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Be aware that syncing from your iPad isn't 'syncing' in the strict sense of the word because although Turnitin technically allows different markers, it hasn't designed the software for them. So rather than merging marks and comments, syncing will overwrite any existing marks and comments. Marks will be saved from the last device marks were synced from. If the marker on the iPad app didn't have the markings of the other markers synched to the iPad app prior to creating his or her markings, then only the markers who used the iPad app will have their markings synced and saved. This is because , as Turnitin only provides for a single marker at any one time.
Let's consider the following scenario. You have a large cohort submitting to a single assignment and have divided them into, say, thirds so that you can allocate each third to a different marker. One way to reduce risk of iPad overwriting marks and feedbacl is to use Moodle Groupings and as many separate Turnitin assignments as there are markers, each made available only to one Grouping of students*.* What is a Grouping? Whereas enabling Groups for an Activity still means that the Activity is available to all students, creating a Grouping of one or more Groups allows an Activity or a Resource to be made available to just some students. The grouping that each Turnitin assignment is available can be set on the Turnitin Assignment's settings page and will then appear in brackets after the Assignment name (visible to staff only) so you can tell which students will be able to see it.
The instructions below will first divide the cohort into three without the confusion of displaying three alternative Turnitin Assignments to students - each student will see only their respective Assignment. Next the instructions match each Turnitin Assignment with its marker - this means that if that marker uses the iPad app and then syncs markings back to Turnitin, they will not overwrite any other marker's markings (as long as each marker is the exclusive marker on that Assignment).
- First create Groups (see the M13 guide) based on which students are allocated to which markers - i.e. one Group per marker. It makes sense to use each marker's name as a Group title.
- As well as adding students, add the marker to the Group.
- Next create Groupings (see the M13 guide) - again one per marker. Since in this case they map directly onto the Groups you made above, you can give the Groupings the same titles.
- Add each Group to its respective Grouping.
- Next, create (in this scenario) three separate Turnitin assignments.
- For each, enable its Grouping, and check the Available for group members only box to restrict access to just that Grouping.
- Yes, it's a bit confusing the first time round.
Alternatively, you can use the Bulk Enrolment block to assign students to groups and groupings en masse, by uploading a csv file of the students and the group they belong in (see the M34 guide: Using the Bulk Enrolment block for instructions).
Second marking? Ensure that the first round of marking is completed before allowing the second marker access to each first marker's cohort. That way when the second marker syncs to the iPad, that sync will include the first marker's markings.
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