Turnitin Feedback Studio is available within the Blackboard course Content Market. Though not the preferred method for creating Turnitin assignments, this integration lets you create a direct Turnitin assignment—grading and feedback occur in Turnitin and do not use Blackboard rubrics or Blackboard’s native grading workflow.

When to use Turnitin directly (instead of Blackboard’s assignment)

  • Fall pilot: Participation in the Turnitin Clarity pilot. Contact Chris Bryson at bryson@uark.edu for details.
  • Missed reports: Generating Similarity Reports for files submitted through Blackboard assignments that did not process in Turnitin.
  • Group work: Generating Similarity Reports for files submitted to Blackboard group assignments.

Create a Turnitin Assignment (via Content Market)

  1. Open your Blackboard course.
  2. Go to the area where you want the assignment to appear (e.g., a module or folder).
  3. Click + (Add content) and select Content Market.
  4. Choose Turnitin Feedback Studio.
  5. Complete the Turnitin setup page (title, instructions, dates, etc.), then save.

Screenshot of Turnitin assignment creation tool

Note: Turnitin assignments created this way use Turnitin’s Feedback Studio for grading and do not use Blackboard rubrics or Blackboard’s Gradebook tools.

Workflow for additional Similarity Reports

If you need Similarity Reports for submissions that didn’t process (or for group submissions), follow this approach:

  1. Download the Blackboard assignment submissions:
    How to download all assignment submissions & grade offline.
  2. Create a Turnitin assignment (via Content Market).
  3. Set the Turnitin assignment to be worth 0 points.
  4. Set the Turnitin assignment to be hidden from students.
  5. Submit on behalf of students (instructor submission):
    Turnitin guide: submitting on behalf of students.