Overview presentation about Turntin Grademark for Swansea University

1. Turnitin Potential as marking system

2. Components Site license – unlimited users Widely used across most schools Submission via blackboard Easy to set up Student familiarity Licensed for small number but could be extended Nothing new to set up (instructors) Submission exactly the same (Students) On line marking and feedback Marks fed into Blackboard Gradecentre Student views image of paper with comments Included in full package Opens possibility of automated peer review Not dealt with today

3. Setting up Online through Blackboard Course site Familiar Turnitin form – with a couple of extra fields to complete Can be used with all existing blackboard features such as Groups and Adaptive release

4. Demo of student submission

5. Key Dates Date from which assignment is visible to students Assignments submitted after this date and time are marked late in red Date from which students can see the paper with any comments and when the mark will appear in Blackboard gradecentre

7. Accessed from Turnitin in-box

8. Originality report available on line to marker

9. Direct feedback comments on paper image

12. Marks are output to grade centre in Blackboard

13. Set of APIs for connecting with other services

15. Familiar interface

16. Works in Blackboard

17. Link to plagiarism

18. Low maintenance

19. Fully supported

20. Free online training

21. Limited free pilot

22. Feedback on papers

23. Development possible using APIs

24. Adoption

25. No double marking (yet)

26. Need for local storage

27. No offline marking (yet)

28. Some local development needed