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Turnitin Version 2 in QMplus

7 April 2016 Posted in: Announcements, News Tagged: , , , , By: Alysa Bramble

This page is important for anyone who uses Turnitin within QMplus, or who plans to use it after the 2016 summer upgrade.

 

What’s happening with Turnitin in QMplus?

We will be moving to Turnitin (TII) version 2 when we upgrade to Moodle 3 during our QMplus annual summer upgrade.

The TII version 2 plugin offers new functionality, including the ability to integrate Turnitin into the standard QMplus assignment. Enabling this functionality would mean you would no longer have to choose between creating a standard assignment or a Turnitin assignment. When setting up a standard assignment, you would have the ability to enable the Turnitin functionality, should you wish to do so, as part of the standard assignment.

Below are screenshots for the standard QMplus assignment with the Turnitin version 2 integration feature available.


QMplus assignment with TII v2 option2Enable TII option2

There are other features that are included with Turnitin version 2, including additional grading options, and it is much easier to set up your assignment start and due dates, as they are on the same set up screen.

 

Testing

The E-Learning Unit and IT Services teams are currently testing our current version of QMplus (Moodle 2.8) with the TII version 2 plugin.

Version 2 has three main components that require testing and each component can be activated or deactivated site wide :

  1. The Turnitin standalone assignment. It is still possible to set up a TII version 2 assignment as a separate activity to the standard QMplus assignment (as we currently have with version 1).
  2. The Turnitin integration*. This allows Turnitin to be integrated into QMplus activities (such as the standard assignment)
  3. The Turnitin Migration block. This would allow users to upgrade version 1 assignments to version 2.

*Version 2 also has the ability to be integrated into other Moodle activities – you can enable TII in a forum activity, for example.

 

Releasing TII version 2 – Tuesday, 14th June 2016

We plan to release Turnitin version 2 on Tuesday, 14th June 2016, prior to the annual summer upgrade (scheduled for 11th July). This will allow you to set up any assignments that are due after the upgrade using the version 2 plugin..

We cannot guarantee that all components of the TII version 2 plugin will be released. What is released will depend on the results of testing.

 

What happens after the 14th June 2016?

Turnitin Assignment Scenarios

      1. If you currently have a Turnitin assignment in QMplus and students will not be submitting to it after the upgrade (i.e. after 11th July), then no action is needed.
      2. If you have a Turnitin assignment that is due after the upgrade (i.e. students will be submitting after the 11th July) these will need to be re-created using the version 2 plugin when it is released on the 14th June.
      3. If you have a Turnitin assignment that opens before the 14th June and the due date is after  the upgrade (11th July), please get in touch. [E.g. A TII assignment that starts on the 13th June (or before) and the due date is the 15th July (or after)]

Please note: TII version 1 assignments will be available on the QMplus 2015/16 archive once that is released after the upgrade. All student submissions made before the upgrade will be available on this archive, however, as usual, we advise that you download any student assignment submissions that are needed/required for safekeeping.

Please email elearning@qmul.ac.uk if you have any questions or concerns.

 

This page was last updated: 07/04/2016

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