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For video instructions, please see Assignments – Create an Assignment – Instructor

For video instructions, please see Assignments – Create an Assignment – Instructor

There are 2 ways to create and share assignments on Brightspace: Via the Assignments tool or via the Content tool. We recommend creating the assignment via the content tool as this is the simplest way to create, share, and link the assignment to the content unit. Regardless of where you start the assignment builder or editor experience is the same.

Create an Assignment via Content Tool

Create an Assignment via Assignment Tool

(blue star) Configure Assignment settings:

  1. On the New Assignment page, enter the assignment Name, add the max point Grade (optional), and add a Due Date if necessary.

  2. Select each of the right hand drop-down menus (Availability Dates & Conditions, Submission & Completion, and Evaluation & Feedback) to set the specific assignment parameters.

Add the assignment instructions, and attach assignment resources via the text box.

Select the “Insert Stuff” icon or the link icon to reuse or upload new resources to the assignment.

See HTML Editor for more details.

Other

When Instructors add a Grade to the assignment, they can alter it's gradebook settings too.

  • Edit or Link to Existing means this assessment counts towards final grade and should be linked to the gradebook. For more information on gradebook linking please visit this link:

  • Not in Gradebook means this assessment does not count towards final course grade

  • Reset to Ungraded reverts the assessment to an ungraded item

  • Set Start Date & End Date

    • Start Date: Earliest students can see an assignment.

    • End Date: Last day students can see an assignment.

  • Enable and Add additional Release Conditions

    • Restricts access to assignment until X criterion is met.

  • Add parameters for Special Access

    • Useful for all student accommodations, and special projects (i.e. Thesis projects etc.).

  • Determine the Assignment Type

  • Add or Associate an existing Assignment Category

    • This is an organizational feature, it does not impact grading or the final grade.

  • Set the Submission Type

    • Submission types allowed are: File submission, Text submission, On paper submission, and Observed in person.

  • Determine the max Files Allowed Per Submission

  • Outline the Allowable File Extensions

    • When a learner attempts to upload a file submission for an assignment of a file extension type that the instructor has restricted, an error message will appear.

  • Set the parameters for Submissions attempts

  • Add a Notification Email for completed submissions

  • Attach existing Rubrics or create new Rubrics

  • Attach existing or create new Learning Objectives

  • Enable or Disable Annotation Tools

    • This feature allows Instructors to provide in-context feedback.

  • Enable or Disable Anonymous Marking

  • Enable and manage Turnitin Integration

  • Assignments that are not named will automatically be saved as ‘Untitled’.

  • All assignments have a default setting of ‘Ungraded’.

(blue star) Review Assignment Details and Save

Once details are reviewed, and verified as correct, toggle the visibility indicator at the bottom of the page to make the assignment visible to students on the chosen start date and time. By default it is invisible, and must be made visible prior to the start date for students to access it.

Assignments can be edited after being published. However, do this with caution, especially when Turnitin is enabled. Please contact edtech@brocku.ca for more info.

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