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You can submit an assignment on behalf of your student if they send the assignment via email or on paper or observed in person, after the assignment past the due and/or the end date. This is also for evaluating non-submissions and external submissions assignments.

  • Who is this for:  Online Instructors
  • What is required:  A D2L Brightspace course shell and an Assignment area
  • Go to the Assignment link in the navbar
  • Click on the Assignment’s name to view submissions
  • From the Users tab, click Show Search Options link
  • Select “Users without submissions” from the Submissions list

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  • You should see a list of students who haven’t submitted any assignment. Click Evaluate next to the student you would like to grade
  • Click Add a file to add the student’s assignment file (if available or if student send it to you via email). You can also add your own feedback file.
  • Provide student’s grade when you’re ready in the Score text area. Feel free to add audio or video feedback using the Record Audio or Record Video (limited to 3 minutes and as an attached file that students need to click). If you use a rubric, you can also assess using the rubrics tool.
  • Click the Publish  button to save the changes. You can click Save as Draft if you’re not ready to release the assessment to the student. If you need to retract or make changes to the grade after you publish, repeat step 3 through 5 to find the student again and click on Published link. After making your changes, Update , or if you retract your assessment, click Retract

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Submitting your work with the Assignment tool in Blackboard allows you to easily upload your homework files to your instructor and receive files back, along with your grade. There is no need for paper or even email.

Assignments Overview (Student) Assignments are created by your instructor. They can be used for simply submitting homework. Assignments can also be used to participate in a back-and-forth review process of projects and papers. Learn more: https://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student/Assignments/Submit_Assignments

I tried to turn in an assignment, but nothing happened when I clicked submit.

If you’ve attached files to submit as part of your assignment, know that those files do not begin uploading to the Blackboard database until you click the ‘Submit’ button. Depending on the size of the attached files and the current upload speed of your internet connection, it may take a little time to complete the upload, especially if you’re submitting videos or other large items by directly attaching the file.

In the event that you’ve attached files, clicked submit, and nothing happens immediately, you may need to simply wait a few minutes — do not click submit more than once.

In some cases, this issue is related to the file name of the attached file. Before submitting, ensure that the name of the attached file is not unusually long and that it doesn’t contain any special characters.

Can I submit to an assignment dropbox more than once?

If you don’t see any indication that you are allowed multiple submissions, it’s best to assume that you only have one opportunity to submit. Do not click the submit button on the assignment submission page until you’ve confirmed that you’ve completed all of the assignment requirements, attached the correct files, and are ready to submit.

Some instructors allow their students to submit more than once to an assignment dropbox, but you will need to check the assignment instructions to be sure. If you are allowed multiple submissions, you will see the ‘Start New’ button on the Submission History page that appears when you click on the assignment link in the course after your initial submission.

Assignments in Blackboard are accessible once they’ve been deployed by your instructor in a Content Area of the course. Your instructor may have an entire area in your course dedicated to all assignments, perhaps even linked on the Course menu, or assignments may be placed along with related lesson material within unit folders in the course.

Once you click on an assignment link you will be brought to the submission page, which is split into three sections:

  • Points and instructions:  Check the top of the assignment submission page for instructions and any supporting documentation for your assignment. If your assignment is graded, you will see the points possible for the assignment listed in this section as well.
  • Assignment submission:  You have the option to type your submission directly into the Blackboard assignment tool or attach files from your computer or a cloud service like Google Drive. Be sure to check the syllabus and assignment instructions to see if your instructor has provided guidelines for how to attach your work to the assignment tool.
  • Add comments:  You can provide text comments to your instructor about your assignment submission, but you should never use the comments section to submit your actual work unless instructed to.

Full documentation at help.blackboard.com: Submit Assignments

Verifying and Viewing Submission Receipts

Each time you successfully submit to an assignment in Blackboard, you’ll be taken to the submission history page, which will show you grade information, a timestamp of your submission, a link to any attached files, and a preview of those files if they were submitted in one of the approved formats. You can return to this page by accessing the assignment link where you submitted your work within the course content and/or by clicking on the title of the assignment in the My Grades tool.

The system also generates a receipt of your submission that is sent to your UA Little Rock email account and stored in the My Grades section of the course. You should confirm that you’ve received a receipt of your submission each time you turn in your work by checking your UA Little Rock email account and/or by navigating to the Submitted tab in the My Grades section of the course.

It’s important to verify that your assignment has been successfully submitted each time you turn in your work. If you are not taken to the submission history page after submitting your work and/or do not receive a receipt of your submission, you should contact the Blackboard Student Support help desk immediately. Do not wait until the assignment due date has passed or until grades are submitted for your course to report an issue with submitting an assignment.

Viewing assignment feedback

Assignments submitted in Blackboard are not scored automatically, but need to be reviewed by your instructor. After reviewing your work, you instructor can use the same Assignment tool to provide you with a grade, written feedback, and additional files. You then can review the information in two ways: through the Assignment itself and through the My Grades area.

To review the assignment results through the Assignment Itself:

  • Return to the Assignment for which you want to review the results.
  • Click on the Assignment link to open the Submission History .
  • At the bottom of your submission will be Instructor Feedback that will have a grade, any comments, and any attached files.

