Assignments

Audience

Faculty

Question

How do I create/edit/delete assignments in D2L?

Answer

The Assignments tool provides a convenient way for students to electronically submit assignments. You can then leave feedback and enter scores.

 

Create an Assignments Folder

Recommendations:

  • Create a Practice folder to give students the opportunity to try out the Assignments tool before an actual assignment is due.
  • Use letters and numbers for Assignment titles. DO NOT include special characters. 

Instructions:

  1. Click the Assessments menu and then click Assignments.
  2. Click the New Assignment button at the top of the page.
  3. Enter a Name for the assignment. NOTE: Use letters and numbers for Assignment titles. DO NOT use characters such as the period (.) or pound sign (#).
  4. If the assignment will be graded, click the Grade Out Of box and enter the total points possible.
    • If you have not created a grade item, a grade item will be created automatically. If the grade item needs to be placed in an existing grade category, click the In Grade Book menu, click Edit or Link to Existing, select Choose Grade Category, select a category, and click OK.
    • If you already have a grade item created, click the In Grade Book menu, click Edit or Link to Existing click Link to an existing grade item, select the grade item, and click OK.
  5. Click the Due Date box to select a Due Date. An ending time of 11:59pm will be automatically entered, but you can change the ending time if needed. NOTE: If you only set a Due Date, and do not add an End Date (i.e. step 7 below) students will be able to submit their assignments past the due date; however, you will see a notation of how late the submission was.
  6. [Optional] In the Instructions text box, type assignment instructions for your students.
  7. To set Start and/or End Dates and Release Conditions for the assignment, click the Availability Dates & Conditions menu. Start and End dates control when the student can submit to the folder.
  8. Click the Submission & Completion menu to set Assignment Type and other settings.
    a. Assignment Type: In most cases you will select the default setting for Individual assignment. NOTE: Group assignment will only be used if you have created Groups.
    b. For Submission type, select one of the following options
    1. File submission: Use this option if the students will submit a document such as Word, Excel, PPT, Image, etc.
    2. Text submission: Use this option if the students need to send you a link to a video that they have created and uploaded to MediaSpace or YouTube, or if you want students to briefly type in a few sentences as their assignment submission.
    3. On paper submission: no file or text submission required.
    4. Observed in person: no file or text submission required.
    c. Choose an option under Files Allowed per Submission by clicking on the radio button next to Unlimited, or One file.
    d. Choose an option under Submissions by clicking on the radio button next to All submissions are kept, Only the most recent submission is kept, or Only one submission allowed.
  9. Click the Evaluation & Feedback menu to add a Rubric or enable Turnitin,
    a. If you want to attach a Rubric, click Add Rubric and then click Create New or Add Existing. Complete the Rubric or select one from the list.
    b. To enable Turnitin, click the Manage Turnitin link
  10. Click Save and Close.

View Student Submissions and Leave Feedback

After students submit Assignments, you will see a summary of activity such as how many submissions have been made for each assignment, and due dates.

  1. Click the Go to Evaluation link to the right of a student’s name.
  2. On the left side of the page, click on the student’s file to view it. You can use the annotation tools in the document viewer to mark up the paper. Click the download icon in the far right of the document viewer to download the file.
  3. On the right side of the screen, complete your evaluation and feedback:
    1. If you have attached a Rubric to the assignment, click the Rubric to expand the criteria and click the levels achieved. 
    2. If you have set up the folder with a grade item or point value, enter the student’s score.
    3. [optional] Add comments in the Overall Feedback box.
    4. [optional] Use the buttons below Overall Feedback to upload a file, attach a link, record audio or record video.
  4. When finished, click Publish or Save Draft. If you save feedback as a draft, be sure to publish all feedback when you are ready for students to see the feedback.
  5. Click the arrow at the top or bottom of the page to move to the next student.

Edit an Assignment

1. To make changes to an Assignment, click the arrow next to the folder name and click Edit Assignment.
2. Make the desired change(s), and click Save.

Delete an Assignment

1. To delete an Assignment, click the arrow next to the Assignment name and click Delete.
2. On the confirmation message box, click Delete.

Re-Order Assignments and Categories

1. Click the More Actions button and click Re-Order.
2. Use the menus to the right of each category and/or folder to select a new order.
3. Click Save.

Additional Resources

Go to the eLearning Website for detailed tutorials on many D2L topics.

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