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Many classes at BCC, especially online classes, will require you to submit your student work electronically through our Moodle Learning Management System. Submitting work is easy, the steps below will show how.

Note: Make sure you are logged into your Moodle course and have navigated to the assignment before beginning these instructions. If you need help logging into your Moodle course, please see our article on How to Log Into Moodle .

• The Assignment screen will appear showing instructions and your Submission status (date submitted, grade, etc.) for this assignment. Read the assignment instructions as each assignment may be different and you don't want to miss important information from your professor.
• Open a word-processing program such as Word, type your assignment as your professor instructed, and save it to your computer.

Note: If you are submitting the assignment late the " Add submission " button may not appear as some instructors do not accept late assignments. If this is the case contact your instructor to discuss next steps.

• Click on Upload a file , then click Browse .

Note: Keep going! Your work is not submitted quite yet!

You may click the Edit submission button to add or replace uploaded files before finalizing.

Note: Once you click "Continue" you will not be able to make any more changes.

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Moodle Tutorials: Uploading an Assignment to Moodle

• Linking Your Course to Moodle
• Navigating in Moodle
• Beginning of Semester Checklist
• Setting up the Layout of Your Course Site
• Editing Your Moodle Profile
• Copying Course Materials from Another Site
• Using Meta Link (combining enrollments from multiple course sections into one site)
• Quick-Start Video Guides for Moodle 4.2
• Adding an Announcement
• Uploading a File
• Creating and Editing Folders
• Managing Groups: Creating Groups and assigning student to them
• Adding Text and Images to Your Course Home Page
• Adding a Web Link
• Hiding and Revealing Items
• End-of-Term Checklist
• Adding a user to your course
• Bulk Update Dates
• Setting up a Forum
• Enabling Groups in a Forum
• Setting up Whole Forum Grading
• Creating Assignments
• Grading Assignments
• Using Rubrics for Assignments
• Creating a Quiz
• Quiz Settings
• Adding Questions to a Quiz
• Using the Question Bank
• Adding Safe Exam Browser
• Adding a User Override
• Adding a New Column (Grade Item)
• Rearranging Columns (Grade Items)
• Entering and Editing Grades
• Creating Categories in the Grade Book
• Adding Extra Credit
• Exporting Grades Into Excel Spreadsheet
• Importing Grades from an Excel Spreadsheet
• Accessing Moodle
• Taking a Quiz in Moodle
• Uploading an Assignment to Moodle
• Participating in Discussion Forums
• Viewing Grades on Moodle
• Safe Exam Browser
• Adding H5P Interactive Content
• Embedding Google Drive Videos
• Embedding YouTube Videos
• Embedding Box Videos

Uploading an Assignment

1. If you have to upload a file into Moodle, click on the assingnment you need to submit. These activities can be identified by this icon:

2. This will bring you to the Submission Status page where you click on Add Submission.

3. Click on "Add.." then click Browse then Upload this File . You can also drag and drop your file into the area below then Save Changes .

4. You will receive a confirmation that the file has been uploaded successfully. In the assignment window, you should see your file listed in the middle of the page.

5. Depending on how your instructor has set up the assignment, you may be able to edit my submission . If not then your file has been submitted.

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It can take time for your file to be uploaded to Moodle and for it to be processed by Turnitin. This can be anywhere from a couple of minutes to up to 30 minutes per file, depending on the size and format of your file and your connection speed. Ensure you leave yourself adequate time to successfully submit your assignment, especially if you are submitting multiple large files.

Turnitin may be enabled on Moodle assignments. Please refer to the guidance on Turnitin's accepted file types and file size and naming conventions before you submit your file.

• You can also select the Assignments link in your Module Dashboard to open a list of all your Moodle assignments. Select the relevant assignment to open it.
• On Grid format, open the Block drawer and navigate to the Activities block, select the link to Assignments .
• View or download any additional files that may have been added for use in the assignment, such as example submissions or answer templates. The files will be available under the instructions in the assignment description.
• You may need to agree to the Turnitin End-User Licence Agreement - see Turnitin box below for further instructions if required .
• The File submissions screen will display.
• Review and check the submission declaration box to confirm that your work is entirely your own (or that of your group, if submitting a group assignment).
• To submit your assignment, you can simply drag and drop your assignment file(s) from your computer desktop or file manager or use a file picker via the Add icon. 
• Select Save changes to submit your assignment.