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To review the assignment results through the My Grades Area :

  • Click My Grades link in the Course Menu if it is available. Remember, your instructor can rename the title of this link. You will know you are on the right page because My Grades will be at the top.
  • Look for the Assignment for which you want to review the results.
  • Click on the name of the assignment to see instructor feedback, inline comments, or to obtain files that may have returned. Additionally, some comments will appear in the comments column to the right of the grade column.

Full documentation at help.blackboard.com: Assignment Grades

SafeAssign is a plagiarism prevention tool offered by Blackboard that helps educators detect unoriginal content in student papers. In addition to acting as a plagiarism deterrent, it also has features designed to aid you with learning about plagiarism and the importance of proper attribution of content from other sources and by other people.

Students submit their work to SafeAssign as part of the assignment submission process detailed above. Not all assignments in Blackboard use SafeAssign, but those that do will ask you to agree to submitting your paper to the Global Reference Database when you attach your work for submission.

Once submitted, SafeAssign checks the originality of your work by comparing the text to text on the Internet, within published articles, and to the work of other students at UA Little Rock. The amount of time it takes for SafeAssign to review your work depends upon the demand on the system and the length of your submission.

If your instructor allows it, you can view the SafeAssign originality report on the assignment submission page. You can find more information about accessing and interpreting the SafeAssign originality report on the Blackboard website.

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  • Click on the assignment link.
  • In the “Assignment Inbox” page, click inside the ‘ Submit on behalf of student ’ box, located at the top.
  • A list of students will pop up.  Select the name of a student on whose behalf you want to upload the paper.
  • Alternatively, you can type the last name of the student in the search box.
  • A message saying that you have selected to submit on behalf of a student will show.  Click Continue .
  • On the next screen, add the Submission Title , and click Choose File to upload file.
  • Once the file is attached, click Upload and Review .
  • In the next screen, click Submit to Turnitin .
  • The submission will be shown in the Assignment Inbox .
  • If you need to overwrite a student submission, you can follow the same steps to upload a new file. You will see a message warning you that the submission will be overwritten.  Click Continue to submit.

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Submitting work to Turnitin on behalf of a student

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The new version of Turnitin is being used

  • for all assignments due 1st August or later – including coursework resubmissions and resit exams
  • on all Blackboard courses for 2022/23.

For help with the new version of Turnitin please see  Turnitin LTI Assignments

Why might I need to do this?

There may be times when you want to submit work to Turnitin on a student’s behalf – for instance, if the student has experienced technical difficulties, or if you are making ad hoc submissions on a course where Turnitin is not routinely used. It is possible for a Blackboard Instructor to submit student papers to a Turnitin assignment whether or not the students are enrolled on that Blackboard course. N.B. If you need the student to be able to view his/her Turnitin Originality Report, then you will need to submit the paper under the student’s name, to a course on which that student is enrolled.

How to do it

A. Locate the Turnitin assignment in your Blackboard course and click on View / Complete . B. Alternatively go to the assignment via Control Panel > Course Tools > Turnitin Assignments. 

A screenshot of a course Assessment Area with steps A and B highlighted.

Then click on Submit .

Screenshot of the Submit button in the Turnitin Assignment Inbox

Submit a single paper

Accept the default of ‘Single File Upload’.

The default for submitting is Non-enrolled student . Only use this IF you are submitting for a student who is not enrolled on this course . Type their First Name and Last Name in the appropriate boxes.

If you are submitting for a student who is enrolled on the course, select their name from the drop-down list.

Screenshot of drop-down list of student names

Type an appropriate title in the Submission Title box. Browse to find the student’s paper on your PC, then Upload .

Submit multiple papers

If you want to submit several papers at a time, there are two ways of doing this. Choose the appropriate option from the drop-down next to Submit, as shown.

Screenshot of Drop down menu to chose type of file upload. Arrow highlighting Multiple File Upload choice

Multiple File Upload

This is suitable where you have just a few papers to submit.

A screenshot of the Multiple File, File Submission Preview. Highlighting choose File

Repeat for each file you have to submit, and then press Upload All . If you do not enter anything in the Title field, Turnitin will automatically insert the filename here.

A screenshot of Selecting Submit to submit the papers.

A Preview screen is displayed. If all is OK, press Submit .

Zip File Upload

This is suitable when uploading a larger number of files. You will first need to zip up all of the files you want to submit.

Screenshot showing the user has now chosen Zip File Upload and going to choose .ZIP file to upload.

If you do not enter anything in the Title field , Turnitin will insert the filename here.

Viewing the submitted files

Whichever method you use, once the originality report has been processed, you will be able to view this in the normal way, via Control Panel > Course Tools > Turnitin Assessment . If you used the Student drop-down list to associate a file with a specific student, then that student will be able to view the originality report exactly as if they had uploaded the file themselves.

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Resubmitting on behalf of a student

The following information will help you resubmit a student's paper to Turnitin through the LTI inbox. Before you proceed, we advise checking that the file you'd like to submit will be accepted.

