay
An Introduction to Turnitin
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2. By the end of the session you will
be able to:
 Add a new TurnitinUK assignment in MOLE, so
that students can submit their work electronically
 See what a student sees when
they submit an assignment
 Access your student’s work
 View and analyse the originality
report
© university of Sheffield

3. First… A question for you:
What do you think Turnitin can do for you?

4. Turnitin facts:
1. Turnitin is a USA based software programme acquired
(June 2014) by Insight Venture Partner
2. Turnitin is a text matching and electronic assessment
tool licensed for use by the University since 2008
3. Most University departments use Turnitin through
MOLE
4. Turnitins’ text matching service trawls billions of web
pages, online journals, articles and publications

5. Why is Turnitin important?
‘Amongst students, there is very strong evidence to
suggest that not only is electronic assessment
management their preference, but that those who come
to appreciate its attendant benefits then begin to see
electronic assessment as their entitlement.
When this happens, paper submission is spoken of in
terms of a deficit and students report a range of problems
with it that they see electronic assessment as addressing.’
JISC EBEAM report: Evaluating the Benefits of
Electronic Assessment Management (June 2013)

6. The 3 areas of Turnitin
1
• Submission and
Originality checking
2
• Marking and feedback
3
• Peer Review

7. Your MOLE course enrolments:
• Sandbox 1963 – Introduction to Turnitin
• CiCS Turnitin Training

8. Let’s go hands-on……..

9. Turnitin New
developments…(2015-16
• Turnitin has been taken over by Insight Venture partners
• New document viewer (DV) - better readability, more functions
• Interface will have main navigation on the right hand side
• Multiple markers
• Notifications for students who haven't submitted
• Group submissions and multiple drafts
• Responsive design (Touch compatibility – for tablet/mobile devices)

10. Questions?

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Resources
• TELhub, for pedagogically focused themes and case studies:
http://tel.group.shef.ac.uk/
• Our CiCs webpages, containing"how to" guides for staff and
students:
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/cics/learningandteaching