Submitting assessments online
We have developed some useful guidance to support you with your online assessments.
Turnitin Submission
Turnitin Top Tips and Guides
- When submitting work to Turnitin, use Chrome or Edge browser
- Always check the supported file types
- There is a 100mb file size limit for uploads
- Ensure that you click ‘submit’ at the end of the process
- You can download a submission receipt from the submission box
- Always read your tutor instructions carefully to understand the requirements
Video and Audio Submission
Some assignments require students to submit online presentations, which may include a PowerPoint presentation with recorded audio, a presentation saved as a video file, or a video recording of themselves presenting.
Turnitin has a 100MB file size limit, these kinds of submissions can occasionally lead to upload issues. For this reason, online presentation assessments are usually submitted through the Blackboard Assignment tool instead, which looks slightly different from Turnitin but is able to handle larger files.
The guidance below explains how to create and submit a PowerPoint file with audio (PPTX), as well as how to create and submit a video file (MP4), whether it has been exported from PowerPoint or recorded using another method.
Adding audio to a PowerPoint presentation is a great way to enhance engagement, provide narration, or include sound effects. The video and written guides demonstrate how to create and submit through the Blackboard Assignment tool.
Create and submit powerpoint to Blackboard AssignmentCreating a video from PowerPoint is a great way to submit presentations for assessment, as it allows you to export your slides — including audio, timings, animations, and video — as an MP4 file. Once you have created your video follow the instructions below available both in video & written guidance:
Written guide on how to submit a recorded presentation