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Turnitin Update

From: IT and Digital Services

Valid from: Tuesday 28 February 2023 to Tuesday 28 March 2023


Turnitin have ceased support for the 'Turnitin Assignment' tool and it has been replaced by the new 'Turnitin LTI' tool in vUWS.

The 'Turnitin Assignment' tool will be removed from vUWS on Monday 6th March. 

After this day:
- you will not be able to access 'Turnitin Assignment' Settings, Submissions and Feedback from vUWS
- the 'Turnitin Assignment' option will be removed from the 'Assessments' and 'Subject Tools' menus in vUWS
- all new assignments must be created using the 'Turnitin LTI' tool via the Build Content > Turnitin LTI option

If you have any existing 'Turnitin Assignments' which will be used after this date, you will need to recreate them using the new 'Turnitin LTI' option.

To learn more about 'Turnitin LTI', please visit the Online Engagement and Teaching Hub (https://lf.westernsydney.edu.au/engage/technology/turnitin-lti), where you can access:
- Quick Overview and information session recording
- Setup your Submission
- Not recommended
- Instructor Dashboard
- Student Dashboard
- Information about PeerMark, Rubrics and Analytics.
- FAQ's

To access old Turnitin Assignments and Submissions see: https://wsu.service-now.com/it?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0019289

Please note: This information only applies to 'Turnitin Assignment' links. All 'Turnitin LTI' links will not be affected.