In this guide:
- What are the primary differences between the MS Teams Similarity integration and the new MS Teams Feedback Studio integration?
- Which MS Teams integrations offer AI writing detection?
- What is required for an institution to switch from the Similarity integration switch to the Feedback Studio integration?
- Is it possible to use both the MS Teams Similarity integration and the MS Teams Turnitin Feedback Studio integration?
- Where can the Feedback Studio app be added in MS Teams as an instructor?
- Can Feedback Studio assignments be copied?
- Is it possible to delete Turnitin assignments in the Feedback Studio app?
- Can submissions be permanently deleted from the Feedback Studio app?
What are the primary differences between the MS Teams Similarity integration and the new MS Teams Feedback Studio integration?
The existing Similarity integration provides a limited experience of Turnitin, which allows instructors to enable a basic check on MS Teams Assignments to check for content matches to other sources. Both instructors and students have the same report view, since limited information about the user is made available to Turnitin.
The new Feedback Studio integration offers the full Feedback Studio experience, including Turnitin grading and feedback, as well as an instructor report view and standard assignment-level settings to customize the report. More recently released Turnitin features are also available with this integration, such as assignment analytics, access to the new AI writing report, and instructor paper deletion requests.
Which MS Teams integrations offer AI writing detection?
AI writing detection is only available to instructors using the Turnitin Feedback Studio integration. Since the MS Teams Assignment Similarity integration does not offer an instructor view due to Turnitin not receiving user metadata, AI writing detection is unavailable.
If an instructor using the Similarity integration has a concern that a report may have been written with an AI writing tool, they can request that their administrator use the paper lookup tool to view a full report.
Institutions require Originality as part of their Turnitin license in order to use AI writing detection. More information can be found in our AI Writing detection guidance, as well as on our AI Writing FAQ page.
What is required for an institution to switch from the Similarity integration switch to the Feedback Studio integration?
An institution must have an active Turnitin Feedback Studio license to use the integration.
Is it possible to use both the MS Teams Similarity integration and the MS Teams Turnitin Feedback Studio integration?
It is possible for an institution to use both integrations, however there are some limitations that need to be considered.
When a submission is made to an MS Teams Assignment with the Similarity integration enabled, Turnitin is able to generate a report, however no user metadata is received from MS Teams, so the identity of the submitter is not available. Additionally, all submissions made to the Similarity integration are indexed in the Turnitin global database.
Because all submissions are indexed, if the same submission is made to both integrations, matches will be flagged, but the actual submitter will not be identifiable. In this type of scenario, the report generated by the Similarity integration would only display a match to the same institution, however it would not display any further details making it difficult for an instructor to interpret the similarity report.
Where can the Feedback Studio app be added in MS Teams as an instructor?
Once installed as an option by the MS Teams administrator, the Feedback Studio app can currently only be added to the General Channel by a user with instructor-level permissions.
Can Feedback Studio assignments be copied?
Our assignment copy tool can assist with the copying of assignment set-ups to allow an instructor to reuse an assignment setup within the app in a different Team.
Is it possible to delete Turnitin assignments in the Feedback Studio app?
Deleting an assignment from the Turnitin assignment list will only remove it from view and it will still be kept within the Turnitin servers. This means that any submissions will be matchable in future Similarity Reports. The Turnitin account administrator can contact support to request the permanent deletion of an assignment.
Can submissions be permanently deleted from the Feedback Studio app?
Instructors have the option to request permanent deletion of a submission from within the assignment inbox. When this option is selected, a request is sent to the Turnitin account administrator and they are able to confirm or decline this request from their Turnitin Feedback Studio administrator dashboard. Further information can be found in the instructor paper deletion guidance.