What are Assignments?

Assignments in can be used to challenge student's understanding and help assess competency by using a variety of media. The Assignments page will show your students all of the Assignments that will be expected of them and how many points each is worth.

Assignments can be used to:

• Assess how well students are achieving course Outcomes
• Set up online submissions that can be quickly graded in the Grading Tool
• Grade online as well as student work submitted "on-paper"
• Create multiple due dates for sections
• Set up peer review
• Grade Discussions, either by the whole class or student groups
• Open Quizzes for a limited amount of time
• Record attendance
• Create ungraded activities that align with course Outcomes

Any Assignment you create in the Assignments page will automatically show up in the Grades, Calendar, and Syllabus features. The reverse is true. Any Assignments you create in the Calendar will automatically show up in the Grades, Assignments, and Syllabus features.

To access an assignment, click the name of the assignment.