Overview
Turnitin Draft Coach provides students with the ability to use Turnitin’s tools in Microsoft Word online to work towards the final draft of their assignment before they submit it to their instructor. Students can get feedback on grammar, citation checks, and check for similarity up to three times per document.
This video provides instructors with an overview of Turnitin's Microsoft Add-on, Draft Coach. Instructors will explore the value of Draft Coach for students and instructors, ways to use Draft Coach in their classrooms, and how Draft Coach and Turnitin solutions can work together.
Instructions
Draft Coach for MS Word Online will be available to all UCO students and instructors beginning summer 2023. Students will need to ensure they are using Microsoft Word, online, using their UCO account and have the Turnitin add on enabled. Full getting started instructions and additional resources for students can be found in the Turnitin Draft Coach for Students knowledge base article.
Notes
Learn more about Draft Coach on Turnitin's website.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- If my students check their document for plagiarism in Draft Coach, will that affect the Turnitin detection through my D2L course Assignment folder?
Nope! The similarity (plagiarism) detection in Draft Coach allows the students to check their document against the Turnitin database without cataloging their document in the database itself. This means that it does not save it as a submitted student assignment until it is actually submitted to the Assignment folder in a D2L course.
- What about ChatGPT? Does Turnitin or Draft Coach check for AI submissions?
At this time, no it does not. BUT Turnitin has a beta version that they anticipate being available in the full Turnitin platform sometime later in 2023.
- Do students have a limited number of checks while using Draft Coach?
Yes and no. Students have unlimited use of the grammar and citation checker while using Draft Coach in MS Word online but can only use the similarity (plagiarism) checker a maximum of 3 times per document. It is recommended that students save their checks until they have a mostly completed document as a part of their final revision process.
- Can students use Draft Coach in Google Docs? I see Google Docs referenced on Turnitin's website but my students don't see it as an option.
Our licensing with Turnitin only allows for Draft Coach to be used in either Microsoft Word online or Google Docs online; not both. All UCO students and instructors have full access to the Microsoft suite of tools through Office 365 and it has been enabled to work with those tools. Students do need to activate their Office 365 account by visiting office.com and logging in with their UCO account information.