Drag and drop

To submit your assignment, you can simply drag and drop your assignment file(s) from your computer desktop or file manager. 

• Find your file on the drive or folder in which it is saved.
• Resize the window, so that the browser and the Moodle module are visible.
• Select and hold on the relevant file that you want to upload to Moodle and drag it into the file submissions box.
• Drop your file onto into the box by releasing the selection. This may take a few moments so please be patient.
• The file will appear in the box when it has been uploaded.

File picker

You can use the manual method by selecting the Add  icon on the top left of the upload tool.

• Once you have selected the Add icon a File picker window will open.
• Ensure Upload a file is selected. Select  Choose File .
• Browse to the drive on your computer where your file is saved. Select the file that you want to upload.
• Select  Open .
• You will be brought back to your assignment submission area and the file will appear in the box.
• Select  Upload this file .
• Your assignment submission area will display your uploaded file.

Submit multiple files

If you are required to submit more that one file as part of your assignment repeat these steps for each of the files that you are required to upload. Please refer to the assignment instructions for information on the number of files that you are required to submit and the maximum file size.

• Select  Save changes  to save your submission.
• The file will appear on the page and the Submission status will update to Submitted for grading . If your lecturer is using Turnitin with this assignment and if your file has been successfully submitted to Turnitin, you will see a unique Turnitin ID for your submission.
• You will receive a notification to your university email inbox stating that the submission has been added.

Submit assignment button

You may be required to select a  Submit assignment  button to finalise your assignment and to send your submission for marking. After selecting the Submit assignment button, you will not be able to edit your submission unless your lecturer releases the submission back to you. 

After you have submitted your assignment, you must confirm that you can open the file(s) and that you submitted the correct file(s).

• Return to the module homepage.
• Select the Assignment. Select each file in turn to download it.
• Confirm that the file can be opened and that it is the correct file.

If there is an issue with the file, you may be able to replace the coursework file prior to the deadline .

If you do not have an option to replace the file, then contact your Course Officer.

If your lecturer is using Turnitin within the Moodle assignment, and if this is your first time submitting to Turnitin for the new academic year, you might also be presented with an End-User Licence Agreement (EULA) to review and accept before submitting your assignment. There is currently no box to check, but you will need to select the link to open the End-User Licence Agreement (EULA): 

• Review the EULA and scroll down the page to select  I agree .
• Select away from the confirmation page to continue you assignment submission. If you do not accept the EULA you will not be able to complete your assignment submission.
• Firefox: When the pop-up window is blocked you will be able to see a message in the browser address bar. To view the agreement page, select  Options and then allow popups for moodle.city.ac.uk & moodle4.city.ac.uk
• Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer will display a message at the bottom of the page to indicate that a pop-up page has been blocked. Select Allow once if you wish to only see the current blocked page. We recommend you to select the option to Always allow from Options for this site menu.
• Chrome: Chrome will display a message in the address bar to indicate that it has blocked a pop-up page.
• If your pop-ups are blocked initially, and you then unblock them, you will need to select the link again to read and accept the Turnitin EULA.

When you submit a file to a Moodle assignment with Turnitin enabled, you may receive an error message that prevents your submission from uploading successfully to Turnitin. Some of the errors such as  file exceeds maximum allowed size  and  user has not accepted end user agreement  are clear to understand and easily rectifiable by following the guidelines set in the  Submit Turnitin Assignment Guide .

There are other errors that are not so clear to understand such as:

• problem creating the module in Turnitin (see API logs) 
• problem editing the module settings in Turnitin (see API logs) 
• no accessible content in the file pool 
• XML response could not be parsed 

To rectify these errors, please try the following:

• If the file name of your submission is over 40 characters, change the file name of your submission and resubmit the file.
• If  you converted the assignment file from Word to PDF, we have found changing the file name and resubmitting the assignment works.
• If the file name has any punctuation apart from underscores, remove punctuation from the file name and resubmit.
• If the file name & file name convention is OK, sometimes, simply changing the file name helps push the paper through to Turnitin. 

Note:  If you don't seem to have the ability to resubmit or if the deadline has passed, please contact your Course Officer who can assist.

