1) The document provides instructions for creating an assignment link in Moodle for students to submit either an online text or a file. 2) It describes clicking on a course topic, selecting either "Online text" or "Upload a single file" activity, inputting an assignment name and description, and saving the assignment link. 3) The created assignment link will then appear in the selected topic for students to access and submit their assignment.

1. Creating an Assignment Link for the
Submission of File or Online Text

2. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
After logging in Moodle, click on the course you want to create an assignment link.
In this case, click on Demo Course.

3. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
Click the Turn editing on button at the top right corner to switch to editing mode.

4. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
Choose a topic, say Topic 1, to create an assignment link.

5. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
Click on Add an activity… to open the pull-down menu. If you want your students to submit their assignment in the form of
online text, select Online text.

6. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
If you want your students to submit their assignment as a file, select Upload a single file. In this case, we select this option.

7. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
You are required to input a title in the Assignment name field.
In this case we type in “Assignment: State four learning theories”.

8. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
You are also required to type something in the Description text box.
For example, you can type in some assignment instructions.

9. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
By default, the Grade is set to 100.You can change it by clicking open the pull-down menu.

10. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
By default, the submission period starts from the date you create the assignment link and lasts for a week.
You can change it by clicking open the pull-down menus.

11. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
Click Save and return to course button to finish.

12. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
An assignment link has been created in Topic 1.
Now click on Turn editing off at the top right corner to switch off the editing mode.

13. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Moodle Series MOT51: Creating assignment link for a file or online text submission
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