Does anyone else want to see group assignments enabled for external-tool submissions? Specifically, our faculty are interested in using Turnitin or similar plagiarism-detection tools with groups assignments.
I would also really love this feature. I've created my own LTI tool for Canvas for auto-graded code assignments in my class, and the lack of group support means that each group member needs to submit the assignment separately so they can see results from the auto-grader. This undermines the point of a group assignment, and will inevitably lead to inconsistencies among the grades within a group, and we'll have to manually reconcile these inconsistencies. A group LTI assignment would be much cleaner.
Side note: I couldn't find a way to generate a "fake" submission on behalf of other group members, as a workaround. If anyone knows how to do this I would be very interested!
For TurnItIn specifically, group assignments will be available "soon" if the institution is using the new Plagiarism Framework integration (currently in beta for TII). We're in the beta testing group for this, and will deploy TII in the Plagiarism Framework after the Spring term ends (June 2018). I wish I could link to a document about the group assignments feature, but I have only heard this by conference call so far. The ETA was for this month, if you're using the PF.
@h_carmichael @j_avneri Hey Joe/Helen, I saw this idea and thought it a great one especially when considering group assignments that require similarity reports through the TII LTI. Although @rake_9 's comment above is worth noting, so please up vote if you think this is an idea #qub would like to support.
People have been pushing this for a few years now, it seems.
I'd love to do this with a Google Course Kit assignment, have students collaborate on a single doc, but turn it in as a group. The interesting thing is that you can do this fairly easily if you force a copy of a separate file in GDocs, and then they can just send you a link to the document. Strange then, that it can't be done built into Canvas.
And I would love to have group options for Hypothesis, an integrated tool that allows students to annotate collaboratively within Canvas. Currently, the only options are either to have the entire class annotate on the same document (not so great when you have 30+ students all commenting on the same PDF!) or create separate sections of a class--which isn't always an option as this is typically done by admin-only approval.
Seconding @marchibald1 — I've been using Hypothes.is this semester in a smaller course, but I would really like to use it in conjunction with my pre-set Canvas groups. Ideally, the small student groups could each work together on an annotation and take the discussion to the forums—which could have immense pedagogical value.
Yes!! I want to assign my students a Google doc through the external tool, but since they are not coming everyday I only want to assign it to the kids in front of me. I can do this with discussions and Canvas assignments, but I would like it on everything!
Hi I would love to have a group assignment with plagiarism detection - we currently use TurnItIn but that might change in the future. We had this option before we moved to CANVAS and now it is not there so it makes things much more difficult. Please, please make this happen.
Yes, please include this! I would love to see an integration with Hypothesis in particular so that I can assign smaller groups to annotate together. Right now, this is practically impossible with a large course, but the tool is great and I would love to be able to use it more.
I've already commented here re: Hypothes.is for Canvas groups, but am commenting again because... I'd still really like it! There's a lot I like about Hypothes.is (and other external apps) but my classes are bigger next semester. Group integration would make using this and other apps much more useful.