The Assignments tool (sometimes referred to as a dropbox) is a place where students can submit their assignment documents (Word, Excel, PDF, PowerPoint, etc.), or embed a video and/or audio file. Instructors can view, download, grade, and give feedback on those assignments from within the tool. Assignments can be connected directly to the Grades tool in D2L. Below are links to tutorials on using this tool. They are arranged in topics for Creating, Managing and Grading.
Tutorials for students related to the Assignments tool specifically are at the bottom of this page, and also on the D2L for Students page.
For Instructors/Course Creators
Creating Assignments
- Creating an Assignment in D2L – Basics
- Submission Options in Assignments
- Group Assignments versus “Grouped/Cohort” Assignments (using Conditional Release)
- Using Conditional Release to Release an Individual Assignment to a Specific Group of Students
- Creating Categories in Assignments, and When To Use Them
- Setting up Special Access in an Assignment
- Setting Assignment to Anonymous Marking
Managing Assignments
- The More Actions Menu – the More Actions menu allows you to Preview the Assignment tool (student view), Reorder folders, Restore deleted folders (Event Log), Hide and Unhide folders, and Delete folders.
- Bulk Edit in Assignments
- The Assignment Action Menu (the down arrow next to an Assignment title)
Grading Assignments
- Grading Assignment Submissions – Basics
- Using the Annotation Tool in Assignments
- Using Rubrics to Grade Assignments (and what students see)
- Adding Audio Feedback using Record Audio
- Downloading Assignment Submissions
- Bulk Uploading Feedback Files
- Publishing Feedback for All Students
- Exempting Students from Assignments
- Restoring Deleted Submissions
- Viewing All Students (whether or not they have submitted) in the Submissions Area
- Viewing Different Groups of Students, and Why That’s Useful
For Students