This past spring, COLI organized a faculty panel to evaluate possible replacements for Turnitin. Turnitin’s steeply rising cost, measured against ongoing security problems with their service, merited consideration of recent competitors. This panel evaluated two alternative products, and the consensus was that Copyleaks was the best option. Consequently, COLI and ITS anticipate ending the contract with Turnitin in December 2024 and beginning the spring semester with Copyleaks available to all courses within D2L.
If you have used Turnitin in the past, and suspect you need Turnitin reporting information on any past or present student work or academic circumstance, download and save all relevant Turnitin reports or other data before December 15, 2024.
Copyleaks is intuitive to use but as usual, COLI will develop tutorial videos tailored for Canisius faculty, showing how to use CopyLeaks’ plagiarism and AI detection services within our D2L instance. Stay tuned to the COLI Blog and the Dome for more information.
If you have any immediate questions or concerns about the Turnitin-Copyleaks transition, please email helpdesk@canisius.edu.
Submitted by: Tyler Kron-Piatek, Instructional Designer, COLI
