Editing Existing Assignments

In the Teaching > Assignments page, Educators can adjust existing assignments by selecting the three vertical dots on the right side of each assignment, depending on the Assignment Status.

• Draft: assignment has been created but not assigned. Here Educators can:
  • Add a start and due date;
  • Assign to Learners. Once assigned, the status changes to “Assigned” or “Active” depending on if the start date is in the future or the past;
  • Change exam mode (and its features);
  • Change assignment title;
  • Refine Qs by objective and split screen review the associated Q;
  • Add more or less Qs than originally set during filtering;
  • Preview Learner session;
  • Duplicate to Draft version with “Copy of [current title]”;
  • Delete the assignment.

• Assigned: assignment has been assigned, but the  start date is in the future.  Here Educators can:
  • Add a start and due date;
    • If the start date is set before the time of editing, the status transitions to “Active” state;
  • Auto-assign articles via the "Enable auto-assign" toggle (see below for more information);
  • Change exam mode (and its features); note: learners will not be notified;
  • Change assignment title;
  • Refine Qs by objective and split screen review the associated Q;
  • Add more or less Qs than originally set during filtering;
  • Preview Learner session;
  • Add new assignees afterwards and adjust the start date;
  • Copy emails of all assigned learners;
  • Revert to draft, thereby removing current assignees
  • Duplicate to a Draft version with “Copy of [current title]”.

• Active: assignment is currently available to learners. Here Educators can:
  • Add a due date if none existed before; note: learners will not be notified;
  • Extend the due date; note: learners will not be notified;
  • Assign to additional learners;
  • Copy emails of all assigned learners;
  • Change assignment title;
  • Preview Learner session;
  • View the associated learning objectives;
  • Duplicate to Draft version with “Copy of [current title]”; 
  • Close (i.e. change to “Closed” status).

• Closed: assignment has an end date that is in the past. Here Educators can:
  • Change assignment title;
  • Copy emails of all assigned learners;
  • Preview Learner session;
  • View the associated learning objectives;
  • Duplicate to Draft version with “Copy of [current title]” 
  • Adapt “Restrict review access” setting in Exam format.

Assigning Assignments via the Auto-Assign Toggle

Educators can share assignments easily using auto-assign via URL links. To do so: 
1. Enable Auto-Assign: Turn on the "Enable auto-assign" toggle in the assignment settings after selecting the start date under the "Date and time" section. Note: the URL is generate only once the start date is active. 
2. Generate Link: A URL is created once a start date is set. Copy it from the settings page or assignment table dropdown.
3. Share the URL with the intended Learners. Learners will get auto-assigned after starting via the link, and it will appear under their assignments. 
Learners with institutional access are automatically assigned the assignment and receive email notifications. Learners without access see a message prompting them to request it. 
Note: Educators can still assign manually to individuals or turn off auto-assign later.

Duplicating Assignments

Clicking duplicate creates a mirrored assignment in “draft” status with the same name as the original.