Set date restrictions on assignments
When do you want the students to complete an assignment? Instructors can restrict students’ access to assignments with any of these date options:
- No date restrictions
- Manually hiding and making visible
- Hiding and making visible with dates
- Setting ‘access restricted’ dates
- Setting ‘submission restricted’ dates
Use the settings to provide assignments in the way that makes best sense for your course. Ideally, choose the settings that will enable access for your students.
Possibilities (a few):
- Consider hiding before and after start and end dates
- Consider allowing viewing after submission end date to provide access on previous submissions
- Consider restricting submission before start date to allow students to review upcoming assignment instructions ahead of time
No date restrictions
An unlocked assignment allows students to view and submit to the assignment. The unlocked assignment does not display in the Calendar, because there are no date restrictions.
Manually hiding and making visible
Hidden assignments do not display students. On the assignment’s edit screen, the ‘hidden’ and 'visible' toggle provide controls to release manually when students can access the assignment.
Hiding and making visible with dates
Hidden assignments do not display students before the start date or after the end date. When it's hidden, students will not be able to submit to the assignment, nor access the instructions or rubrics.
On the assignment's edit screen, click the link next to Before Start or After End to access the Hide restrictions.
Setting ‘access restricted’ dates
Access restricted assignments display to students prior to the start date and after the end date.
- Prior to the start date, the assignment title will be visible to students, but not the instructions or rubrics. Students will not be able to submit until after the start date.
- After the end date, the assignment title will be visible to students, but not the instructions or rubrics. Students will be able to access the assignment to review any past submissions. However, students will not be able to make any new submissions.
On the assignment's edit screen, click the link next to Before Start or After End to access the Visible with Access Restricted restrictions.
Setting ‘submission restricted’ dates
Submission restricted assignments display to students prior to the start date and after the end date. They are never hidden from students.
- Prior to the start date, the assignment will be to clickable to students, so students can review the instructions and rubrics. Students will not be able to submit until after the start date.
- After the end date, the assignment title will be clickable to students, so students can review the instructions and rubrics. Students will be able to access the assignment to review any past submissions. However, students will not be able to make any new submissions.
On the assignment's edit screen, click the link next to Before Start or After End to access the Visible with Submission Restricted restrictions.