You can copy the same assignment to multiple courses without having to open each course. This capability is especially useful for a course coordinator who can create an assignment once, and post it to multiple courses at the same time.
Notes:
If an Adaptive Follow-Up assignment has been added to a Mastering assignment you are copying, the Follow-Up is automatically copied with the assignment if Follow-Ups are supported in the receiving course. | |
For a Dynamic Study Modules assignment, the receiving course must support the same module that you are copying into it. | |
Learning Catalytics modules are not assigned through Mastering, so single modules must be copied from one course to another within Learning Catalytics. When you copy a Mastering course, however, all modules associated with the original course are available for use with the new Mastering course. |
The process demonstrated in the following video copies one assignment to multiple courses, and can be repeated for additional assignments.
Video: Copy an assignment to multiple courses
After you open the Copy Assignment to Other Courses window, this process is simple, but there are some best practices to consider, described below.
The list of potential receiving courses you can select includes active courses (course end date has not passed) that are either:
Note: Courses in which an assignment with the same title exists are listed, but if students have begun work on the assignment, copying is disallowed to prevent students from working in both assignments. To proceed with copying, you must either clear the selection (not copy to that course) or change the title of the assignment for the affected courses. The instructor of the receiving course can then decide whether to edit the existing assignment that students have already worked on.
The title the assignment will have in the receiving course becomes editable as soon as you select the course in the list.
Titles can include upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, spaces, and other keyboard characters.
You can see the dates (if any) for the assignment you are copying at the top of the Copy Assignment to Other Courses window. Examples:
The dates the assignment will have in a receiving course become editable as soon as you select the course in the list.
If you supply dates, you can set a different Due Date/Time for each course as needed to accommodate different class meeting days and times. As soon as you enter a Due Date/Time, recommended Available From and Available Until dates are added automatically:
From = One week before the Due Date/Time
Until = The Course End Date
Tip: If you don't want dates to copy, or if you want different dates in different courses, you might find it quicker to start with no dates for the assignment. Close the Copy Assignment to Other Courses window, remove dates from the assignment and save it, and then open this window again.
Once copied, assignments are independent of each other. Edits you make to the original assignment do not appear in other courses. Edits made in receiving courses do not appear in other courses.
If you want to edit all copies of the assignment, you have two choices:
Copy assignments (includes step-by-step procedure for copying to other courses)