Introduction to Turnitin Bryony Bramer - Virtual Learning Environment Manager Chris Rowell - Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor (BaM) Anna Shaw - IT Trainer June 2011
Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw This Session Duration: 1 hour Audience: Teaching staff who are using Blackboard and would like their students to submit their assignments online. Aims: An introduction to Turnitin. How to set up Turnitin assignments and access originality reports. June 2011 Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw
Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw Learning Objectives After this session you will: Understand the basics of how to use Turnitin. You will be able to: Create a Turnitin assignment within Blackboard. Identify the different ways Turnitin can be used. Upload an assignment to Turnitin. Access the students’ assignments. View Turnitin’s originality reports. June 2011 Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw
Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw What is Turnitin? Your ideas… QUESTION: Have you used Turnitin before? June 2011 Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw
Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw What is Turnitin? How is Turnitin used? As a submission tool (i.e. As a way for you to identify possible plagiarism). As a learning tool. June 2011 Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw
Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw Task 1 Try out Turnitin as a student: Write a 1-2 page document about your favourite animal or your favourite holiday destination (using some of your own words and content copied from the Internet). Upload your document to the Turnitin assignment submission area and view the originality report. You have 10 minutes to complete this task. June 2011 Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw
Demo https://blackboard.regents.ac.uk/ June 2011 Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw
Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw Task 2 Set up a Turnitin assignment: In your own Blackboard module area create a Turnitin assignment. Upload a document and access the originality report. You have 10 minutes to complete this task. June 2011 Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw
Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw Conclusions There are different ways that Turnitin can be used. Benefits to Students – can help develop academic writing skills. Benefits to Staff – can help identify plagiarism issues and students who need support. It’s the future! FURTHER TRAINING: ‘Online Marking with Turnitin’. June 2011 Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw
Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw Help with Turnitin For support with using Turnitin via Blackboard contact: Bryony Bramer, Virtual Learning Environment Manager bramerb@regents.ac.uk Office: H244, Phone: x7530. Chris Rowell, Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor (BaM) rowellc@regents.ac.uk Office: T246, Phone: x7519. Anna Shaw, IT Trainer shawa@regents.ac.uk Office: IT05, Phone: x7744. June 2011 Bryony Bramer, Chris Rowell & Anna Shaw