In MyFIRE, students can submit all assignments in one area
called the Assignment Submission Folder. These folders contain multiple
submission types including file submissions, text submissions, on paper
submissions, and observed in person. Instructors can house all assignments for
viewing, grading, and leaving feedback for each submission within an assignment
folder. This tutorial demonstrates how to create an assignment in a course.
1. Navigate to the specified course in MyFIRE.
2. Once within the course, select instructor tools at
the top of the page in the navigation bar.
3. Then select course admin.
4. Locate and select assignments.
5. Once the page refreshes,
select new assignment at the top of the page.
6. When the page refreshes
again, title the assignment folder in the name field.
Note: We recommend naming
the assignment the same name that is listed in the course syllabus to alleviate
possible confusion for the students.
7. Next, enter the maximum points in the Score Out Of
field for the assignment.
a. Once the Score Out Of field is selected, a drop-down menu
will appear to connect the assignment to the grade book, to unattach the
assignment from the grade book, or to change the corresponding grade item to
ungraded by selecting the desired option below:
i. Option 1: Choose from Grades
1. A pop-up window will appear. To connect the assignment to a
grade item, select the desired option below:
a. Create and link to a new
grade item
i. Under the Grade Category drop-down menu, select the desired category that the new grade item will be nested under. Note: the newly
created grade item will not appear until this assignment has been saved and
closed.
b. Link to an existing grade item
i. The pop-up window will refresh to show an additional
drop-down menu. Select the grade item that should be attached to the
newly created assignment.
2. Select OK
ii. Option 2: Remove from Grades - This option will change the grade
item to a Not in Grades status, and the grade item will be removed.
iii. Option 3: Reset to Ungraded - This option will remove the grade
item and score from the assignment completely. The assignment will be set as
ungraded.
8. Then enter the desired due date in the Due Date
field. Once selected, a calendar will appear to assist with choosing the
desired date.
a. If the date that was
chosen is no longer desired, select clear at the bottom of the pop-up
window.
9. Once a date is selected, choose the time of the day that
the assignment will be due.
10. Enter the directions for the assignment in the instructions
field.
Note: Instructors have the option of adding files, links,
videos, and format the directions as desired by selecting the additional
format options.
11. Then select the availability dates and conditions drop-down menu on the right-hand side of the page. Once selected, the menu will
expand.
a. If desired, add a start date to the
assignment. Start dates will not allow students to
submit to the assignment until the start date and time has passed.
i. If adding a start date,
select visible with access restricted to determine how the assignment
will appear to students before the start date.
ii. Select the desired visibility
behavior:
1 Visible with access
restricted- This option will allow
students to view that the assignment exists; however, students will not be able
to see the assignment instructions or be able to submit to the assignment until
the start date has passed.
2 Visible with submission
restricted- This option will allow
students to view the assignment and assignment instructions. However, the
students will not be able to submit to the assignment until the start date has
passed.
3 Hidden- This option will hide the assignment from students’ view
before the start date.
iii. If desired, add the start
date to the course calendar by selecting the add availability dates to
calendar checkbox.
iv. Select done at the
bottom of the pop-up window.
b. If desired, add an end date to the assignment. End
dates will not allow students to submit to the assignment after
the end date and time has passed.
i. If adding an end date,
select visible with access restricted to determine how the assignment
will appear to students after the start date.
ii. Select the desired visibility
behavior:
1 Visible with access
restricted- This option will allow
students to view that the assignment exists; however, students will not be able
to see the assignment instructions or be able to submit to the assignment after
the end date has passed.
2 Visible with submission
restricted- This option will allow
students to view the assignment and assignment instructions. However, the
students will not be able to submit to the assignment after the end date has
passed.
3 Hidden- This option will hide the assignment from students’ view
after the end date.
iii. If desired, add the end
date to the course calendar by selecting the add availability dates to
calendar checkbox.
iv. Select done at the
bottom of the pop-up window.
c. If desired, add a Release Condition to the submission folder by selecting add
release condition. A release condition is a prerequisite that the student
has to complete prior to viewing and gaining access to the assignment that is
being created. If no prerequisite is required, you can skip this step.
