Moodle 4.0 Resources for Faculty

Advanced Settings

The assignment activity has many additional settings that can be configured, if desired. At an advanced level, the remaining categories include the following:

Submission Types

The two submission types available are "File Submissions" and "Online Text"

• Online Text
  • Allows students to write directly in Moodle, copy and paste from a document, or share a link to a large file stored in Box or Google Drive if the file is too large for Moodle (very important).
  • You must use this Online text option if collecting from your students marked-up PDFs of handwritten/hand-drawn calculations, equations, diagrams, or foreign characters (as mainly seen in ECON, MATH, PHYS, BCHM, and JAPN courses).
• File Submissions
  • This setting allows students to upload multiple files for an assignment. Instructors can also use it to provide written feedback by uploading a file. Note: The site-wide file upload limit is 60 MB.

Within the Submission Types section of the assignment settings, you'll see "Accepted File Types". This allows you to indicate and accept only certain file types for submissions. (i.e only PDF or Word Documents). 

To add and restrict file submissions, click on "Choose".

From the pop-out window, select the file types you'd like to restrict file submissions to. Then click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the popout window.

Note: You can expand certain categories to make more granular file type selections.

Feedback Types:

Choose how you want to provide feedback on the assignment, in addition to the grade the student will receive.

Submission Settings:

Choose whether students must click a "Submit" button or agree to a submission statement to complete the submission process.

Choose whether students will have more than one attempt at the assignment. 

Group Submission Settings:

If enabled, students submit work as a group rather than individually. For example, one file can be submitted on behalf of the entire group.

Notifications:

Configure notifications for instructors and TAs when an assignment is submitted, and set the default for notifying students when they receive a grade.

Grade:

Type:

• Choose the grading method (points or scale), set the grading category, and adjust other grading options as needed.

Note: We recommend against using scale because they can have unpredictable outcomes. 

Grading Method:

• Select Simple direct grade, Marking Guide, or Rubric. 

Grade Category:

• If you have categories in the gradebook, you can place this activity in that category, ensuring your gradebook will remain in alignment. 

Grade to pass:

• This setting determines the minimum value needed to pass. In the gradebook, pass grades are highlighted in green, and fail grades in red. 

Anonymous submissions:

• Selecting this will hide student identities from the grader.

Hide grader identity from students:

• Selecting this will hide the identity of the grader from the students. 

Use Marking workflow:

• If enabled, marks will go through a series of stages before being released to students.  This allows for marks to be released to all students at the same time. 

Common Module Settings:

Adjust parameters such as assignment visibility to students, assign an ID number for complex gradebook calculations, and enable group mode.

Restrict Access:

Set restrictions to control which students can view the assignment. (For example, only students who completed the previous assignment can see and access the assignment.)

Compilatio plagiarism plugin

This is where you can enable Compilatio to check for plagiarism against submissions. 

Once you've configured everything, click "Save and Return to Course" to go back to the main course page, or click "Save and Display" to save and view the assignment activity. Alternatively, you can click "Cancel" to discard any changes.

How to Grant an Extension for an Assignment in Moodle

1. Access the Assignment Activity:

• On your course page, select the name of the assignment. 

2. View Submissions:

• The assignment page will open, displaying the assignment description and a summary of submissions.  
• Scroll down and click View all submissions to open the Submissions page.

3. Submissions Table:

• The Submissions page shows a table listing each student’s submission.
• The table includes various columns, which are based on the assignment settings.

4. Granting an Extension:

•  Find the student for whom you want to grant an extension.
• Under the Edit column for that student, click Edit. A menu will appear.
• From the menu, select Grant extension.

5. Setting the Extension Date: 

•  The Grant extension page will open.
• Check the Enable box next to the Extension due date.
• Use the drop-down menus to select the new due date.

6. Save Changes:

•  After setting the new due date, click Save changes.
• You will return to the Submissions page, where the new due date will appear under the Status column for that student.