Canvas: Upgrading from LTI 1.1 to 1.3 – Turnitin Guides

Move to Turnitin's LTI 1.3 integration with Canvas with confidence

Welcome to your central resource for upgrading from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3 in Canvas. This page will guide you through every aspect of the upgrading process.

We suggest utilizing this page as a starting point, but should you have any questions, feel free to raise them on the Canvas discussion board.

Advantages of upgrading to Turnitin's LTI 1.3 integration with Canvas

If you're currently using LTI 1.1 within the Canvas environment, this move offers enhanced security measures and useful features like roster syncing, simplified assignment creation, and improved grade pass back services.

Delivering innovation: The road to LTI 1.3

(Webinar: March 11, 2025)

Ideal for educators, instructors, and LMS administrators, this session provides an overview of the new Turnitin Feedback Studio enhancements and resources to support your transition to Turnitin’s LTI 1.3.

Watch the webinar here.

The next generation of Turnitin Feedback Studio

Available exclusively in LTI 1.3 integrations and the Turnitin website

Turnitin Feedback Studio has been reimagined to meet modern education needs. With a focus on innovation and accessible design, it establishes a new foundation for delivering customer-driven enhancements.

What's new?

User-friendly, accessible design: Featuring a new intuitive interface, streamlined layout, and in-app guidance, the new report offers an enhanced and inclusive user experience, with a goal of achieving full WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 AA compliance by the end of the year.
Reimagined for clarity and focus: New match categories make the Similarity Report easier to understand and pinpoint problems in student submissions, saving educators time and effort in interpreting results.
Enhanced efficiency for more meaningful feedback: Feedback Studio's revamped feedback and grading experience streamlines the assessment process, giving educators more time to deliver timely, actionable feedback that boosts student engagement and accelerates their learning.
Flexible assessment to meet diverse needs: Discover new flexible grading options that empower educators to deliver feedback that accommodates a range of pedagogical styles and supports diverse student needs.
A new foundation for innovation: Modernized technology lays the groundwork for faster delivery of value-add functionality and new product add-ons, enabling quicker response to evolving customer and market needs.

Learn more about the next generation of Feedback Studio.

Tap into the new, improved LTI 1.3 experience

This web-based “self-guided tour” lets you navigate through the updated workflows and key improvements from the LTI 1.3 Canvas environment. The experience is consistent whether you access Turnitin’s Feedback Studio natively, via Turnitin.com, or through any other LTI 1.3 integration.

Take a self-guided tour

Upgrading timelines

The timeline for upgrading is in your hands. With no immediate end-of-support dates for LTI 1.1, you have the flexibility to choose the right time for your institution. However, we recommend starting the upgrading process at your earliest convenience.

Enroll in workshops: Product enhancements and technical deep dives

Explore Turnitin’s Feedback Studio latest enhancements, including powerful add-ons like Turnitin Clarity, which brings transparency to student writing, and Paper to Digital, which lets you scan and grade paper-based assignments. See these sessions under the Useful Workshops for All Users title.

For administrators, our team will also cover essential technical details for upgrading to LTI 1.3 and other critical workflows and setups. Check the availability of these sessions in the Workshops for Admins section.

Pick a session and register right away.

Navigating the road to LTI 1.3 in Canvas

Workshop recorded on April 30, 2025.

After watching this workshop, you will have a clear understanding of where you currently are and how to get to the finish line as you navigate the road to LTI 1.3 in Canvas.

Watch the workshop.

Watch these bite-sized webinar recordings to smoothly transition to LTI 1.3

Learn how to seamlessly transition from LTI 1.1 to 1.3, set up test/beta environments, and navigate an LTI 1.3 assignment workflow.

Also, be sure to check out the webinar FAQs to have your immediate questions addressed:

Session FAQs | June 2023

What’s new in LTI 1.3 and why use Assignment Copy Tool

Watch these short videos from our December 2023 session to find out more about the new and upcoming updates for the TFS LTI 1.3 experience and the way you can convert past LTI 1.1 assignments into LTI 1.3 assignments:

Explore the questions asked during the session and download the FAQs for offline use:

Session FAQs | December 2023

Resources

Explore the resources below to simplify the transition process: