Adding an Assignment to Your Course

4. Submission Types

·       Submission types
With Online text, students can enter text directly into an editor.  If File submissions are enabled, students can upload one or more files. I am not a fan on Online text as it is difficult to mark on line.
Note: To create an offline assignment where students will submit or perform work outside Moodle, leave both Online text and File submissions unchecked. You can still provide a description, set due dates and have the activity show in the course Calendar and Gradebook.

·       Maximum number of uploaded files
If file submissions are enabled, each student will be able to upload up to the set number of files for their submission.

·       Maximum submission size
If file submissions are enabled, each upload cannot exceed this file size per upload. (If a student can upload multiple files, and uploads files at different times, the total can exceed the set size.)

·       Accepted file types
To limit submissions to specific file types, select Choose. A pop up window will open with file type options. Select the file types for which submissions you would like to enable by clicking the radio button next to each option. Select Save changes.  Personally I only allow .pdf files, as they can be marked online without needing to be downloaded.