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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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Create an assignment
Provide more efficient, timely, and meaningful grading and feedback. Create and edit assignments, see submission details, view submissions, associate assignments to rubrics and competencies, and return submissions with grades and feedback. On paper and observed in person assignment formats are also available. The Create…
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Add and Edit categories to manage assignments
Organize your assignments into categories to make it easier for learners to navigate to the appropriate assignment. For example, you can create separate categories for course units, summative projects, bonus assignments, and individual submissions. Your new category will appear on the Assignments page only if there are…
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Copy assignments to other courses
Instructors who teach multiple courses can now copy assignments to other courses. To copy assignments, you must be enrolled in both the source and destination course with a role having the permission Assignments > Copy to Other Courses in order to copy from source to destination. Note: The permission is turned Off for all…
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Hide draft assignments and content
Instructors 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 an…
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Set release conditions and special access in Assignments
Set release conditions for an assignment Release conditions allow you to associate an assignment with other items in Brightspace. For example, you can require that users meet some criteria, such as reading a set of lecture notes in Content, before they can submit their work to an assignment. You can also make submission to…
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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 learning outcomes to assignments
Learning Outcomes are not compatible with Competencies and Learning Objectives. When Learning Outcomes are associated with a course, the ability to use Learning Objectives in Assignments is not available. To align learning outcomes to assignments Navigate to Assignments. From the Actions menu of the assignment that you…
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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 date, and end date. In Evaluation mode, there is a Preview Activity option in the…
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Restricted File Extensions
To use the Restricted File Extensions feature, the d2l.Tools.Dropbox.RestrictFileExtensions configuration variable must be ON. When the configuration variable is enabled, in the Submission and Completion section of the New Assignment Creation Experience, users see options to restrict file extensions on submissions for the…