Professors can create a new condition or add an existing condition.
d. If needed, grant an individual or a group of students extra time or
give an extra attempt on the assignment by selecting manage special
access.
12. Select the submission
& completion drop-down menu. Once selected, the menu will expand.
a. Select the type of
submission folder the assignment should be. Please note, once the assignment
type has been selected and saved, the type cannot be edited. Choose either individual
submission or group submission.
i. If choosing group
submission, select the group category to connect to the assignment.
Note: Groups must be set up in advance (under the User
Tools tab in the navigation bar) for the group assignment option to become
available to select.
b. If desiring to visually
organize the assignments within the assignment tool, select the category
drop-down menu
i. Choose the desired created category.
ii. If needing to add a new
category, select new category.
iii. A pop-up window will appear. Type the category title in the name field.
iv. Then select create.
c. Select how the students
should submit to the assignment by selecting the submission type drop-down menu and choose either file submission, text submission, on-paper
submission, or observed in-person submission. The default type is file
submission. Additional selections will need to be made for each option. Note:
Once students submit to the assignment, the submission type cannot be
changed.
i. File submission- This option requires a file to be attached or uploaded
when submitting to the assignment.
1 Choose how many files are
allowed to be submitted to the assignment folder:
a. Unlimited- This option allows for more than one file submission to
be submitted.
b. One File- This option allows for only one file submission.
2 Next, choose how the
submission(s) will be kept for grading.
a. All submissions are kept- This option will allow all of the students' submissions
to be kept for grading
b. Only one submission
allowed- This option only allows one
submission to be kept for grading
c. Only the most recent
submission is kept- This option will allow
only the most recent submission (if more than one) to be kept for grading
ii. Text submission- This option will require students to type (or copy &
paste) their response in a text field. There is no file to attach or
upload.
1 Choose how the
submission(s) will be kept for grading. Refer to step 11.b.2 above for the
listed options.
iii. On Paper Submission - This option allows students to submit their paper in
class and provides a place-holder for the assignment in the course and in the
gradebook for the assessment.
1 If this option is
selected, please choose how the submission will be marked as complete by
selecting the marked as complete drop-down menu.
a. Manual by Learners - This option will require students to mark the assignment
complete in the course.
b. Automatically on
Evaluation - This option will automatically mark
the assignment as complete once a grade has been entered for the
assignment.
c. Automatically on Due Date - This option will automatically mark the assignment as
complete once the due date has passed. A due date will need to be enabled as a
restriction. This is the default option.
iv. Observed in Person- This option allows students to be observed in person
when completing the assignment and provides a place-holder for the assignment
in the course and in the gradebook for the assessment.
1 If this option is
selected, please choose how the submission will be marked as complete by
selecting the marked as complete drop-down menu. Refer to the 11.b.iii.1
step above for the listed options.
d. For File & Text
assignment options, if desiring to receive emails when students have submitted
to the assignment, enter the desired emails in the notification email field. Note: ID&T does not recommend this option. If the content of the course
is copied forward to another offering, then the user that has been added will
receive emails for that course’s submissions too.
13. Select the evaluation
& feedback drop-down menu. Once selected, the menu will expand.
a. If desired, attach a rubric to the assignment by selecting add
rubric. Professors will have the option of creating a new rubric or to add
an existing rubric.
b. If interested in attaching Learning Objectives to
assignments, please reach out to idtsupport@seu.edu for further
assistance.
c. The Annotation tool is a mark-up tool that is available
directly in MyFIRE. This option is automatically enabled. If desired, select
the annotation tools checkbox to disable the tool.
d. If interested in enabling Turnitin on the assignment,
please refer to the Enable Turnitin on an Assignment tutorial.
14. Next, choose if the
assignment should be visible to the students by selecting the visibility
toggle at the bottom of the page to change the visibility status.
a. Open Eye icon - means that students can view the assignment.
b. Eye icon with a Strikethrough - means that students
cannot view the assignment.
15. Select save & close at the bottom of the screen.
