Moodle Direct

1. Supports Turnitin Originality Checking and GradeMark
2. Provides seamless integration with Turnitin and GradeMark using Moodle workflow
3. Uses an activity module for easy installation and configuration
4. Uses real information for Turnitin user accounts for instructors and students
5. Uses a 'pull' approach to information and has no 'call-backs' to the local CMS/LMS/VLE
6. Will run behind a fire wall
7. Allows for multi-part assignments allowing for draft and revision submissions (one assignment, many files)
8. Supports Moodle Groups and Groupings
9. Supports Moodle Grade Scales
10. Sends grades entered in GradeMark to the Moodle gradebook
11. Releases paper grades on the post date
12. Allows for course recycle to copy forward Turnitin information
13. Allows instructors to submit work on behalf of students
14. Provides the ability to set a Turnitin class owner. Turnitin classes can only have one owner. The class owner is set to the person who created the course in Moodle. Only the class owner will be able to see the assignments when logging in to Turnitin directly, bypassing the integration. However, you can change the class owner from within Moodle if you are an instructor.

1. Update information changed by users who log in directly to Turnitin, bypassing the integration
2. Work with assignments created under the framed-in API
3. Support PeerMark
4. Support Revision assignments - see alternative multi-part assignments above
5. Support Master classes
6. Support GradeMark analytics
7. Support zip file upload
8. Support QuickSubmit

1. Turned off Grade Reports and Bulk Download in Anonymous Marking assignments until post date
2. Removed BOMs from language packs
3. Fixed a pass by reference bug in the "check for submissions" function
4. Added student view indicator icon to instructor's inbox screen
5. Added backup up and restore from 1.9 to 2.1+ support (no user data)
6. Moved temp upload file directory from system temp to moodledata temp to fix IIS permissions issues
7. Fixed bug where Turnitin classes were prematurely expiring
8. Re-factored unlink users feature to now remember unlinked users and allow relinking
9. Added communication and activity diagnostic logs to the admin config area
10. Added fix to clean $_POST array inputs before passing the array into functions to improve security
11. Fixed $post variable missing notice on the student submission inbox

1. Refactored Back up and restore, no longer exits on error
2. Added e-rater support
3. Added additional email notification options in the admin config screen
4. Addresses postgresql errors and compatibility issues

1. Added filelink.php to fix handling of Moodle 2.0 file resource links
2. Updated Turnitin Assignment summary to use QuickForms to add better localized date support
3. Added support for Moodle custom grade scales
4. Fixed issue with special characters in submission titles

1. Fixed infinite loop in Moodle 2.0 temporary file creation

1. Fixed issue where Moodle Course names were longer than 100 characters
2. Updated Turnitin logo icon
3. Fixed issue with start dates in My Moodle page
4. Fixed link from error screens to take you to activity instead of home page
5. Fixed duplicate submission issue

1. Fixed issue with Re-submissions after Due Date
2. Fixed issue with 'Auto Refresh Scores' Option
3. Fixed issue with blank student agreement checkbox

1. Fixed issue with language code mapping with Turnitin
2. Added support for Moodle groups

1. Added paginagion to the inbox
2. Updated database fields and tables for Oracle support
3. Added exclude small matches global assignment setting
4. Added support for multi-language API calls
5. Added French (fr) language string file
6. Fixed issue where non-enrolled students were not displayed in the tutor inbox view
7. Fixed issue where user's resubmissions were incorrectly tagged as anonymous
8. Fixed issue with incorrect/incomplete ordering of anonymous inbox

1. Updated maxfilesize help string to be more accurate
2. Fixed bug where student new account email was sent regardless of the config setting
3. Fixed a bug where the inbox data array was incorrectly sorted causing a loop to bug
4. Fixed a bug in the extras.php page prematurely calling a method and throwing a notice

1. Fixed a bug that allowed students to change the Turnitin Class owner to another tutor in that Moodle course
2. Added turnitintool_config_check calls to fix a broken loop when the plugin was not configured

1. Updated message for when there are no active parts (i.e. due dates have passed or start dates have not been met)
2. Added Paper ID column to instructor inbox

1. Updated the mod_form.php file to use Moodle 2.0 help icons where available
2. Added the option to enable / disable the Institutional Repository option during Assignment set up

1. Fixed Internet Explorer non GradeMark grade update bug
2. Added Back up and Restore
3. Added Moodle 2.0 compatibility

1. Added a fix for a stuck loop in the output buffer

1. Added CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH to support wider authentication types with Proxy
2. Fixed issue where start session was not respecting the Student Email setting

1. Added additional activity logging and Authenticated Proxy Support

1. Re-factored inbox database calls to correct collation issues

1. Fixed bug with missing course module data on Moodle grade book update
2. Added support for UTF-8 intepretation of API return data
3. Fixed grade book call using incorrect idnumber

1. Removed redundant get_object_vars() call

1. Fixed an issue with the date format not being parsed in some langauges, added fall back in ISO format
2. Fixed a CSS issue where tabs were not displaying correctly in Internet Explorer

1. The submission form now allows for resubmission when the 'Generate reports immediately, reports can be overwritten until the due date' option is enabled
2. Implemented a warning if a tutor begins grading a submission before the due date when 'Generate reports immediately, reports can be overwritten until the due date' option is enabled

1. Removed cron functionality, no longer required due to locking of assignment settings in Turnitin. The Cron function was used to reflect in Moodle a change to the Turnitin assignment settings if a user updated the assignment settings via Turnitin. This function is no longer necessary due to the locking of assignment settings in Turnitin for assignments that are created via the Moodle Direct plugin. Now users can only adjust Turnitin assignment settings within Moodle when using Moodle Direct.

