Turnitin assignments module (how teachers will create turnitin assignments)
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Turnitin at UNM
Stephen Burd ([email protected])Associate Professor, ASM
Provost’s Academic Technology Liaison
Presentation copies available online
http://averia.unm.edu
Last revised: 3/27/2014 8:29 AM
Brief History
2010/2011 - College of Education and School of Management acquire separate licenses for Turnitin
2013 - Faculty technology survey identified anti-plagiarism software as a high acquisition priority
2013 Provost forms working group to select and implement a
campus-wide anti-plagiarism tool(s) iParadigms was selected and 2 tools were licensed
through August 2015: Turnitin – for instructional/classroom use iThenticate – for research/publication use
License and Cost Details
iThenticate Purchased by UNM Research Office ($30K) Free use by UNM users Authorized users – all faculty, staff, and students http://iThenticate.unm.edu
Turnitin Purchased jointly by UNM Research Office and VP for Health
Sciences ($50K each) Free use by health sciences instructors Chargeback for use by other instructors - $100 per instructor per
year Authorized users – all instructors (including TAs) and up to 16,500
students http://Turnitin.unm.edu
Both licenses to be renegotiated for Fall 2015.
Common University Use Cases
Instructional - Turnitin Students check works such as term papers prior to
submission Faculty members check works submitted by students
Research-oriented - iThenticate Faculty members check their own articles prior to
submission to a conference or journal Faculty members serving as reviewers or editors check
conference or journal submissions Faculty members and/or institutions check grant proposals
Institutional - iThenticate Institutions check Masters theses and PhD dissertations Institutions check their own publicly-accessible web sites
and document repositories
What is Plagiarism Detection?
Modern plagiarism detection software/services perform the following functions: Search for similar or identical text on the web, in some
publication databases, and in document repositories Annotate the document to identify matched text Add clickable links or provide a side-by-side view of the
online matched material Optionally report an originality or plagiarism “score”
Sample Originality Report
Plagiarism DetectionCapabilities and Limitations
Anti-plagiarism tools: Work well with text Search documents in multiple languages Can detect some but not all text matches of documents in
one language with sources in different languages Tool limitations include: Misses some text matches and can generate false positives Images and sounds aren’t matched Aren’t easily applied to larger bodies of work including
document collections, web sites, and blogs As with any tool, automated plagiarism detection can
be well-used or misused and training is essential to achieving the best outcomes
Additional Turnitin Functions
Using different tools for different assignment-related purposes can be confusing and inefficient for instructors an students
Combining anti-plagiarism with additional assignment-related functions lessens the “pain” of learning/using a new tool
Turnitin additional functions include: Online submission and resubmission - well-implemented Draft and final submission commenting – well-implemented Grammar/style checking – still a few bugs in the system Peer review – looks good but I haven’t used it Grading/Rubrics – looks good but I haven’t used it
Accessing the Services
iThenticate Accessed as an online application (i.e., a Web
application or software as a service) http://www.ithenticate.com
Turnitin Accessed as an online application (i.e., a Web application or
software as a service) http://www.Turnitin.com
Accessed as a tool/service embedded within UNM Learn or other learning management systems (e.g., Canvas, Moodle, and Desire2Learn) http://learn.unm.edu
Getting Help
http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/training/instructor-training
Getting Help - Continued
Getting Help - Continued
Login
http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/login
Instructor Home – All Classes
Instructor Home – Dashboard
About Turnitin Classes
Classes are the basic unit of organization for assignments and students
Turnitin classes should actually be thought of as UNM course sections – having: A fixed start and end date A roster of enrolled students A name that identifies the course and semester
For courses taught over multiple semesters: Create a new class each semester (or copy an old class
and give it a new name) Copy assignments from previous/other classes as
needed
About Turnitin Class Types
Standard class Single section taught by a single instructor without TA
or grader assistance
Master class Multiple sections with identical assignments but
different rosters Enables grading and management functions to be
delegated to another instructor, TA, or grader
Adding A Class
Adding A Class - Continued
Adding A Class - Confirmation
Navigate to Class Home Page
Class Home Page for Newly Created Class
About Turnitin Assignments
Basic assignment features: Title - Should be obvious to instructors and students Start/stop date/times – Submissions are only allowed between
these date/times Post date
Date after which students can view comments and grades Set before due date if you want to comment drafts and allow
resubmission Allowed file types
Only those that can be checked for originality Microsoft Word® (DOC and DOCX) Corel WordPerfect® (WPD) HTML Adobe PostScript®, Plain text (TXT) and Rich Text Format (RTF) Adobe Acrobat - Portable Document Format (PDF) Hangul (HWP) Powerpoint (PPT, PPTS, and PPS)
All – You can still provide general (but not embedded) comments
Adding An Assignment
Adding An Assignment - Continued
Turnitin Assignments – Optional Settings
Click the Optional settings button to set features in the following categories: Late submission – enables submission after due date
but not if an on-time submission already exists Originality reports – see following slides Grammar/style checking – various settings Rubric use Save settings as defaults for future assignments – very
handy once you’ve tuned settings to your liking
Adding An AssignmentDefining Optional Settings
About Originality Reports
Originality reports contain information about matches between submission content and various source databases including: Internet-accessible content Publisher databases Student paper repositories
Originality reports contain a similarity index A percentage of “unoriginal content” Lower score is “better”?
