Turnitin for Canvas LTI 1.3

MiraCosta College has an unlimited license to Turnitin, GradeMark, and Peer Review, and Turnitin is available within Canvas. No separate login or password is required for faculty or students. You have two options for how to use Turnitin with Canvas.

The primary difference between the two is that the Turnitin LTI 1.3 integration is best used if faculty prefer to use Turnitin for grading and feedback; the Turnitin Plagiarism Framework is preferred by faculty who want Turnitin for plagiarism prevention but like to use the Canvas grading and feedback tools.

Create a Turnitin LTI 1.3 Assignment in MCC Canvas:

  1. Click on Assignments from the course navigation menu.
  2. Click on the 3 Dots Assignment Settings button.
  3. Click on Turnitin in the menu.
Turnitin LTI 1.3 in MiraCosta College Canvas

Turnitin Canvas LTI 1.3 Resources

Testing a Turnitin Assignment with your MCC Sample Student

Turnitin is an LTI tool that is globally installed on our Canvas system. LTI tools are not native to Canvas so they will not work in the internal Canvas Student View. You must log off of Canvas, as an instructor, then log on with your MCC Sample Student account. Now you will be able to experience a Turnitin assignment within your Canvas course as a student.

Additional information

Turnitin Canvas Plagiarism Framework

Turnitin Plagiarism Framework is available within Canvas and offers a tighter integration between a Canvas assignment and Turnitin than the Turnitin 1.3 LTI Canvas integration. No separate login or password is required for faculty or students.

The primary difference between the two tools is that the Turnitin LTI 1.3 integration is best used if faculty prefer to use Turnitin for grading and feedback; the Turnitin Plagiarism Framework is preferred by faculty who want Turnitin for plagiarism prevention but like to use the Canvas grading and feedback tools.

MiraCosta College has an unlimited license to Turnitin, GradeMark, and Peer Review.

Turnitin Canvas Plagiarism Framework Guides

Turnitin Integration Canvas Resources

Testing a Turnitin Assignment with your MCC Sample Student

Turnitin is an LTI tool that is globally installed on our Canvas system. LTI tools are not native to Canvas so they will not work in the internal Canvas Student View. You must log off of Canvas, as an instructor, then log on with your MCC Sample Student account. Now you will be able to experience a Turnitin assignment within your Canvas course as a student.

Additional information

Turnitin’s LTI 1.1 integration was disabled at the end of the Fall 2025 semester

[The following message was sent to faculty 10/13/2025 who were identified as to have used Turnitin LTI 1.1 within Canvas]

You’re receiving this message as a MiraCosta instructor who has used the Turnitin 1.1 LTI in spring, summer, and or fall 2025. Turnitin 1.1 is an older version of the Turnitin tools and it appears that Turnitin is removing support for it. While it works at this time, Turnitin has removed the documentation for it. We hope it remains viable through the fall term, but we plan to disable it over winter break. We advise that you update your use of Turnitin going forward.

Your two options are:

·         Turnitin 1.3 LTI – if you wish to continue using Turnitin similarly to how you have been, for plagiarism detection and grading/feedback, this is recommended.

·         Turnitin Plagiarism Framework – this option enables you to use Turniitn for plagiarism detection but use the Canvas grading/feedback tools

The links above will provide more detail and links to Turnitin guides. If you have further questions about which Turnitin tools best fit your approach to assessment, and/or about how to make the switch, please reach out to instructional designer Nadia Khan for support.

Accessibility Support Workshops and Training

The Online Ed team in collaboration with MiraCosta College’s Access Specialist bring the 2025-26 Accessibility Support Workshop series focusing on Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning. Recordings from this series are below.

Fall 2025

Spring 2026

MiraCosta Online Ed Tips & Reminders: 2025 Year-end

Dear MiraCosta Faculty, 

Here are a few reminders, resources, and opportunities as 2025 comes to a close!

Canvas End of Term Support and Reminders

After Dec. 31, your fall Canvas classes go into read-only mode for you and your students, and move from the Canvas Dashboard to the Past Enrollments area of Canvas (select Courses at left in Canvas, then All Courses to see Past Enrollment courses). If you wish to remove access to any of your course materials for your current students beyond this semester, you need to do so by Dec. 31. Review our Canvas end-of-term guide for details. It also discusses what you need to do if you have any students who will receive Incomplete grades, as well as what to do if you wish to close course access sooner than Dec. 31. If you’d like help with any semester wrap-up tasks, and/or as you begin working on spring classes, you can consult with our Instructional Designer, Nadia Khan (click the link to schedule a time). 

ZTC/OER Support and Reminders

For those teaching spring classes that are Zero- or Low-Textbook Cost, if you haven’t yet done so, please update your course section ZTC/LTC designations in SURF. For folks looking for support building spring ZTC classes or just exploring the use of OER, you can book a consult with our ZTC/OER Instructional Designer, Stephanie Kelley (click the link to schedule a time).

If You’re Already Thinking About Spring

  • Stop! Chill out. Rest.
  • Ok, if you insist … remember that in 2025 we added two nifty tools to streamline your Canvas course copy and reuse processes:
    • Adjust-All – makes copying previous Canvas courses for reuse a lot easier. It enables you to change all course item due dates and announcement publication dates in one place, rather than having to access each item individually.
    • TidyUP – makes it quick and simple to identify and delete files, folders, pages, and assignments that are no longer in use, making your Canvas course less cumbersome and easier for you and your students to use. Do this before copying current courses forward!
  • An exciting new tool is coming very soon to our Canvas – DesignPlus. If you love visually engaging, beautifully designed Canvas courses but despise the technical challenges, accessibility concerns, and time required to do that, this tool will be an option worth exploring. See the DesignPlus website for a preview! More info to come once we have it set up in our Canvas system.
  • @ONE online teaching courses are open to all California Community College faculty. Some are self-paced and available anytime. Facilitated spring courses are open for enrollment now, and are completely free. They’ll fill, so sign up now if you’re interested!
  • Submit a proposal (due Jan. 31) for the Online Teaching Conference (June 23-25, Anaheim). MiraCosta faculty who present can have all travel expenses covered from the Online Ed budget!

Happy break!

– Jim

Jim Julius, Ed.D.
Faculty Coordinator, Online Education

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