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Turnitin has a variety of assignments and tools that can be accessed in D2L using the LTI 1.3 integration. This quickstart guide can help you navigate using Turnitin in your D2L environment.
Create a Turnitin assignment in D2L
To create an assignment or access other Turnitin tools:
- Navigate to the course you would like to add Turnitin to.
- Select the Content tab.
- Select your registration from the Add Existing Activities button
- Select the relevant account for this registration using the radio buttons.
A modal will appear allowing you to select an assignment or other Turnitin tools. The assignments available to you will depend on your institution’s license.
For further guidance on how to create an assignment:
- (New) Creating a Standard Assignment
- (Classic) Creating a Standard Assignment
- Creating a Student Writing Assignment
- Creating a Handwritten Assignment
- Copying an assignment (Currently for Standard Assignments only)
Not sure which assignment type to choose? Check out our guidance on the different Turnitin assignment types.
Editing a Turnitin assignment in D2L
Some assignment settings can only be edited within the Turnitin assignment, while other assignment settings can only be edited in the D2L course’s assignment list.
Use the reference table to learn more about where each setting should be edited. Any unlisted settings can be edited within the Turnitin assignment settings.
| Field | Turnitin Settings | D2L Settings |
|---|---|---|
| Title | ❌ | ✅ |
| Instructions | ❌ | ✅ |
| Max Grade | ✅ | ❌ |
| Start Date | ❌ | ✅ |
| Due Date | ❌ | ✅ |
| Feedback Release Date | ✅ | ❌ |
To access the D2L assignment settings, select the dropdown menu beside the assignment and choose Edit Properties in Place.
Managing a Turnitin assignment in D2L
Turnitin assignments
The following links include guidance on how to create and manage Turnitin assignments.
- General assignment guidance - includes submission deletion workflows and file requirements
- Classic Standard Assignment
- New Standard Assignment
- Student Writing Assignment
- Handwritten Assignment
Similarity Reports, AI writing, and other academic integrity tools
- Similarity Reports
- AI writing (Originality licenses only)
- Writing Report (Turnitin Clarity add-on only)
Grading and feedback tools
After grading a new Standard Assignment, it may take 2–5 minutes for the grade to appear in the LMS gradebook.
- Grading for the Classic Standard Assignment
- Grading for the New Standard Assignment
- Grading Handwritten Assignments
- Grading PeerMark
Grades entered in the Turnitin viewer are sent to the D2L gradebook as soon as they are awarded. If you do not want students to see the grade before the feedback release date, use Manage Grades to hide the grade column from users.
Hide grades in D2L (optional)
To hide a grade column from students:
- In D2L, go to Manage Grades.
- Select the assignment’s grade item.
- From More Actions, select Hide from Users.
To show the grade column again later:
In Manage Grades, select the grade item, then select Make Visible to Users.