1. Supports Turnitin Originality Checking and GradeMark
2. Provides seamless integration with Turnitin and GradeMark using Moodle workflow
3. Uses an activity module for easy installation and configuration
4. Uses real information for Turnitin user accounts for instructors and students
5. Uses a 'pull' approach to information and has no 'call-backs' to the local CMS/LMS/VLE
6. Will run behind a fire wall
7. Allows for multi-part assignments allowing for draft and revision submissions (one assignment, many files)
8. Supports Moodle groups
9. Sends grades entered in GradeMark to the Moodle gradebook
10. Releases paper grades on the post date
11. Allows for course recycle to copy forward Turnitin information
12. Allows instructors to submit work on behalf of students
13. Provides the ability to set a Turnitin class owner. Turnitin classes can only have one owner. The class owner is set to the person that created the course in Moodle. Only the class owner will be able to see the assignments when logging in to Turnitin directly, bypassing the integration. However, you can change the class owner from within Moodle if you are an instructor.

1. Update information changed by users who log in directly to Turnitin, bypassing the integration.
2. Work with assignments created under the framed-in API
3. Support PeerMark
4. Support Revision assignments - see alternative multi-part assignments above
5. Support Master classes
6. Support GradeMark analytics
7. Support zip file upload
8. Support QuickSubmit
9. It also doesn't automatically reflect revisions/updates to Turnitin

1. Fixed infinite loop in Moodle 2.0 temporary file creation

1. Fixed issue where Moodle Course names were longer than 100 characters
2. Updated Turnitin logo icon
3. Fixed issue with start dates in My Moodle page
4. Fixed link from error screens to take you to activity instead of home page
5. Fixed duplicate submission issue

1. Fixed issue with Re-submissions after Due Date
2. Fixed issue with 'Auto Refresh Scores' Option
3. Fixed issue with blank student agreement checkbox

1. Fixed issue with language code mapping with Turnitin
2. Added support for Moodle groups

1. Added paginagion to the inbox
2. Updated database fields and tables for Oracle support
3. Added exclude small matches global assignment setting
4. Added support for multi-language API calls
5. Added French (fr) language string file
6. Fixed issue where non-enrolled students were not displayed in the tutor inbox view
7. Fixed issue where user's resubmissions were incorrectly tagged as anonymous
8. Fixed issue with incorrect/incomplete ordering of anonymous inbox

1. Updated maxfilesize help string to be more accurate
2. Fixed bug where student new account email was sent regardless of the config setting
3. Fixed a bug where the inbox data array was incorrectly sorted causing a loop to bug
4. Fixed a bug in the extras.php page prematurely calling a method and throwing a notice

1. Fixed a bug that allowed students to change the Turnitin Class owner to another tutor in that Moodle course
2. Added turnitintool_config_check calls to fix a broken loop when the plugin was not configured

1. Updated message for when there are no active parts (i.e. due dates have passed or start dates have not been met)
2. Added Paper ID column to instructor inbox

1. Updated the mod_form.php file to use Moodle 2.0 help icons where available
2. Added the option to enable / disable the Institutional Repository option during Assignment set up

1. Fixed Internet Explorer non GradeMark grade update bug
2. Added Back up and Restore
3. Added Moodle 2.0 compatibility

1. Added a fix for a stuck loop in the output buffer

1. Added CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH to support wider authentication types with Proxy
2. Fixed issue where start session was not respecting the Student Email setting

1. Added additional activity logging and Authenticated Proxy Support

1. Re-factored inbox database calls to correct collation issues

1. Fixed bug with missing course module data on Moodle grade book update
2. Added support for UTF-8 intepretation of API return data
3. Fixed grade book call using incorrect idnumber

1. Removed redundant get_object_vars() call

1. Fixed an issue with the date format not being parsed in some langauges, added fall back in ISO format
2. Fixed a CSS issue where tabs were not displaying correctly in Internet Explorer

1. The submission form now allows for resubmission when the 'Generate reports immediately, reports can be overwritten until the due date' option is enabled
2. Implemented a warning if a tutor begins grading a submission before the due date when 'Generate reports immediately, reports can be overwritten until the due date' option is enabled

1. Removed cron functionality, no longer required due to locking of assignment settings in Turnitin. The Cron function was used to reflect in Moodle a change to the Turnitin assignment settings if a user updated the assignment settings via Turnitin. This function is no longer necessary due to the locking of assignment settings in Turnitin for assignments that are created via the Moodle Direct plugin. Now users can only adjust Turnitin assignment settings within Moodle when using Moodle Direct.

No. Users cannot migrate their data from the Moodle Basic integration to the new Moodle Direct integration; however, users will still have access to their old data as long as they do not uninstall the Moodle Basic plug-in.

Yes, users will need to install Moodle Direct plug-in.

Yes, although this could be very confusing for both instructors and students, since these are two completely different ways to create assignments and submit papers.

Yes, the plug-in fully supports due dates and post-dates.

Not currently, but this is planned for a later date.