Date

September 22, 2025

Type

KB

Owner

Joel Vanner

Tags

Canvas LMSCanvas AssignmentsCanvas Faculty & StaffLTITurnitin

Turnitin is available in all Canvas courses for assignments. Turnitin is not retroactively apply to already submitted assignments and is not enabled by default.

In the “Edit” area for assignments with “Text Entry” and/or “File Uploads” indicated, there is a drop-down menu to enable “Turnitin-Plagarism Check”. Select that option and build your assignment as normal.

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Help & Training

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Accessibility: Accessibility Toolkit from Instructure (makers of Canvas)
Accessibility: What accessibility tool is available in Canvas?
Assignments: Creating an Assignment in Canvas
Assignments: Creating Group Assignments in Canvas (Video)
Assignments: Creating Peer Review Assignments in Canvas (Video)
Assignments: How do I enable Turnitin for a Canvas assignment?
Assignments: How does Turnitin process student resubmissions to the same Canvas assignment?
Assignments: How to Upload a Rise Course Into Your Canvas Course
Assignments: Student Navigation of Peer-Reviewed Canvas Assignments (Video)
Calendar: Add Canvas Calendar Feed to Outlook
Calendar: Adding Office Hours to the Canvas Calendar (Video)
Calendar: Calendar in Canvas (Video)
Calendar: Creating an Event in the Canvas Calendar (Video)
Calendar: Overview of the Canvas Calendar (Video)
Commons: How do I view and import a Commons resource in Canvas Commons?
Commons: Overview of Canvas Commons (Video)
Course Design: Adding an External Link to the Canvas Course Navigation
Course Design: Applying the Quinnipiac Canvas Course Template to Content Imported from Blackboard
Course Design: How do I use Student View in Canvas? How do I reset Test Student? If the Test Student isn’t resetting, how can I fix that?
Course Design: Importing a Template Into Your Canvas Course from Canvas Commons
Course Design: Is there a QU-branded Canvas course template I can build my course from? (For Faculty & Staff)
Course Design: Quinnipiac Canvas Course Template
Course Evaluations: How are course evaluations impacted by this migration? (For Faculty & Staff)
Course Management: Can I change the run dates of my course in Canvas?
Course Management: Can I rename my course in Canvas?
Course Management: Copying a Canvas Course for a New Semester
Course Management: Exporting Course Content from Blackboard to Canvas
Course Management: Get Ready to Teach in Canvas Checklist
Course Management: How do I request a resource course/merged course, so multiple sections of the same course I’m teaching are in one course shell? (For Faculty & Staff)
Course Management: I have a student that received an incomplete for my course, but will now be completing the assignments. The term has ended, how can I give the student access to the course?
Course Management: Migrating Tests and Pools from Blackboard Original to Canvas
Course Management: Once I’m teaching in Canvas, what is the process to copy forward in Canvas for the next semester(s)? (For Faculty & Staff)
Course Management: Publishing Content and Courses in Canvas (Video)
Course Management: When will my courses be removed from Blackboard? (For Faculty & Staff)
Differentiation Tags: Overview of Differentiation Tags in Canvas
Discussions: Canvas Course Discussions Area Overview (Video)
Discussions: Considerations for Graded Discussions in Canvas (Video)
Discussions: Considerations for Ungraded Discussions in Canvas (Video)
Discussions: Creating and Managing Rubrics in Canvas (Video)
Discussions: Creating Discussions in Canvas (Video)
Discussions: Group Discussions in Canvas (Video)
Discussions: Make Discussions Only Available Per Section/Course in Canvas (Merged or Cross-listed Courses)
Discussions: Peer Review and Discussions in Canvas (Video)
Discussions: Setting Checkpoints in Canvas Discussions (Video)
Discussions: Student Experience in Canvas Discussions (Video)