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Some Quick Marks not loading

My Turnitin QuickMarks are not consistently loading. This happens from time to time, and today I've just had enough! Please see this video for a demonstration of the problem: https://hcc.instructuremedia.com/embed/99d6d45c-af2b-4032-8dfd-f88fa0f8b28e. The only thing I can do is to reload the essay, and I often have to reload it two or three times or close the entire assignment and reopen it. I have been working on this for four hours and not gotten through even one class, which should have taken only about an hour.

I suspect that I am one of the biggest users of Turnitin on my campus (maybe even at my whole college), and I have had enough. Last time I submitted a ticket (just last month), I didn’t even get a response for THREE WEEKS, by which time I had given up and found an alternative. Since Turnitin rarely works the way it’s supposed to and offers no assistance to faculty or students, I am going to find a better alternative next semester.

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    • Scott_Hill
    • 5 mths ago
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    This has been happening to me too for a few weeks now. I thought I'd found a solution by moving from Firefox to Chrome, but this week has been just as bad on Chrome. It's absolutely exhausting. Now that the app version is completely useless, I'd hoped I could rely on the desktop version. I've been a heavy user of Turnitin for many years, but it has become so time consuming to deal with this year.

    • Senior Teaching & Learning Innovations Specialist
    • Karen_Smith
    • 5 mths ago
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    Hi Jana Bielecki & Scott Hill  - I just did receive the notification for these messages so I apologize for not responding sooner. This is not my area of expertise, but I have asked a couple of people who are more likely to know, so I will circle back once I have an answer, or the usual moderator returns after the weekend and will likely respond.

      • Jana_Bielecki
      • 5 mths ago
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      Karen Smith Thanks!

    • Senior Teaching & Learning Innovations Specialist
    • Karen_Smith
    • 5 mths ago
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    HI Jana Bielecki & Scott Hill -- I heard back from the product manager and apparently this is a known issue that has a solution mapped out and is in process at the moment. Unfortunately she did not have an ETA for completion, but if I hear anything more concrete, I will let you know.

    A couple people I spoke to said that they also had the issue, but that they either refreshed or restarted the program with some success. Hopefully a solution will present itself before long.

    • Matt_Thayer
    • 5 mths ago
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    I've been experiencing this all year and have requested tech help three times since August. All I get is "we're working on it" responses. 

     

    Reloading does not help, nor does restarting or clearing my cache. 

     

    Super frustrating in such a high cost product. 

      • Customer Engagement Specialist, Turnitin
      • Gill_Rowell
      • 5 mths ago
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      Matt Thayer I would encourage you to discuss your frustrations with your Account Manager at Turnitin.

      • Matt_Thayer
      • 5 mths ago
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      Gill Rowell 

      Have done. Here's the response. 

       

      • I have checked with our Engineering Team who confirmed they are aware that QuickMark sets may be facing loading issues for some instructors.
         
      • Our Product and Engineering team are aware of the impact this has on your workflow and are working to resolve the problem as fast as possible. This will also be added to our known issues page very soon.
         
      • Please note that I am unable to provide a timeframe for when a fix will be implemented at this time, so I would recommend keeping an eye on the Turnitin release notes page as the resolution along with any other bug fixes and releases will be communicated there.
         
      • Jana_Bielecki
      • 5 mths ago
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      Matt Thayer Gill Rowell I have had the exact same experience and gotten the exact same response. 

    • Kelly_Queen
    • 5 mths ago
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    This is happening to me also. I am beyond frustrated as it is taking twice a long to grade. 

    • Scott_Hill
    • 5 mths ago
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    I need to check this, but it may be that it only happens when I am grading at school, not at home. I am wondering if it has something to do with our network now.

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