The assignments tool allows students to turn in work directly to the instructor. For instance, in the classroom a student would typically hand in a physical research paper to the instructor. In the online environment, an "assignment" provides the ability for students to turn in digital research papers (documents).
Assignments eliminate the need for student work to be submitted through mail, fax, or email methods. As an instructor, the assignment designates a specific area to collect, keep track of, and evaluate student work.
What file types are supported in Assignments?
Text documents:
Word (.doc, .docx), Rich Text Format (.rtf), PowerPoint (.ppt, .pps, .pptx, .ppsx), Excel (.xls, .xlsx), Text (.txt), OpenDocument (.odt, .odp).
Image files:
.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, .tiff
Note: Files created using the Apple program Pages (.pages) can be submitted to an assignment, but will not display in the Assignments document viewer when the instructor is ready to evaluate. It is recommended that students export (save) Pages files as either a Word or PDF file before submitting.
How to create an assignment
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In your D2L course, click on Assessment on the navbar.
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Select Assignments from the drop-down list.
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Click the blue New Assignment button.
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On the “Properties” tab, enter a Name, Instructions, and add any Attachments for this assignment.
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Select an Assignment Type: Individual assignment or Group assignment.
Note: Group assignments enable one submission per group of students and any member of the group can submit/view files. Groups (“group categories”) must be created within the D2L course prior to creating group assignments. -
Select a Submission type:
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For File submissions, set the number of Files Allowed Per Submission and the Submission rules.
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For Text submissions, set the Submission rules.
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For On paper submissions, set Marked as completed to one of the available options: Manually by learners, Automatically on evaluation, or Automatically on due date.
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For Observed in person assignments, set Marked as completed to one of the available options: Manually by learners, Automatically on evaluation, or Automatically on due date.
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(Optionally) Do any of the following:
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To associate the assignment with a category, select a Category or click New Category.
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To assign a score, in the Score Out Of field enter a value. If there's also an associated grade item, maintain consistency by matching the value of the Score Out Of field to the grade item's Maximum Points value.
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To associate the assignment with a grade item in your grade book, select a Grade Item, or click New Grade Item.
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To change the display settings for the assignment's grade item, click the Student View Preview context menu, then Edit Display Settings.
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To associate a rubric to the assignment, click Add Rubric, or Create Rubric in New Window.
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On the “Restrictions” tab, be sure to uncheck Hidden from users.
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Enter the Due Date, Start Date, and End Dates.
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If needed, specify any Release Conditions or Special Access for this assignment.
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(Optionally) On the “Turnitin” tab, enable the GradeMark and Originality Check features of Turnitin for this specific assignment if it is a file submission. (Do not enable Turnitin if students are submitting an ePortfolio presentation.)
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When ready, click Save and Close.