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The assignment activity allows teachers to collect work from students, review it, and provide feedback, including grades. The work students submit is visible only to the teacher and not to the other students unless a group assignment is selected. Using Moodle for assignments is a great way to make assigning, collecting, and grading student work more efficient.

An assignment can also be used to remind students of "real-world" assignments they need to complete offline, such as artwork, presentations, and "field" work. In such cases, you can disable all submission types and indicate in the assignment description that students are not expected to upload anything for the assignment. Even if no files are collected, grades and feedback can be given, including advanced grading methods like rubrics.

Make sure to Turn editing on before getting started with this guide.

Video Overview

Part 1 Add the assignment activity

• In the week you want to add the assignment to, click Add an activity or resource .
• From the list of available activities, select Assignment and click Add .

Part 2 Edit the assignment settings

• Enter a "Name" for the assignment and put assignment instructions in the "Description" area. You may also attach any resources for your students in the "Additional files" area.
• In the "Availability" section, set the date you want the assignment to open ("Allow submissions from") and the date you want the assignment to close ("Due date"). Also decide if you will allow late submissions by setting a "Cut-off date." If a cut-off date is enabled, students will not be able to submit after the cut-off date has passed. If you do not enable a cut-off date, students will be able to submit late work indefinitely, although it will be time-stamped and marked as past due.
• In the "Submission types" section, select the kinds of media you want students to submit. The default is a File submissions (Word or PDF document, Powerpoint, spreadsheet, or other digital file). Online PoodLL allows students to submit audio or video recordings. Online text lets students type directly into the Moodle assignment. This is useful if you want students to submit links to their work.
• In the "Grade section," set-up grading for the assignmen. You'll probably want to keep the "Type" setting at the default Point , but change it to None if you are collecting ungraded files like contracts, agreements, or consent forms. In the "Maximum point" filed, add how many points you want the assignment to be worth (the default is 100). You can also choose a "Grade category" for the assignment. If you don't have grade categories set up, this will default to uncategorized.
• Click Save and return to course . You should now see the assignment in your course.

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How to create an Assignment in Moodle

Published on: 03/08/2023 · Last updated on: 03/09/2024

Before you start

Note: We strongly recommend that you never re-use pre-existing assignments as this can cause lots of problems when it comes to grading, release of grades and grade transfer. Create fresh submission points for each assignment. 

The steps below outline the basic steps to create an  Assignment activity in your unit. Please also see our recommended approaches to creating formative and summative Individual, Group and offline Assignments

If you are instructing your students in how to submit their assignment, you can refer them to this guide: Moodle 4.1 Getting Started: An introductory guide for students

Create an Assignment

• From the relevant Moodle space,  Turn editing on .
• Within each topic or week, click on the  Add an activity or resource  link to display the  Activity Chooser  (see below)
• Select  Assignment  from the menu that appears and click on  Add

You can now give your assignment a clear and meaningful title and description, and modify the settings as appropriate.

How to manage the availability of an Assignment

• Where possible, do create submission points that are open for more than 24 hours.
• The  allow submissions from  setting specifies the date from which Moodle will allow students to submit their assignment
• The  due date  should reflect the assignment deadline
• Ensure that all due times/dates fall between  9am and 5pm BST  during the working week.

Note:   Students will still be able to submit after the due date has passed but these submissions will be clearly labelled as having been submitted late.  If you want to prevent students from submitting after a specific date, you will also need to specify a  cut-off date .  Moodle will not accept submissions made after the  cut-off date.  

How to restrict access to an Assignment

Access restrictions can be used to manage student access to activities and resources including an Assignment. One of the most common restrictions needed is for date/time as shown below:

• In the Assignment settings, expand  Restrict Access.
• Click  Add Restriction

To add a date/time restriction:

• Click on the green  Date  button
• Enter the date and time that you want your Assignment to become visible to students. (In the example shown below, students will only be able to see the Assignment after 12.00pm on the 13th July 2023).

• Scroll to the bottom and click  Save and return to course .
• REMEMBER  to make sure that you then make the Assignment visible using  Availability > Show on course page:
• It is safe to  Show on course page  the Assignment, as visibility is now controlled by the access restriction.

Other settings and considerations

See below for some common queries about Assignment creation.

