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Moodle lets instructors create Assignments with a variety of settings. For example:

• Your instructor can control whether you can make only one submission or whether you can you can re-submit files, or if you can upload files after deadlines have passed.
• Some assignment types let your instructor return a submission with comments for revisions. You can upload your revisions by returning to the link for the assignment.
• Assignments can be for "offline" activities such as a classroom presentation or printed paper, in which case you will not submit anything on Moodle, but your instructor may use the Moodle assignment for grading and feedback.

Submit an Assignment

You may be asked to attach files or enter text directly into a text box. Note : If your instructor asks you to upload a file, they should inform you what file format you should submit (e.g., .pdf, .doc, .pptx or .docx). 

• Links to assignments can always be found in the sections down the center of the Moodle course page. If your instructor has added the Activities block to the course, you can also locate assignments by selecting the Assignment link in the Activities block, which can usually be found on the right side of the Moodle course  page. 
• Select the link to the assignment. The Assignment page  will open, showing instructions and your submission status (due date, grading status, time remaining, grade, etc.) for this assignment.
• Select  Add submission . The Assignment submission  page will open. Depending on how your instructor set up the assignment, you may have the option to submit file(s), enter text in a text entry box or both.
• When pasting text into Moodle, for best results, paste the content as unformatted text.
• For spell checking to work, it must be enabled in your browser. Once enabled, to see spelling suggestions press and hold the  Control key on your keyboard and click OR right-click on your mouse (whether you are using a Mac or PC system will determine which operation will work).
• Arrange your computer desktop windows so that you can view both your browser window and the files on your computer (e.g., in an open folder or on your desktop).

• To upload a file from your computer, click Upload a file (at left), then below  Attachment,  select Choose file . Browse your computer and select a file, then click Open. The file name will appear next to the Choose file  button.
• To upload a file from Google Drive , see Upload Files from Your Google Drive to Moodle .
• (Optional) If you want to rename your file in the File Picker, enter the new name in the Save as field.
• Click Upload this file . The File Picker will close and an icon for your uploaded file will appear in the Files area .
• Once your file(s) appear(s) in the Files submission area, click  Save changes . Note: You should receive an email at your umass.edu mail address confirming you have submitted the assignment.
• If your instructor allows you to revise your submission, you'll see an Edit submission button on the Assignment page . Select  Edit submission to add or replace files, or edit a text submission. When you finish making changes, click  Save changes.
• For some assignment types, you will see a Submit assignment button. To finalize your submission, click Submit assignment , then Continue. Note : Once finalized, you will not be able to make any more changes.
• You can check under Submission status on the Assignment page to ensure your file is listed. You can also view feedback and grades from your instructor there.
• For some assignment types, you may have the option to submit multiple attempts (or drafts) for a single assignment. Because each course is different, you will need to communicate with your instructors on how submission attempts and feedback are configured for each Moodle assignment.

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Submit Moodle Assignment guide

• Get started - Moodle Assignment

Time required to submit your assignment

Accepted file types, screencast: submit an assignment to moodle assignment activity, open the assignment submission point, add file(s) to submission point, save and submit your assignment, turnitin end-user licence agreement, turnitin errors.

• Submit coursework to timed Moodle Assignment
• Replace coursework submission
• View coursework submission
• Resubmit coursework
• Access feedback and grade
• Related guidance

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 City 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. 

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
• 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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Documentation

Assignment resubmission history proposal.

• 1 Assignment Resubmission History
• 2 Goals and rationale
• 4 New settings
• 5 Interface changes
• 6 Use Cases
• 7 User Interface

Assignment Resubmission History

This is a proposal for an additional feature for the Assignment module to retain a history of the submission by a student to the assignment.

