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About Assignments
Watch this video to learn how to create an assignment using the new Assignments creation experience. Review the written steps below. You can use the Assignments tool to create and edit assignments, see users’ submission times, view submissions on the Evaluate Submission page, associate assignments to rubrics and…
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Copy an existing assignment
You can quickly create new assignments from existing assignments using the Copy Assignment option. This feature copies all settings of an existing assignment except the associated grade item and Turnitin settings. To copy an existing assignment Navigate to Assignments. Click the check box to select an assignment, and then…
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Copy assignments to other courses
If you teach multiple courses, you can now copy assignments to other courses. To copy assignments to from a source to destination course, you must have the Assignments > Copy to Other Courses role permission and you must be enrolled in both the source and destination courses. The permission is turned OFF for all roles by…
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Preview assignments in Evaluation mode
To edit assignments, a user specifically requires edit permissions. However, there are some instances when evaluators without those edit permissions need to be able to view assignment information, such as assignment instructions, start dates, and end dates. Note: If an submission is made to an assignment in Preview mode,…
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Reorder, edit, and delete assignments and categories
If you delete a category that contains assignments, the assignments will appear in the No Category section of the Assignment list. Reorder assignments and categories Navigate to Assignments. On the Assignments page, click More Actions > Reorder. Figure: The More Actions menu showing the Reorder option. In the Sort Order…
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Align Competencies (learning outcomes) to assignments
Learning Outcomes and Competencies (Learning Objectives) cannot be used together. If Learning Outcomes are associated with a course, Competencies cannot be used in assignments. To switch an assignment's alignment from Competencies to Learning Outcomes, you must first remove its alignment with a Competency. For more…
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Hide draft assignments and content
You can set the visibility state for draft content within assignments in Content and Assignments. When content is in a draft state, it is not visible to learners in Brightspace. When instructors have set the visibility to draft, the hidden icon appears in the instructor view for the content. In Content, when instructors…
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About anonymous marking
To avoid unconscious bias in the grading and feedback process, instructors can configure assignments to use anonymous learner names. When the feature is turned on, instructors only see an anonymized learner name on the assignment. Learners can be assured that their submissions are assessed fairly. The…
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Assess assignments with grade schemes
You can associate a select box grade item to an assignment, allowing you to evaluate assignment submissions directly with a grade scheme, rather than inputting a numeric value directly. To assess assignments with grade schemes in the assignment creation experience Navigate to Assignments. On the Assignments page, click New…
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Evaluate assignments using the Assignments tool
The Evaluate Submission page enables you to evaluate and leave feedback on assignment submissions. It contains two main sections: The Submissions List panel and the Evaluation panel. Use the Evaluation panel to grade and provide comments on submissions. On paper submissions and observed in person assignments display only…