At the end of the Spring Semester on May 22nd, we will enable two new features in Canvas. One is a major interface update for Turnitin and the other is a minor interface update for the Scheduler.
Turnitin’s New Feedback Studio
Turnitin has released a major product upgrade that will be available on May 22nd. The new version of the service, called Turnitin Feedback Studio, offers all the functionalities of Turnitin, but with a simplified, more intuitive interface. Once upgraded, you can expect to see a new interface when you open up a student’s paper in Turnitin. Your students will also experience this new interface when viewing Originality Reports and receiving feedback through Turnitin. This upgrade will not affect the creation of Turnitin assignments in Canvas.
To get acquainted with the upgraded Turnitin Feedback Studio you can:
- Try out an interactive demo
- View a video that highlights the differences in Feedback Studio
- Review the Feedback Studio Student Guide
Canvas Scheduler
The new interface for the Canvas Scheduler will make it easier to see who has signed up for appointments and enable students to more easily see available appointments. The basic functionality of the Scheduler has not changed.
The separate “Scheduler” button will no longer appear for faculty or students. For faculty, the Scheduler will appear as another tab on the “Edit Event” dialog box that appears when you click on the “+” to add an Event. For students, they will see a section above their calendars for Appointments and underneath a button to “Find Appointments”.
- Faculty instructions for setting up appointment groups
- Student instructions for signing up for an appointment
Instructional Technology is available to assist you by contacting us at support@stedwards.edu.