Earlier this month we announced that we will be discontinuing the Turnitin plagiarism detection service after June 30, 2018. Since then, we have been working with instructors to help them transition to another University-wide service for plagiarism detection via the SafeAssign tool in the Compass 2g (Blackboard) Learning Management System (LMS).

We are available to help instructors with the transition. If you decide to use SafeAssign, we will ensure that the training is available to you as well as guidance on using this tool. For questions regarding support and assistance in transitioning, please contact atlas-tlt@illinois.edu.

We have developed a step-by-step guide on how to create SafeAssign assignments in Compass and link them from Moodle. It is available at:

http://go.illinois.edu/MoodleCompassAssignment

Instructors who have used Turnitin in the past will have read-only rights for accessing submissions and tools (rubrics) for a period of 180 days (via Turnitin.com) after June 30. For instructions on how to export submissions from Turnitin please visit the following webpage:

http://go.illinois.edu/MoodleBackupTurnitin

If you are teaching in the Fall or after, please contact us by Friday, July 13 to ensure a timely transition.