Turnitin in Canvas is changing
The Canvas Plagiarism Framework (CPF) is going to be replacing the current Turnitin integration in Canvas (Turnitin 1.1). CPF provides a new method for Turnitin assignment set-up and submission as well as a simplified workflow for both staff and students. It will also address many of the known limitations with the current Turnitin integration in Canvas.
Key Dates
CPF will be available in Canvas from 19th March and from this date it can be used instead of the existing Turnitin integration which will be deactivated ahead of the start of the academic year 2024/25.
There will be a transition period where staff and students may be using both integrations. Some Schools may be planning to adopt a School-wide approach for this transition period, therefore if you wish to use the new integration now we recommend that you confirm with your School.
Benefits of Canvas Plagiarism Framework
As well as a simplified assignment set-up and submission workflow, the CPF will also bring further benefits including additional Canvas Assignment functionality for assignments that require Similarity Reports:
- Group Assignments
- Peer Review
- Canvas Rubrics
- Late Resubmissions
- Canvas Student App Submissions
- Differentiated Due Dates
- Restricted Submission Formats
- Multiple File Submissions and Similarity Reports
- Similarity Reports retained for all submissions
- Canvas Student view
Turnitin 1.1 vs. Canvas Plagiarism Framework
Turnitin has different integrations with Canvas. The CPF integration will be available from 19th March and is designed to work within the Canvas Assignment workflow, while Turnitin 1.1 (the current integration) is an older standard with limitations. Below is a chart to compare the integrations and their functions.
Feature | Turnitin 1.1 (old standard) | Canvas Plagiarism Framework (available from 19th March 2024) |
Similarity Check (Similarity Reports) |
✅ Yes Available to launch from the Turnitin inbox and Canvas SpeedGrader and indicated in the Canvas Gradebook. |
✅ Yes Available to launch from Canvas SpeedGrader and indicated in the Canvas Gradebook. |
Turnitin’s online feedback tools |
✅ Yes |
❌ No |
Turnitin rubrics and grading forms |
✅ Yes Either Turnitin rubrics and grading forms or Canvas rubrics can be used with Turnitin 1.1 assignments. |
❌ No |
ETS e-rater grammar checking |
✅ Yes |
✅ Yes |
PeerMark peer review available for the assignment |
✅ Yes |
❌ No |
Turnitin’s assignment analytics |
✅ Yes |
❌ No |
Simplified assignment set-up |
❌ No The external tool must be added as a part of the Canvas assignment set-up process. |
✅ Yes
This integration works within the Canvas assignment workflow itself but does not deliver full Turnitin functionality. |
Student roster synchronisation | ❌ No | N/A |
Collusion check |
✅ Yes On the due date of the assignment, an additional check is run and an updated score is available in Feedback Studio (accessible from the Turnitin 1.1 assignment inbox within Canvas), but will not be updated in Canvas SpeedGrader or the Canvas Gradebook. |
✅ Yes On the due date of the assignment, an additional check is run and an updated score is available in Feedback Studio, and will be updated in Canvas SpeedGrader and the Canvas Gradebook. |
Template exclusion | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
Self-serve paper deletion requests |
✅ Yes Requests can be made by the instructor directly from the Turnitin 1.1 assignment inbox. The account administrator can immediately approve or reject a request from turnitin.com/turnitinuk.com |
❌ No Instructors will need to contact their Turnitin account administrator, who will in turn be able to contact Turnitin’s support team to manually process the deletion requests as needed. |
Instructor submitting or resubmitting on behalf of a student |
✅ Yes This works for re-submitting only. |
❌ No |
Access to Canvas SpeedGrader tools | ✅ Yes
Canvas SpeedGrader and/or Turnitin-based feedback/grading may be used for Turnitin 1.1 assignments. |
✅ Yes
Plagiarism Framework utilizes Canvas SpeedGrader only. Turnitin-based feedback/grading tools are not supported. |
Group assignments | ❌ No | ✅ Yes
Each member of the group will be able to see the Similarity report. |
Canvas Rubrics | ✅ Yes
However, in this workflow, students cannot view the Canvas rubric before submitting. |
✅ Yes |
Submitting multiple files at the same time to a single assignment | ❌ No
Only one file is supported. If multiple files are submitted, they will be overwritten and considered to be the ‘latest’ submission. Only one Similarity Report at a time is generated for the assignment per student. |
✅ Yes
Each submission has its own Similarity Report. All previous submissions will be retained and can be viewed through Canvas SpeedGrader. |
Translated Matching | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Guidance on using the Canvas Plagiarism Framework
- Using the Canvas Plagiarism Framework (blog post)
Support Available
- There will be two short information sessions that will provide details of the upcoming changes, demonstrate the new workflows for staff and students, and provide the opportunity for Q&A which you can sign up to below:
- Turnitin in Canvas is changing (Information session 1) – 28 February @ 1.00pm
- Turnitin in Canvas is changing (Information session 2) – 6 March @ 1.00pm
- There will be upcoming training sessions which are available to sign up for below:
- Turnitin Essentials (Training session 1) – 20 March @ 2.00pm
- Turnitin Essentials (Training session 2) – 10 April @ 2.00pm
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