To resubmit on behalf of a student, please ensure that resubmissions are enabled for the assignment, that the student has already submitted to the assignment, and that the student's initial submission is visible in the Assignment Inbox.

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  • From the sub-menu, select Upload .

Paper Upload Submission

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  • Select the appropriate button and locate the file on your device.
  • Alternatively, drag the file you would like to submit into the boxed area.

If resubmissions are not enabled for this assignment, you may not be able to resolve any incorrect submissions.

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Text Upload Submission

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  • Enter a submission title in the box provided.
  • Type or paste the text of your submission into the Submission Text box.

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  1. Submit Assignments

    Go to Ultra Course View page. Where do I find my assignments? Your instructor can add assignments to different areas of your course. You might access assignments from a link on the course menu called "Assignments." Or, your instructor might incorporate assignments into each week's content.

  2. How do I submit an assignment on behalf of a student as an instructor?

    To submit for a student, click the Submit for Student link. Upload File To upload a file from your computer, drag and drop a file [1], or browse your computer files by clicking the Choose a file to upload link [2]. To submit the file, click the Submit button [3]. View Submission Details View submission details in the Grade Detail Tray.

  3. Single file upload on behalf of a student

    On the class homepage, click on the More actions link next to the Paper assignment that you would like to submit to and select Submit paper. If needed, select Single File Upload from the Submit drop down menu. File upload is the default submission type for new users.

  4. Submit on behalf of a student

    Submit on behalf of a student It may be that you have to submit a paper on behalf of a student. For example, a student may email their assignment to you as technical difficulties prevented them submitting to Blackboard. Firstly save the assignment to your computer. Within Blackboard go to the assigment on the content page and select View/Complete.

  5. How do I submit an assignment on behalf of a student?

    Verify submission. Returning to the Assignment List by Student page, you will see the submission information under the Submitted column. Note: The assignment's grade page will indicate that the submission was submitted by someone else on behalf of the student as seen in the screenshot below. Prev: How do I release assignment grades?

  6. Submit Assignment on student's behalf

    You can submit an assignment on behalf of your student if they send the assignment via email or on paper or observed in person, after the assignment past the due and/or the end date. This is also for evaluating non-submissions and external submissions assignments. Who is this for: Online Instructors

  7. Submitting Assignments in Blackboard

    Submitting your work with the Assignment tool in Blackboard allows you to easily upload your homework files to your instructor and receive files back, along with your grade. There is no need for paper or even email. Assignments Overview (Student) Assignments are created by your instructor. They can be used for simply submitting homework.

  8. Submit Group Assignments

    Select View assessment to resume working. Everyone in the group can keep track of the latest version of the work. Until a member selects Submit, you can open the group assignment as many times as you want. Group conversations and Collaborate If your instructor enabled conversations, select the conversation icon in the panel.

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  10. Submitting or resubmitting on behalf of a student

    Under the options in the Assignment Inbox, click the three-dot menu and choose Upload Paper Upload Submission Enter a submission title in the box provided You can choose to upload your file in one of two ways: Select the appropriate button and locate the file on your device. Drag the file you would like to submit into the boxed area.

  11. How to Upload a Paper on Behalf of a Student

    In the "Assignment Inbox" page, click inside the ' Submit on behalf of student ' box, located at the top. A list of students will pop up. Select the name of a student on whose behalf you want to upload the paper. Alternatively, you can type the last name of the student in the search box.

  12. Submitting a Blackboard Assignment

    To upload the assignment file, attach the file under Assignment Submission. You can choose to put information in the text editor, but it's not necessary for submitting a document. Click on Browse Local Files. Note: When submitting documents, do not use any special characters (Bad example: Name#Title-1) (Good example: Name_Title1).

  13. Multiple file upload on behalf of a student

    Multiple-file upload on behalf of a student. The multiple file upload submission option allows you to upload multiple files simultaneously. On the class homepage, click on the More actions link next to the Paper assignment that you would like to submit to and select Submit paper.. Select Multiple File Upload from the Submit: drop down menu.Single file upload is the default submission type.

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    A. Locate the Turnitin assignment in your Blackboard course and click on View / Complete. B. Alternatively go to the assignment via Control Panel > Course Tools > Turnitin Assignments. Then click on Submit. Delete Student Work If a student has already submitted work, you may need to delete this before submitting on their behalf. You will ...

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    Enter a submission title in the box provided. You can opt to upload your file in one of two ways: Select the appropriate button and locate the file on your device. Alternatively, drag the file you would like to submit into the boxed area. Select Upload and Review to proceed to the review stage. Alternatively, click Cancel to locate a different ...

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  20. Zip file upload on behalf of a student

    On the class homepage, click on the More actions link next to the Paper assignment that you would like to submit to and select Submit paper. Select Zip file upload from the choose a paper submission method: pull down menu. Single file upload is the default submission type for new users. Click on Choose File and select the zip file that will be ...

  21. Resubmitting on Behalf of a Student

    Enter a submission title in the box provided. You can opt to upload your file in one of two ways: Select the appropriate button and locate the file on your device. Alternatively, drag the file you would like to submit into the boxed area. Select Upload and Review to proceed to the review stage. Alternatively, click Cancel to locate a different ...