Moodle: Online Assignments |
Offline Activity:
Offline Activies are considered anything that is not done in moodle. Exams, Quizes, Participation grades, and any other types of "assignments" that you may want to grade in the gradebook have to be added as offline activities. Offline activities can be graded both in the gradebook, and through the assignment itself. Setup and grading instructions are listed below.
1) Turn editing on by clicking on the top right hand corner button labled "Turn Editing On"
2) Under the week you want to add the activity click on "Add an Activity"
3) Select "Offline Activity"
4) The next page is the Assginment setup page for offline activities there is only 4 things that need to be filled in
1) Assignment name
2) Description
3) Grade Value
4) Disable available from date, you can leave the due date on to show your students when the assignment is due
5) Last step is to scroll top the bottom and click "Save And Return To Course"
The assignment will now be listed on the weekly outline for the students/instructors to see. The next steps are to grade the offline activity assignment.
1) Click on Grades under "administration"
2) On the top right hand corner click "Turn editing on"
3) In the empty fields under the assignment/student names input your grade (moodle can handle decimals)
4) Click "update" at the bottom
Online Text:
The online text assignment is used as a question and answer type of setup. You pose a question to a student and they will respond in moodle allowing you to grade it in moodle as well. Online text assignments can be restricted to when they are allowed to be turned in.
1) Turn editing on by clicking on the top right hand corner button labled "Turn Editing On"
2) Under the week you want to add the activity click on "Add an Activity"
3) Select "Online Text"
4) The next page is the Assginment setup page for offline activities there is only 4 things that need to be filled in
Upload A Single File:
This type of assignment allows the students to turn in files in moodle, instead of emailing them to professors. This type of assignment can also prevent late submissions.
Advanced Uploading of files:
Like the upload a single file assignment, this will allow you to collect files from students but also send one back if you wish to.