Adding & Editing Assignment Details
It's all in the details!
An assignment is like a drop box and directions housed all in one place. Once you've built the assignment shell, you will need to add the assignment details and the assignment directions. Assignment details will tell your students when submissions are due and what type of submissions will be accepted. Dates added to Assignments will populate and auto-update for students in your Modules and also on the Syllabus and course Calendar. Adding the content and directions to an assignment is much like building a page or a discussion. You can use the content editor to add text, links, images, media, and documents to your assignment.
Learning Resources:
Explore the Guides links below. Each link will open in a new tab. You can return to Canvas by clicking on the Canvas tab in your browser.
Watch
- Assignments Overview (Video - Instructors) Links to an external site.
- Assignment Creation (Video - Instructors) Links to an external site.
Read
- What are Assignments? Links to an external site.
- What assignment types can I create in a course? Links to an external site.
- How do I create an assignment? Links to an external site.
- How do I create an online assignment? Links to an external site.
- How do I add or edit details in an assignment? Links to an external site.
- What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates? Links to an external site.
- How do I add assignment types, pages, and files as module items? Links to an external site.
- How do I use Draft State in Assignments? Links to an external site.
- How do I delete an assignment? Links to an external site.
- How do I duplicate an assignment? Links to an external site.
After exploring the Guides link, return to Canvas and click the "Next" button at the bottom right of the page to move to the next section of the module.