How to include the Assignment question

• Use the  Description  box to provide details of the assignment question and hand in dates. 
• Take time to make sure the assignment requirements and parameters are clear for students
• Do provide clear guidance to students on what they need to do.
• Do Help Students keep track of Assessments
• Do signpost your students to the support resources (e.g.  Skills Portal ,  Mitigating Circumstances ,  Academic Integrity  and  online resources ).
• Do not assume students will know what to do, and where they can get support and guidance.
• If you already have the assignment details in electronic form, or you have a template that you’d like the students to work with, you can attach the file using the  Additional files  setting: Drag and drop your file onto the blue arrow, or click on it to open your file browser to browse for the file. 

Add a label to describe a ‘hidden’ Assignment

Example paragraph text. Do not amend this font / style unless you are creating an individual exception.

• If you have added a restriction to hide your assignment submission point prior to the assessment window opening, it is good practice to add a label to your Moodle course page to provide your students with summary information for the forthcoming assessment(s).
• Turn editing on  then select  Add an activity or resource  at the bottom of the relevant course topic

• Select  Add  and choose the Text and media area  option under Resources :

• Enter text to provide any summary information 
• You can highlight sections of the text then choose the  Link  button in the toolbar to include hyperlinks to additional guidance (e.g. online submission guidance), or insert media as needed

• Choose  Save and return to course . Your text and media area will appear at the bottom of the relevant topic:

• If you hover your cursor over it an icon of four arrows will appear, indicating that you can hold down the left mouse button to move the text and media area up or down the page.

Information about supported file submission types

• Although Moodle can accept any file type, we recommend PDF submission (which is the default setting) wherever possible. 
• Should it be necessary for students to submit in other formats, you can allow this by adjusting the  accepted file types  setting:
• Under  accepted file types  click the green  Choose  button to select from a long list. Then scroll to the bottom of the list and  Save changes .
• Please note that if you are using  Ouriginal for originality checking, most word-processed files can be checked by  Ouriginal , but some other file types cannot (The Ouriginal FAQ contains guidance on supported file formats).

How to set a word limit

• This is possible only where students are using online text submission (typing directly into the Moodle interface).  It is  strongly advised against  using this submission type for substantive pieces of work (as any unexpected connectivity issues could result in loss of work)
• Instead, we recommend that students manage the word count in their file submission (e.g. using the word count tool in Microsoft Word), before exporting to PDF and uploading the resulting file to Moodle.

How to allow multiple file uploads

• Use the  maximum number of uploaded files  setting to specify how many files students can submit.
• By default, this setting allows each student to submit up to 20 individual files.  Whilst there is no requirement to do so, you can of course reduce this number if you wish

Information about the 50mb maximum file upload size

• This is a global setting and increasing it at a site wide level would have significant implications for the Moodle service.
• Typically, the only files students may wish to upload, which would exceed the 50mb single file limit, would be video files. These should instead be  uploaded to Panopto  which, unlike Moodle, is a dedicated streaming service which can handle large video files. 
• Please go here for instructions on  setting up an assignment folder in Panopto.

Managing video/voiceover-based submissions

• Moodle has a 50MB upload limit to keep the platform working smoothly for everyone. Instead of uploading to Moodle, it is better to  create a Panopto Student Assignment Folder .
• Please read the guidance for use as part of a formative workflow or a summative workflow   on how to setup the Panopto submission point and also   student instructions   on preparing a presentation.

About feedback options

• Under the  Feedback types  setting all options are ticked by default.  We recommend that you leave all options ticked to provide yourself with flexibility at the marking st. 

• Under the  Feedback types  setting all options are ticked by default.  We recommend that you leave all options ticked to provide yourself with flexibility at the marking stage.
• Feedback comments  provides a small comment box in the Moodle PDF grading window. This is recommended for short summary feedback comments. The comments box also appears in the  Offline   Grading Worksheet .
• Annotate PDF  refers to Moodle’s built in grading interface. If a student submits a PDF (which is the default setting), you will be able to  read and annotate the file online (without having to download it). 
• Feedback files  allows you to upload comments as a separate file. Typically, many staff ask students to submit files as PDF documents, which can then be downloaded in a zip file, and annotated offline using Word’s comment/review functions. The files can then be added to a new zip folder and re-uploaded into Moodle (provided that the filenames are not changed).
• Offline Grading Worksheet  (and  Bath version ). These are typically used where an internet connection is likely to be unavailable or otherwise unreliable.  They provide a downloadable .csv file (which can be opened and edited with Excel) with student names and grading and feedback columns, allowing for entry of grades and feedback whilst offline. It can then be re-uploaded to Moodle when a network connection is next available, and this will in turn populate all student Grade columns within Moodle. The  Bath version  is almost identical to the  offline grading worksheet  (and works in the same way) and differs only with the inclusion of University of Bath student numbers and the anonymisation of student names, which will be automatically replaced by Moodle with a  Participant number  unique to the assignment. 

