In this guidance, we will provide advice on how to upgrade to Turnitin Advantage (if your institution is not already using it) and how to enable Document Processor with that integration (if you would like) in order to take full advantage of the Turnitin features available to you. These directions apply for Canvas hosted clients only.
If you are a self hosted Canvas client, please contact your Account Manager to discuss the easiest path to update to Turnitin Advantage LTI 1.3.
Below are the possible integration pathways your Canvas hosted institution might have:
- Your institution uses the Turnitin Advantage (LTI 1.3) integration only currently and would like to add Document Processor
- Your institution uses LTI 1.1 only and would like to upgrade to Turnitin Advantage (LTI 1.3)
Your institution uses the Turnitin Advantage (LTI 1.3) integration only currently and would like to add Document Processor
If you are already using Turnitin Advantage (LTI 1.3) only to access the Turnitin assignment workflow and you want to add the ability to add Turnitin within the Canvas assignment workflow, the only thing the Canvas admin needs to do is enable Document Processor. There is no migration of Plagiarism Framework assignments needed.
To confirm that you have installed the Turnitin Advantage (LTI 1.3) assignment creation workflow for instructors, check that the only option to access Turnitin is found on the Assignments page in the Course Assignments Menu.
Enable Document Processor
To enable the Document Processor option for Canvas assignments, go to settings, choose the Feature Options tab, and find the Document Processor option. Make sure it is on.
You can enable Document Processor at the course level, the subaccount level, as a choice for instructors to try this out themselves, or at the root level for everyone to have access to it.
With this, your instructors now have expanded choice on how they want to use all the Turnitin features available to you whether by the Turnitin assignment workflow or the Canvas assignment workflow.
Document Processor shows up as an option for instructors to add a third party tool to a Canvas assignment if the Submission Type is online and file upload or text entry or both are chosen as online entry options.
Turnitin is one of the options to add to your Canvas assignment.
The reports show in SpeedGrader for easy reference.
Your institution uses LTI 1.1 only and would like to upgrade to Turnitin Advantage (LTI 1.3)
If you have the ability to enable Turnitin for Canvas assignments through the External Tool (LTI 1.1.) option only, the Canvas admin will need to work with the Turnitin admin to:
- Confirm the Turnitin account id that is linked to the existing LTI 1.1 integration
- Add the Turnitin Advantage (LTI 1.3) app to the Canvas environment
- Enable Document Processor (optional)
- Deploy the Turnitin Advantage (LTI 1.3) app
- Delete the LTI 1.1 integration
There is no need to migrate any Plagiarism Framework assignments
To confirm that your institution has installed Turnitin via LTI 1.1 only, create a Canvas assignment and choose External Tool from the Submission Type options.
There should be only one Turnitin option that is available.
Check the Turnitin account ID that is connected to the LTI 1.1 integration
To upgrade from LTI 1.1 to Turnitin Advantage (LTI 1.3) with Document Processor capabilities, you will need to use the SAME Turnitin account that was used for the LTI 1.1 integration. If you are not sure which one that is, as the Canvas admin, go to Settings, choose the Apps tab, and choose View App Configuration.
Click the gear sign then Edit.
The Turnitin account is listed in the Consumer Key field. Please make a note of it. While here, we recommend renaming your LTI 1.1 integration as that will make it easier to identify for deletion later.
Add the Turnitin Advantage (LTI 1.3) app
As the Canvas admin, go to Apps. Click Discover and type in Turnitin.
Then click on the Turnitin option.
Click Install.
Then Install App.
Make sure the app is unlocked and available at the root level.
If you need this app to be available for just certain Canvas subaccounts, make sure it is not available at the Canvas root level by clicking on the pencil icon. Click Save.
Then click Add Exception.
Choose the subaccounts or courses this app should be available for.
Enable Document Processor (optional)
To enable Document Processor, go to Settings, choose the Feature Options tab, and find the Document Processor option. Make sure it is on.
You can enable Document Processor at the course level, the subaccount level, as a choice for instructors to try this out themselves, or at the root level for everyone to have access to it.
With this, your instructors now have expanded choice on how they want to use all the Turnitin features available to you whether by the Turnitin assignment workflow or the Canvas assignment workflow.
Document Processor shows up as an option for instructors to add a third party tool to a Canvas assignment if the Submission Type is online and file upload or text entry or both are chosen as online entry options.
Turnitin is one of the options to add to your Canvas assignment.
The reports show in SpeedGrader for easy reference.
Deploy the Turnitin Advantage (LTI 1.3) app
Go into a course at the root level or the subaccount level and click Assignments. From the Course Assignments menu, choose Turnitin.
Log in as if you are logging into home.turnitin.com.
Enter in the login passcode that was sent to the Turnitin admin email associated with the account and click Submit.
Choose +Create new.
Find the account you want to link it to in the list (the LTI 1.1 account). Click the radio button in front of the account and click Next.
Name the deployment and click Next.
Confirm the deployment.
You will get a Success indication. Once this is done, you can click the X to exit.
Delete the LTI 1.1 integration
The last step in the process is to delete the LTI 1.1 integration. To do that, go to Settings, click the Apps tab, then View App Configurations. Click on the gear sign next to LTI 1.1 and delete it.
You will still have access to past LTI 1.1 assignments, submissions, and reports. They will launch as Classic Standard assignments once you delete the LTI 1.1 integration.
If the Turnitin admin has instructor choice set as an option for the account, once you copy a course that used LTI 1.1 assignments into a new course, those past LTI 1.1 assignments will become Classic Standard Turnitin assignments.
If the Turnitin admin has new Standard assignments only set for the account, once you copy a course that used LTI 1.1 assignments into a new course, those past LTI 1.1 assignments will become new Standard Turnitin assignments.
If you would like to upgrade your LTI 1.1 assignments to the new Standard assignment type, you can use Turnitin’s Assignment Copy tool for this. Once you upgrade them, if you want to continue to use Turnitin’s Assignment Copy tool, you can. If you want to use the LMS course copy method instead you can do that as well (they will still be new Standard assignment types).
If you do not delete the LTI 1.1 integration, those assignments will continue to stay LTI 1.1 assignments and launch as LTI 1.1 assignments and copy as LTI 1.1 assignments.