5: Dates (& Adaptive Follow-Up)

Page of the Create/Edit assignment process is labeled simply  Dates when either an Adaptive Follow-Up has already been added to the assignment or if Adaptive Follow-Ups are not available for the course.

When you add a Follow-Up, the assignment to which it's added becomes a Parent assignment. Parent assignments have specific guidelines to be aware of on pages , , and of the Create/Edit Assignment process.

You can also select the Tips button to see recommendations as you create or edit a Parent assignment.

1. To preview the assignment, select the preview the assignment in the student view link.

   This view is similar to the Student View option you can select from the assignment Overview page. However, you can open items in any order, even if the items are marked to Require Previous.

   

2. To determine when the assignment will become available to students in their Assignments list, set the Due Date and Availability to Students dates. Consider setting the Available Until date to match the course end date, so students can use the assignment later for review. For other considerations for setting availability dates, see Make an assignment available to students.
   • Setting dates for assignments even before students enroll provides the advantage of displaying all assignments in the Gradebook, and enabling you to align the total points for Mastering assignments with your syllabus.
   • You can postpone this step and set the due dates and availability dates for multiple assignments by using the Assignments Calendar View or List View.
3. If available, select Yes to add an Adaptive Follow-Up for this assignment (which is now turned into a Parent assignment).

   

   Doing so lets you accept or change settings for the Follow-Up.

4. Select Save and Finish or Save Assignment and Follow-Up.

   The Overview page for the assignment appears.

After you preview or work an assignment, you can make changes to assignment items, how items are presented or graded, how items are organized and more. Select the numbered pages in the Create/Edit Assignment process to familiarize yourself with the options or select an option listed in the "See also" below.