Goals and rationale

The main goals of this feature are to :

• Provide a better history of the student interactions with an assignment.
• Make it easier for students to resubmit an assignment (without having to delete their original files first)
• Provide an audit trail for internal and external verification of marked work
• Allow student to view past submissions (along with grade and feedback) when preparing new submission.
• Allow teacher to view past submissions (along with grade and feedback) when grading latest submission.
• Allow teachers to limit the number of resubmissions so that students may resubmit only until they receive a passing grade

This is a feature request from the community to retain the list of submissions by a student instead of overwriting the previous submission.

other thoughts:

Currently, when a student RESUBMITS an assignment, the original submission, grade and feedback are all lost. This inhibits the ability of both the teacher and student to LEARN FROM and BUILD ON previous efforts and feedback.

Is the student’s understanding of the assignment getting better or worse? How can the teacher tell without seeing the student’s progression over time?

Example 1: An assignment has tasks A, B and C. The student submits A and B but not C, which the student does not understand. Teacher feedback informs student to resubmit since she “forgot” task C. Again, the student resubmits parts A and B, but not C. Since a RESUBMISSION looks just like a FIRST SUBMISSION, this could happen many times without the teacher realizing that the student has repeatedly skipped task C (especially if the teacher has many students/classes).

Example 2: An assignment asks students to write a clear and concise paragraph that expresses an opinion about a controversial issue. A student submits a paragraph that contains some good but obvious arguments as well as a few other points that are original but undeveloped. The teacher’s feedback challenges the student to explore her original thoughts. The student’s resubmission expands on the obvious arguments but completely omits the more original ideas. When the teacher sees the resubmission, all traces of the original ideas (as well as the feedback) are gone. The teacher, who has over 100 students, does not recall that this student had expressed some unique but unexplored views. A grade is given but an opportunity for real learning/teaching is lost.

New settings

• "Submission history" Yes|No - If enabled, each student submission to the assignment will be recorded at submission time and a teacher will be able to see each submission by an individual student.

- When a student is required to RESUBMIT an assignment, all previous submission (including the grade, feedback, timestamp, and any other relevant info.) should be shown in a chronological order.

- Similarly, when a teacher is marking/grading an assignment, all previous submission (including the grade, feedback, timestamp, and any other relevant info.) should be shown in a chronological order.

- On a separate note, since the assignment module contains a “grade-to-pass’ feature that allows teachers to specify an acceptable grade, there should be a corresponding setting that allows for resubmission IF the grade-to-pass is not met.

Interface changes

A new entry will be put in the drop down menu on the grading table for each submission to view the submission history for that student. This will go to a new page in the assignment that displays the student details, as well of a list of the submissions by that student. For each submission it will contain the time and date, any files, online text or custom submission data. (Question: Does it need grades/feedback?)

Although feedback for each historical submission can be collectively held in the Feedback comments text area (perhaps under headings "First attempt Feedback" or similar) or by file upload a better solution might be to archive feedback linked to each submission. This is more suited to evidence requirements in most organisations as feedback cannot then be altered. On the assumption that this would require a lot more work this should be dropped rather than holding up the main feature of allowing resubmissions properly. (Question answered?)

A teacher wants to give feedback and let a student upload a new file submission to the assignment

• Create an assignment with file submissions enabled, "Submission history" enabled and "Require students click submit" disabled
• Wait until a student uploads a file submision
• Grade the submission and give some feedback
• Revert the submission to draft to allow the student to upload a new file
• The student should see a readonly version of their original submission plus any feedback from the teacher
• They should now be able to upload a new file without being able to delete their first submission

User Interface

Some screenshot mockups will help the community visualise this feature.

Resubmitting on behalf of a student

As the plagiarism plugin uses normal Moodle assignments, to submit on behalf of a student you need to log-in as that user. To use this Moodle feature, you will need to be granted admin privileges or ask your admin to complete this process for you.

Consult your institution's data privacy policy before access your student's account in this way.

• As a user with administrator privileges, navigate to the course your student submitted to.

• Find the student you would like to submit as and select their name.

• You are now masquerading as your chosen student. Complete the submission process as if you were a student .

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