As part of the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) workflow programme administrators will need to set up Turnitin assignment submission points for any Mode of Submission that requires one. This may include multiple part or flexible pattern modes of submission.
These recommended workflows will support you through the assessment cycle process.
- Setting up assignments
- Editing assignments
- Emailing non-submitters
- Enabling Moderation within 15 days with anonymity on
- Revealing Marks and Feedback to students
- Refreshing inbox data (including resync grade)
Setting up an Assignment
When setting up a submission point the following workflow is recommend:
- Go to the Assessment Learning Module in your course.
- Name the Assignment Folder.
- In the place where you wish the submission point to appear click on the purple plus sign
- From the menu select Content Market, find the Turnitin LTI tool in the Content Market
- Open the Turnitin LTI Tool to create the assignment
- Add assignment name
- Add point possible
- Add Start Date
- Add Due Date
- Add Feedback Release Date
- Set the Optional settings
Ultra guide: Set up a Turnitin Assignment
Post-deadline submission point
For Schools which set up two submission points – for on-time and post-deadline submissions – the on-time assignment should be set not to allow late submissions. The start date for the post-deadline submission point should then be set to be the same as the official assignment deadline date and time. This means the submission point will open for submissions when the deadline is reached, and students can no longer submit to the on-time submission point.
The Start and Due date can not be the same time in Turnitin, therefore, set the post-deadline due date as 1 minute later than the official deadline.
Editing an Assignment
If you need to edit assignment settings, this may be done via Settings in the Turnitin Assignment Inbox, or in Blackboard by choosing Edit from the three dot menu.
Guide on where to edit assignment setting
Non-submitters
In Turnitin it is possible to download a Submission List which names each student and whether they have submitted Yes/No.
When anonymity is on, the names of students who have submitted are anonymised, but the non-submitters are named.
The words “New Submission” will appear in the Gradebook for students who have submitted, this also happens with anonymity turned on.
Moderation within 15 day TAT when anonymity is on
Anonymous marking works differently in Turnitin than for a Blackboard assignment, and this means that moderation is possible prior to the lifting of anonymity.
With Turnitin the following can be performed when Anonymity is on:
- You can order by any of the column headings including by Grade even when anonymity is on.
- You can search the inbox for information in any of the columns, including Paper ID, submission title etc.
- You can download a submissions list where the non-submitters are named.
Release Marks to Students
Marks are automatically posted and visible to students on the Feedback Release date unless the submission-point/column has been hidden from students.
If anonymity is on this is when the marks will be visible in the Gradebook.
Refresh inbox data
The refresh button allows you to update the inbox without needing to reload the webpage. This will check for any changes to the inbox, including roster data updates.
Resync grade
If a mark is not showing or not showing correctly (i.e. not the most up-to-date mark) in the Gradebook it is possible to use the resync grade function to realign the two inboxes.
Guide last updated on May 27, 2025