D2L Brightspace LTI vs. V2

Turnitin has different integrations with D2L Brightspace that allow instructors to choose which workflow and tools work best to fulfill the needs and objectives of their assignment. If you are a Feedback Studio customer, the LTI integration and the V2 integration are designed to work alongside each other and therefore can be set up in the same D2L Brightspace environment. In addition, instructors can use both integrations in their course at the same time, using the LTI workflow for one assignment but the V2 workflow for another.

The V2 integration is designed to work within the D2L Assignment workflow while the LTI integration works within the Content section of D2L Brightspace as an External Tool. Below is a chart to compare the integrations and their functions.

Please note that with the move to LTI 1.3 as the industry standard, the LTI 1.3 integration is recommended over the LTI 1.1 integration. If you are currently using the LTI 1.1 integration, you may want to consider moving to LTI 1.3. Please check out our Migration Hub for recommendations.

Feature LTI 1.3 (new standard) LTI 1.1 (old standard) V2
Similarity Check (Similarity Reports)

✅ Yes

Available to launch from the Turnitin inbox.

✅ Yes

Available to launch from the Turnitin inbox.

✅ Yes

Available to launch from the D2L assignment inbox.
Turnitin's online feedback tools

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

✅ Yes
Turnitin rubrics and grading forms

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

✅ Yes
ETS e-rater grammar checking

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

✅ Yes
PeerMark peer review available for the assignment

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

❌ No
Turnitin's assignment analytics

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

❌ No
Simplified assignment set-up

✅ Yes

While assignment set-up is separate to the D2L Brightspace assignment set-up process (accessed via Content), deep linking functionality means that you only have to enter the assignment information once and it passes back to D2L Brightspace.

❌ No

While assignment set-up is separate to the D2L Brightspace assignment set-up process (accessed via Content), this required setup twice - for the Turnitin assignment and again in the D2L Brightspace environment.

✅ Yes

This integration works within the D2L Brightspace assignment workflow itself but does not deliver full Turnitin functionality.
Student roster synchronization

✅ Yes

All students included in a D2L Brightspace course will be automatically populated in the LTI assignment inbox (including any drop/adds that occur after the semester starts).

❌ No

N/A
Collusion check

✅ Yes

On the due date of the assignment, an additional check is run and an updated score is available in Feedback Studio accessible from the Turnitin LTI assignment inbox within D2L Brightspace.

✅ Yes

On the due date of the assignment, an additional check is run and an updated score is available in Feedback Studio accessible from the Turnitin LTI assignment inbox within D2L Brightspace.

✅ Yes

On the due date of the assignment, an additional check is run and an updated score is available in Feedback Studio, and will be updated in the D2L Brightspace submission list.
Template exclusion

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

✅ Yes
Self-serve paper deletion requests

✅ Yes

Requests can be made by the instructor directly from the LTI assignment inbox. The Turnitin account administrator can immediately approve or reject a request from turnitin.com/turnitinuk.com

✅ Yes

Requests can be made by the instructor directly from the LTI assignment inbox. The Turnitin account administrator can immediately approve or reject a request from turnitin.com/turnitinuk.com

❌ No

Instructors will need to contact their Turnitin account administrator, who will in turn be able to contact Turnitin's support team to manually process the deletion requests as needed.
Instructor submitting or resubmitting on behalf of a student

✅ Yes

This works for both submitting and re-submitting.

✅ Yes

This works for re-submitting only.

❌ No
Access to D2L Brightspace grading and feedback tools

❌ No

❌ No

✅ Yes
Group assignments

❌ No

❌ No

✅ Yes

Each member of the group will be able to see the Similarity report and feedback given.
D2L Brightspace Rubrics

❌ No

❌ No

✅ Yes
Submitting multiple files at the same time to a single assignment

❌ No

Only one file upload is supported at a time. If multiple files are submitted, they will be overwritten and considered to be the 'latest' submission. Only one Similarity Report at a time is generated for the assignment per student.

❌ No

Only one file upload is supported at a time. If multiple files are submitted, they will be overwritten and considered to be the 'latest' submission. Only one Similarity Report at a time is generated for the assignment per student.

✅ Yes

Each of the files that were uploaded has its own Similarity Report generated (if it is a readable text file). Previous submissions can be retained and viewed through the D2L Brightspace assignment inbox (if this setting is enabled on the D2L side).
Translated Matching

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

✅ Yes