Submitting an Activity (Assignment) in Student Learning & Licensure

Overview

This guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough for students on how to navigate the submission process in Student Learning & Licensure (SLL). It covers tracking course activities, uploading attachments, submitting work, withdrawing submissions, and viewing assessment feedback to ensure a smooth user experience.

In this comprehensive guide, we will walk you through each step of the submission process in Student Learning & Licensure, ensuring that you have a clear understanding of the procedures involved.

A video overview for students showing how to navigate the submission process.

Progress Tab

After logging in, the Progress tab will list all of a student's open courses. For each individual course, activities ready to be started or continued will be listed with the course information.

Note: If you do not see the course you are attempting to submit to, please contact your institution directly regarding the course or internship.

The Progress page showing the Courses tab with filtering and sorting options for terms, course sections, and start dates. A course card for 'Introduction to Education Section 1 – Fall 2021' with instructor information, an activity marked as awaiting submission, and an overdue status, along with a View Details button.

Course Activity Tab

Clicking on an individual course will display the Course Activity tab. The Course Activity tab allows a student to view, begin, or continue activities. If an activity has been assessed, the student can also see the results of the assessment. The course details tab also provides access to the course homepage.

The Course activity page for Introduction to Education Section 1 - Fall 2021 showing the Activities tab. The My Activities list includes required tasks with their open‑for‑submission dates, due dates, and statuses such as Awaiting Submission and Awaiting Assessment.

The Homepage Tab

On the course details screen, selecting the Homepage tab allows a student to view the course homepage. The course homepage can provide information and resources about the course to the student. If you are expecting to find resources on this tab but they are unavailable, please contact the instructor directly.

Completing and Submitting Activities

Activities Overview

Activities can be thought of as assignments, and are tasks that are completed by students, often followed by assessment of the student’s work. Activities can contain several methods for students and instructors to provide information. Instructors may include information such as directions for completing the activity, or attached files for reference. Students can submit information in various ways, such as text boxes, answering multiple-choice questions, and uploading attachments.

The Activity Tab

The Activity tab shows all current activities for a course, including an activity’s name, due date, and submission status.

How to begin or continue an activity:

  1. From the Progress tab, or from a course details page, click on the activity to be completed.
  2. Populate any required fields and provide any necessary information.
  3. Click Save to save all work and return to the activities list, or click Submit to complete the activity submission.

The Submission page for EDU 101 Midterm with instructions to submit the midterm research paper. A file upload section includes a Select File button and an attached file named 'Research Paper.pdf.' The right‑side Assessment Panel indicates no assessment components and no activity comments. Buttons for Submit, Save, and Cancel appear at the top.

How to attach files to an activity:

  1. Access your student account.
  2. From the Progress tab, click on the name of the course where you are attempting to submit.
  3. Click on the title of the activity.
  4. Identify the attachment component created by your instructor.

    Note: If you do not see the Select File button available within the activity, please contact your instructor directly. They must enable this component before you can attach a file.

  5. Click Select File.
  6. In the attachment window, select Local File.
  7. Click Choose File.
  8. Find the file on your device and click Open.
  9. Repeat the selection process if you need to attach more files.
  10. Click Insert to attach the selected file(s) to the activity.

Managing Submissions

How to withdraw a submitted activity:

  1. From the Progress tab, or from a group details page, click on the activity to be withdrawn.
  2. Click Withdraw.

The Submission page for EDU 101 Midterm with instructions to submit the midterm research paper. The file upload area contains an attached file named 'Research Paper.pdf.' The Assessment Panel on the right stating there are no assessment components and no comments. Buttons at the top include Assessments History, Withdraw, and Cancel.

Note: Not all submitted activities can be withdrawn. The Withdraw button will be unavailable if:

  • The assessor has begun the assessment process.
  • The withdraw feature was disabled for the activity when it was created.
  • The activity due date has passed.
  • The course end date has passed.

If you are unable to withdraw but need to make changes to your submission, please contact your instructor.

How to view a completed assessment:

  1. From the Progress tab, or from a course details page, click on an assessed activity.
  2. View previous submissions by selecting them from the Assessments History dropdown menu.
  3. Click Cancel when finished.

The Submission page for EDU 101 Midterm with an attached file named 'Research Paper.pdf.' The Assessments History menu expanded, listing Version 1 with an instructor entry and timestamp. The Assessment Panel on the right includes an Assessment Rubric with scores across rubric elements and stating that there are no activity comments. Buttons at the top include Assessments History, Undo, and Cancel.

Concluding Remarks

We hope this walkthrough has empowered you with the knowledge to navigate the submission process with confidence. For further assistance, refer to the related articles in our Help Center or contact our Support Team.

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