Sample Originality Reportand Overview Video
Overview video http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/training/instructor-
training/viewing-originality-reports
Interpreting the Similarity Score
Does a high similarity index equal plagiarism or a poor grade? Is “unoriginal material” cited properly?
Turnitin can’t tell you Do your students know how to properly cite?
How much properly cited material is allowed in an A/B/C/F paper? That’s your choice - should be clearly communicated in the
assignment instructions Do you have a specific honesty or plagiarism policy for
your school, department, or course? See sample –
http://averia.unm.edu/MGMT337/Current/General/HonestyPolicy.html Is it linked to your course home page and all relevant
assignments?
Using Originality Reports - Advice
Consider Turnitin to be a tool for identifying some instances of potential plagiarism The tool will generate false positives and negatives The instructor/TA/grader needs to:
Examine the evidence and decide whether it constitutes plagiarism Determine how similarity (proper or improper) impacts grade Watch for missed matches (e.g., passages that sound too sophisticated/polished,
style mismatches, …)
The tool streamlines the processes of identifying suspect submissions and follow-up investigation Similarity indices can be used to identify targets for investigation (e.g.,
above a certain percentage or the top few percentage values) Matches are visually summarized and paired to sources Source material can be viewed with a single click in most cases
Summary – the tool is simply that – a tool – not a substitute for your own judgment or follow-up effort
Originality Report Settings – Key IssuesStudent Access
Can students see them (and when)? Yes, ASAP – students can see and “correct” their own
mistakes – Multiple schools of thought: Teaching tool for students to learn what is plagiarism and how
to avoid it Teaching tool for student to improve their plagiarism skills A way of keeping trouble out of the instructor’s inbox
No, or yes but not until it’s too late for correction and resubmission Gotcha !? Now what?
Which approach should you adopt?
Originality Report Settings – Key IssuesReporting Content
What is included/excluded from “matches”? Most significant issue is whether the global student
repository is searched Best way to catch reused and purchased papers
Exclude bibliographic material from Similarity Index for all papers in this assignment? Are bibliographic similarities originality/plagiarism issues?
Exclude quoted material from Similarity Index for all papers in this assignment? Note that quotation doesn’t imply proper citation
Exclude small matches Word count – match must equal/exceed this size (default is 5) Percentage – useless in most cases, avoid!
Originality Report Settings – Key IssuesAdding Student Submissions to Repository
Repository options – Store student papers in: The standard paper repository The institution paper repository – disabled at UNM No repository Allow students to choose between the standard paper repository or the
institution paper repository – disabled at UNM Arguments against
You’re enabling iParadigms to “make money off of student papers” without compensating the students License terms limit iParadigms use to generating originality reports
You and/or your students may not consider this fair use Arguments for
UNM does its part to detect intra- and inter-institution plagiarism The most recent (and highest) court ruling considers this fair use UNM policy currently being updated to specifically allow this use
Your thoughts?
Enrolling Students - Options
Self-registration Simplest method Instructor sends an email message to students with the
class ID number and the enrollment password Student creates their own account (or uses an existing one)
and registers for the course Instructor registration One-at-a-time
Instructor inputs name and email address Student email notification is automatically generated To see what students see – enroll yourself using your primary or
an alternate email address Bulk upload
Word, text, or Excel Same info as one-at-a-time Specific formatting requirements
Registration Confirmation Email
Switch to Student View
Only if you’re registered as a student
Student Class Home Page
Setup For Demonstration
Switch back to instructor view Edit assignment settings Change start and post dates to yesterday Turn on submission to student repository
Download/save sample paper http://averia.unm.edu/MGMT337/Archive/2005AndEarlier/ResearchProject/SamplePapers/GigabitEthernet.pdf
Switch back to student view
Submission Process – Step 1a
Submission Process – Step 1b
Submission Process – Step 2a
Submission Process – Step 2b
Submission Process – Step 3 - Confirmation
Submission Process –Confirmation Email
Student View After Assignment Submission
Instructor View After Assignment Submission
Viewing Assignment Submissions
About Grading & Reviewing Submissions
There are three possible views of a submission (see upper left corner of screen): Originality – Display/manipulate originality report GradeMark – Used for commenting and grading with or without a
rubric PeerMark – Used for reviewing peer comments
GradeMark Key Features
Embedded comments – 2 types Write your own – click anywhere (or select text) and
start typing Drag-and-drop (QuickMarks)
Drag comments from right frame to anywhere in the paper Choose from different libraries of comments Save your own
General comments – Text, voice, or both Rubric – if attached Grade (top right corner)
Turnitin With UNM Learn
Turnitin With UNM Learn