Creating a New Submission Folder in D2L

​Creating a Submission folder allows students to submit assignments through the D2L course site. Submission folders can be set up to accept files submitted by individual students or a group of students. There is also an option for instructors to hide Submission folders before they are released to students.

Submission folders can also be copied within a course or copied from one course to another.

Note: To add a link to a Submission folder to a module in Content, follow the directions to Add Links to Other Parts of the Course Site.

Create a Submission Folder

1. Select Submissions in the course navigation bar.
2. Select the New Folder button.
3. Enter a title for the folder in the "Name" field.
4. By default, the "Grade out of" field is ungraded. To change this, select Ungraded.
   
5. Enter in a point value.
   

   Note: Entering a point value will change the Submission folder from "Ungraded" to "In Gradebook." This will automatically create a new grade item in the gradebook, and users will need to manually select a different option in step 6 if a grade item should not be created.
   

6. Select In Gradebook and choose from the following options using the dropdown menu that opens:
   • Edit or Link to Existing: Link the submission to an existing or new item in Grades.
     • If the grade item was not created, select the option Create and link to a new grade item. Choose the type of grade item to create and the grade scheme to use. If using categories, select a category. When finished select OK.
     • If the grade item was already created, select the option to Link to an existing grade item. Choose the item from the dropdown list and select OK.
   • Not in Gradebook: Attach a score to the submission that will not be included in Grades.
     
   • Reset to Ungraded: Resets the score to the default setting of "Ungraded."
     
7. Only a name for the folder is required, but there are other options to modify the submission folder:
• Due Date: Set a date for the submission to show up in the course calendar.
• Instructions: Enter any steps for the assignment to be submitted.
• Add Files: Use the icons in the tool bar [A] to add any files, links, video, or audio to the folder. Hover over the icons to see the function.

  

  Note: While D2L will play .m4a audio files, there is no way to shut off their autoplay feature. To avoid issues with more than one .m4a file playing at one time, the file should be converted to .mp3

• Availability Dates & Conditions: Select this tab to restrict access to the folder by adding a Start Date and/or End Date.
• Submission & Completion: Select this tab to set up a group submission, change the submission type, alter the number of submissions each student can turn in, or set up email notifications for submissions from specific students. See Setting up a Group Submission for instructions on group Submissions folders.

  Note: To find a student email to set up notifications, select Classlist in the navigation bar and locate the student username. Their student email will be the username @depaul.edu.

• Evaluation & Feedback: Select this tab to attach a rubric, add learning objectives, or add Turnitin. See Rubrics in D2L and Using Originality Checking for more information.
8. (Optional) Toggle the switch next to "Visible" to hide the folder from students [A].
9. When finished, select Save and Close [B].

   

Hide Submission Folder from Students