Configuring Submission settings

We recommend that you  do not change these settings , as although they can be useful within particular contexts, they aren’t necessary for most assignments.

• Require students to click the submit button.  Not recommended as students can sometimes ‘forget’ to click it, leaving the submission visible to markers, but still in draft.
• Require that students accept the submission statement  means students must agree to a short statement confirming they are submitting their own work etc.  Students will be required to accept a statement confirming that they are submitting their own work when taking Alternative Assessments.  This will be set as the default,  do not change this setting . 
• Attempts reopened.  Recommended setting is  manually  which allows you the discretion to allow another attempt for individual students if necessary.

How to make a Group Assignment

• For Group submissions, ensure you have first  created Groups  in Moodle and allocated students. You can  add students manually  or allow students to allocate themselves with the  Group Choice activity.
• Students submit in groups  If enabled students will be divided into Groups based on the default set of Groups or a custom Grouping. (In most instances you will not need to set up custom Groupings).
• A Group submission will be shared among Group members and all members of the Group will see when one member uploads the submission.

Important:  You  must  set up Groups and allocate students to them before creating a Group assignment. Creation of a Group assignment where no Groups have been defined in Moodle, will allow students in different groups to see / overwrite each other’s submissions.

• Require group to make submission.  If enabled, students not allocated to a Group cannot submit. 
• By default a Group submission made by one member of a group will be placed against all members of the group in the Grading Table. Teachers can mark any member of the group. In the grading page for each student is a tick box allowing grades and feedback to be returned to all members of the group.

Configuring Notification settings

• Notify graders about submissions.  We recommend you set to ‘no’ especially if you have a large cohort.
• Notify graders about late submissions  may be useful to set to ‘yes’
• Default setting for “Notify students”.  If set to ‘yes’ individual students receive a notification as soon as comments are uploaded. We recommend setting to ‘no’ and using  Marking Workflow  to manage feedback notifications en masse for any assignment already created.

About Grading options

Below is a brief overview and comparison of the different grading methods available for Moodle assignment:

About Grading scales vs points

• The default, and simplest option for grading is on a points basis out of 100, however you can also use a Moodle defined grading scale or create your own scale.
• Grading must be done out of 100% if you wish to use  Grade Transfer  to transfer grades to SAMIS
• Please see here for more information on advanced grading methods such as Marking Guides and Rubrics

About Grade Transfer to SAMIS

• It is possible to set up an Assignment in such a way that grades can be transferred into SAMIS by the Unit Convenor (who will have Teacher+ access to the course). Grade Transfer can be setup to take place at a pre-determined time, or alternatively, can be completed with a few clicks once marking and feedback have been released to students in Moodle. 
• Full details on setting up  Grade Transfer to SAMIS can be found here .

About Marking Workflow

• If  Marking Workflow  is switched on, it ensures that grades and feedback are not released to students *unless* you set the marking workflow to ‘released’. We recommend that you use it. 
• Marking Workflow  allows individual student submissions to be placed into different stages of the marking process. (These are:  not marked; in marking; marking completed; in review; ready for release;   released ).
• Marking Workflow  may also be a useful tool for keeping track of marking and for managing moderation through Moodle.
• Please  see here for details of how to Release Grades and Feedback using Marking Workflow

Configuring Ouriginal plagiarism detection settings

• Assignments submitted to Moodle can, in turn, be automatically submitted to Ouriginal.
• Ouriginal is an online text-matching service which checks electronic, text based submissions against a large database of material (including journal articles, websites and other student submissions) and produces a scored originality report for each piece of work 
• Originality reports make no judgement regarding plagiarism, they simply highlight matching text fragments, enabling the reviewer to determine whether or not plagiarism has occurred.
• Once an assignment has been uploaded to Ouriginal, the application will produce two things:
• Ouriginal Analysis score  – This number shows how much of a student’s assignment matches content from Ouriginal’s databases.
• Ouriginal Analysis report  – Alongside a copy of the student’s original work, this report gives further detail on the specific sources of matching text.
• Ouriginal is enabled by default. For  further details please see here .

