1. Introduction to Turnitin
Bryony Bramer - Virtual Learning Environment Manager
Chris Rowell - Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor (BaM)
Anna Shaw - IT Trainer
June 2011

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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.
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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.
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What is Turnitin?
Your ideas…
QUESTION: Have you used Turnitin before?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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’.
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Help with Turnitin
For support with using Turnitin via Blackboard contact:
Bryony Bramer, Virtual Learning Environment Manager Office: H244, Phone: x7530.
Chris Rowell, Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor (BaM) Office: T246, Phone: x7519.
Anna Shaw, IT Trainer Office: IT05, Phone: x7744.
June 2011
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