Moodle Step-by-Step Assignment
1. Your Moodle course may contain Assignment dropboxes to provide for submitting written
assignments.
2. Each Moodle Assignment will display the Assignment icon and the assignment title.
This example displays two Assignment dropboxes – one titled: Research Paper – Single File
and one titled Research Paper – Advanced Assignment.
3. There are two types of Assignment dropboxes in Moodle
Single Assignment – allows for only 1 document to be uploaded
Advance Assignment – allows for multiple documents to be uploaded and for
documents to be reviewed by faculty and returned to the student.
This document will cover uploading to both Assignment dropboxes.
Single File Upload
Click the title of the
Assignment
The submission form will open.
1. Read the instructions
carefully.
2. Click browse to find
your document
Locate the document you are
submitting on your computer
and click Open.
With the title of the document
in the field click the Upload this
file button.
You will receive a Successful
File uploaded message.
The submission is complete.
Advanced File upload is a
Advanced File Upload more rebust activity.
This activity allows for multiple
documents to be submitted to
the Assignment dropbox.
This activity also allows for
drafts to be submitted. The
faculty may review the draft,
make comments and
corrections, and then return it
to the student.
When the document is in final
form it is submitted for grading.
To upload the document in
Draft form – click browse and
locate the document on your
computer.
Click the Open button.
With the title of the document
in the field click the Upload this
file button.
1. Title of your document
will appear.
2. If you have more than
one document click
browse and upload the
additional document for
the assignment.
3. Documents must be
uploaded one at a time.
4. If you wish to write a
note to be submitted
with the assignment
click on Edit button.
If the document will be
reviewed and returned for
revision –
Do Not Click the Send for
Marking button.
If this is a draft the submission
is completed.
Use the course breadcrumbs
to return exit the submission
form and return to the course.
Use the course breadcrumbs
to exit the submission form
and return to the course.
When you are ready to submit
the assignment for grading –
follow the same directions to
upload your final draft.
When the document is
uploaded click on Submit for
marking button.
Moodle will confirm that you
wish to submit the document
for marking.
Click Yes to submit for
grading.
Submission is completed.