The Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering recently renewed their contract for Turnitin, extending the license for all faculty through September, 2013. As part of this renewal, several features above and beyond Plagiarism Detection are now available: Blackboard Integration, Grademark, and Peermark.

Blackboard Integration simplifies the entire process of using Turnitin. Requesting an instructor account is no longer necessary, students no longer have to know class codes or enrollment passwords, and assignment grades don't have to be imported or exported. Assignments can be created and graded within your Blackboard course. Learn more about Turnitin Blackboard Integration.

Grademark allows truly paperless assignment handling. Assignments are created and released to students. Students submit electronic copies of their work. Faculty can then comment directly on the entire paper, sections of the paper, or specific words and phrases. Faculty can also click on and insert a number of common observations about student writing - e.g., "check spelling," "paraphrase," "good argument," and "cite source." Comments are then sent back to students electronically - all using just a browser. Grading rubrics can also be created and easily applied to submissions. This can help TAs grade consistently. When Grademark is used with Blackboard Integration, it becomes even more powerful. Grademark can be used with or without Plagiarism detection. Peermark is similar to Grademark, but allows students to comment on each other's papers, all electronically.

For more information or to request an account (outside of Blackboard), contact turnitin@jhu.edu

Turnitin Tip Sheet from the CER (PDF)

Official Turnitin Training Materials:

Turnitin Training for Instructors

Instructor Quickstart Guide

Instructor Manual




Resources:

Academic Ethics for Undergraduates: A Guide for Students, Professors, and the Community.
http://www.jhu.edu/~advising/ethics.html.

Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism:

The Council of Writing Program Administrators Statement on Best Practices: http://www.wpacouncil.org
Undergraduate Academic Ethics Board: http://ethics.jhu.edu

Training is available (KSAS and WSE faculty only). Request training - email turnitin@jhu.edu.