How to grant an assessment extension/allow late submission

• Once the assignment has been created,  clicking on the assignment link  then  View all Submissions  will take you into the  Grading Table  where you will be able to see an overview of all submissions
• By default Moodle will accept submissions after the  due date  up until the (optional)  cut-off date.  (Any submissions received after the  due date  will be clearly marked as late)

To grant an extension for a student, locate the student concerned, and in the edit column adjacent to the student’s name, right click and choose  grant extension  and add the required extra time:

How to apply extensions in an anonymous Assignment

Moodle extensions enable students to submit their assignments after the specified  due date  (without Moodle highlighting the submission as being overdue).  This also enables users to submit files after any  cut-off date  that may have been specified in the assignment.  Combining this feature with Moodle’s  Group  functionality means that staff can apply extensions to select groups of users rather than to individuals – thus retaining the anonymity of the individual.

You should seek to  create and populate a group  within your Moodle course.  This group should contain those individuals who require an extension and will enable you to differentiate them from the rest of the course participants (whilst still retaining anonymity).

Important note on retaining anonymity and maintaining student privacy :  It’s important to avoid calling the group ‘Extensions’ as students can see Groups and their members from the Participants page. Instead use a generic Group A or Group 1 name.  Also, do not put student names in the name of the groups as this obviously breaks anonymity.

To apply the  Group  functionality to the  Assignment  activity, go to the activity settings, scroll to the section entitled  Common module settings  and select  Separate Groups  within the  Group Mode  field. Once you have done this, remember to scroll to the bottom of the page and click on one of the  Save  buttons.

After applying this setting, extensions can be granted to  group  members as appropriate by visiting the  Assignment  submission overview screen, then selecting the  group  name from the top left-hand corner of this interface (as shown below).

Once the participants have been filtered in this way, members of the  group  can then be granted extensions in the usual way:

Note :  If students have been granted different extensions, you will require more than one  group .

Clearly, true anonymity can only take place if more than one student is receiving an extension in this way.

How to tag an Assignment as Formative or Summative

Under the  Tags  setting type Formative or Summative and add the tag.

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Submitting an assignment on behalf of a student

For staff on how to submit an assignment in Moodle on behalf of a student.

You may have students email you their assignment rather than submitting through Moodle themselves. If you want the assignment to be checked for academic integrity via Turnitin, this page will guide you through the process of submitting an assignment on behalf of a student.

Add a submission

Note: 

• The drop-box might be replaced or complemented by a plain text area, depending on the submission type settings of the assignment (see  Edit an assignment ).
• At this stage, the submission is a draft. You can advise the student to submit the assignment for grading, or do it on their behalf (see below) . This will prevent the student from making any changes to the submission.

Submit the assignment

Related Pages

Assignments

Edit an assignment

Group assignment submissions

Revert an assignment to draft

Grant extensions for a Moodle Assignment

Panopto assignments

Finding a student's assignment using filters

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Note: You are currently viewing documentation for Moodle 2.2. Up-to-date documentation for the latest stable version is available here: Assignment module .

Assignment module

• Managing activities
• External tool

The assignment module allows teachers to collect work from students, review it and provide feedback including grades. The work a student submits is visible only to the teacher and not to other students.

• Assignment settings
• Using Assignment
• Assignment FAQ

Students can submit any digital content (files), including, for example, word-processed documents, spreadsheets, images, audio and video clips. Assignments don't necessarily have to consist of file uploads. Alternatively, teachers can ask students to type directly into Moodle using an online text assignment. There is also an offline activity assignment which can be used to remind students of 'real-world' assignments they need to complete and to record grades in Moodle for activities that don't have an online component.

Assignment types

There are 4 types of assignments:

• Workshop module allows peer to peer evaluations
• Using Moodle single file upload vs. advanced uploading forum discussion
• Activity modules