In this guide:
- Why does our institution need to upgrade to Turnitin LTI 1.3?
- What are the end of support dates?
- What do I need to do first as an LMS administrator?
- Is it possible to run both the Turnitin LTI 1.1 integration and the Turnitin LTI 1.3 integration at the same time while we transition?
- How does this affect Turnitin LTI 1.1 assignments in past courses?
- How does this affect new Turnitin LTI 1.3 assignments created in current courses?
- What are the enhancements that instructors will gain with Turnitin LTI 1.3?
- What changes to existing workflows do my instructors need to be aware of?
- How does this affect Turnitin LTI 1.1 assignments that have been copied from past courses into current courses?
- What happens to instructor QuickMarks, rubrics, and PeerMark questions that they have created?
- What support guides are available to assist us?
Why does our institution need to upgrade to Turnitin LTI 1.3?
As part of Turnitin's commitment to providing the best customer experience and helping you get the most out of our solutions, we are encouraging our customers who have Turnitin LTI 1.1 currently integrated in Agilix Buzz to upgrade to Turnitin LTI 1.3. This upgrade provides additional security improvements as well as additional enhancements such as easier assignment creation and better grade pass back service.
Please note that Turnitin plans to end support of the Turnitin LTI 1.1 integration with Agilix Buzz on June 30, 2026 and to deprecate this integration entirely on December 31, 2026.
To learn more about Turnitin LTI 1.3, please see Turnitin Feedback Studio & LTI integrations.
What are the end of support dates?
Turnitin plans to end support of the Turnitin LTI 1.1 integration with Agilix Buzz on June 30, 2026 and to deprecate this integration entirely on December 31, 2026. You can update your integration till this date during the time that works best for your academic schedule.
What do I need to do first as an LMS administrator?
- Log in to your Agilix Buzz environment as an administrator and update your existing LTI 1.1 integration noting the Turnitin account ID.
- Log in to turnitin.com (or turnitinuk.com) as the Turnitin administrator and locate the account ID that is linked to your Agilix Buzz LTI 1.1 integration. Select the Configured button for that account ID and then make note of the shared secret.
- Go back to your Agilix Buzz environment and delete and reinstall your LTI 1.1 integration using the same Turnitin account and shared secret changing the host name field to turnitin.com (it was previously api.turnitin.com).
- Confirm access to past LTI 1.1 assignments and submissions.
- Using the same Turnitin account for the LTI 1.3 integration that was used for the LTI 1.1 integration, configure the LTI 1.3 integration using this guide. Please be aware that there will be quite a bit of copying and pasting from Turnitin to Agilix Buzz and from Agilix Buzz to Turnitin for this.
- Deploy the LTI 1.3 integration by creating a dummy assignment.
As we communicate information to the Turnitin admins over the next year, our Agilix Buzz upgrade recommendations for Turnitin administrators may be useful in assisting in the transition from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3. It includes advice on vetting the integration with your Cybersecurity or IT Department as needed, testing the integration before launching it in production, and communicating to stakeholders what changes they can expect in their classes.
Is it possible to run both the Turnitin LTI 1.1 integration and the Turnitin LTI 1.3 integration at the same time while we transition?
We do not recommend running both integrations at the same time as they will be using the same Turnitin account id.
How does this affect Turnitin LTI 1.1 assignments in past courses?
Instructors and students will still have access to past LTI 1.1 assignments and submissions.
How does this affect new Turnitin LTI 1.3 assignments created in current courses?
Because the LTI 1.3 integration is deep linking, creating the Turnitin assignment via the External Tools tab when adding an Activity is much more streamlined. For more information, view the guidance on how to create an LTI 1.3 assignment in Agilix Buzz.
What are the enhancements that instructors will gain with Turnitin LTI 1.3?
- Overall improved user interface for you (and your students) including seeing at a glance which students have submitted or not to the assignment via the Assignment Inbox
- Easier assignment creation workflow
- Submission deletion request workflow
- Access to the Assignment Copy tool
- Access to other Turnitin assessment types such as Handwritten Assignments (Paper to Digital), Student Writing (Clarity), and the new version of the Standard Assignment.
- Ability to resync grades to the LMS gradebook as needed.
- Roster syncing function that updates every time the assignment is launched. Because this is based on the Agilix Buzz course roster, this means that students that have been added to the class or dropped from the class will show in the assignment inbox automatically.
- Ability to submit an assignment on behalf of a student as needed by the instructor.
- Access to assignment level insights within the LTI inbox including robust assignment analytics and Flags.
What changes to existing workflows do my instructors need to be aware of?
Besides choosing Turnitin from the External Tools tab when adding an Activity in Agilix Buzz, there is no change to the existing workflow for users.
Please note that dropped or deactivated students will be removed from the Turnitin assignment inbox. They will also be dropped from the course via turnitin.com. If you or an instructor needs to see a submission made by students that have been dropped from a course, please contact Turnitin Support.
How does this affect Turnitin LTI 1.1 assignments that have been copied from past courses into current courses?
Past LTI 1.1 assignments will become LTI 1.3 assignments when the integration is updated. As such, when they are copied to another course, they will be LTI 1.3 assignments. You may also use the Turnitin assignment copy tool to copy Turnitin enabled assignments from one course to another.
What happens to instructor QuickMarks, rubrics, and PeerMark questions that they have created?
Instructor QuickMarks, rubrics and grading forms, and PeerMark questions that have been saved will be available to you for your new LTI 1.3 assignments. Instructors can also export QuickMarks and rubrics and grading forms and import them as needed. See our guidance below.
If there is an issue with accessing them, please contact Turnitin support for assistance.
What support guides are available to assist us?