In this guide:
- Why does our institution need to upgrade to Turnitin LTI 1.3?
- What are the end of support dates?
- 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 Blackbaud 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 Blackbaud 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 Blackbaud 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.
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 +Add dropdown is a more streamlined process (resulting in less clicking and duplication of assignment information in both Turnitin and Blackbaud).
What are the enhancements that instructors will gain with Turnitin LTI 1.3?
The Turnitin Advantage integration (LTI 1.3) is now even more extensible with access to new workflows, including simplified, streamlined assignment workflows with one integrated Turnitin inbox for easier management of Turnitin across the institution. Additionally, it provides access to AI-assisted add-ons, including:
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Turnitin Clarity: Provides a composition space with AI assistance for students to help them build AI literacy, critical thinking, and writing skills. Educators gain visibility into students’ writing process while students learn how to use AI tools thoughtfully, ethically, and transparently. This shared understanding builds trust, supports equitable grading, and keeps the focus on real learning.
Turnitin Originality: Go beyond similarity checking with AI writing detection and detailed document insights that help uphold academic integrity and support responsible scholarship.
Paper to Digital: Paper to Digital is designed to help grade handwritten submissions with the same speed and flexibility as digital work, combining traditional assessment with AI-assisted grading.
For more comprehensive Turnitin Feedback Studio guidance and hands-on resources, please visit the Resource Center page and bookmark it for future reference.
- 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
- Paper deletion request workflow
- Access to the Assignment Copy tool
- Ability to resync grades to the LMS gradebook as needed
- 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 + Add dropdown in Blackbaud, 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 need to see a submission made by students that have been dropped from your course, please contact your Turnitin admin. They will work with Turnitin Support to provide a copy of the Feedback Studio report/submission as a secured file.
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.