Assignments & feedback

Turn learning into practice with assignments and meaningful feedback

Give learners a clear way to complete and submit work while giving instructors the tools to review, respond and guide the next step.

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  • Text, files or a link
  • Score and written feedback
  • Return for revision
An instructor reviewing a learner's Assignment 3 submission in the Sublime LMS teacher portal: the learner's written memo and attached workbook in a review panel, a score field out of 20 points, a feedback box, and Return for revision, Save draft and Release grade buttons.
How assignments work

Real work, reviewed by a person

An assignment is a lesson in a course. Learners hand in their work, and an instructor reviews it before it counts toward their progress.

  • A clear brief

    Formatted instructions, the points available, the due date and how many attempts are allowed, all on one screen.

  • Three ways to submit

    A written response, file uploads or an external link, in any combination the assignment allows.

  • Due dates and windows

    Set a due date, plus optional open and close dates. Work handed in after the due date is marked Late.

  • Instructor review

    Instructors see every learner’s submission, open the work, score it and write feedback.

  • Release or return

    Nothing reaches the learner until it’s released. Or send the work back for revision, with every attempt kept.

  • Part of the learning path

    A released grade that meets the course pass mark completes the lesson and counts toward the course and its certificate.

The assignment journey

From the brief to the next step

What learners and instructors actually do. Select a step to see that screen.

For learners

  1. Read the brief

    Instructions, points, due date and attempts left.

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  2. Do the work

    Write, upload files or add a link. Drafts are saved.

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  3. Submit

    Confirm and hand in. It goes to the instructor for review.

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  4. Track status

    Every assignment with its status: submitted, graded or needs revision.

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  5. Get feedback

    The score and written feedback, once released.

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  6. Revise or move on

    Resubmit work that was returned, or carry on to the next lesson.

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For instructors

  1. Open submissions

    Everyone enrolled, with status, timing, attempt and score.

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  2. Review the work

    Read the response, open the link and download files.

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  3. Score and comment

    Enter a score up to the assignment’s points and write feedback.

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  4. Release or return

    Release the grade to the learner, or return the work for revision.

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  5. Complete the review

    Graded and ungraded counts show what’s left to review.

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For learners

The assignment experience, screen by screen

Real screens from the Sublime LMS student portal, shown with a fictional demo cohort.

Close-up of the Assignment 4: Dashboard prototype details in the Sublime LMS student portal: a Draft badge, the brief with an Open to submit button, a status timeline from Assigned to Graded with Submit due Mon, Sep 28, and a panel showing the week it belongs to, 25 points and unlimited attempts.

Assignment details. Each assignment has its own page: the brief, which week it belongs to, the due date, the points available, attempts used, and a status timeline from assigned to graded.

For instructors and admins

Review work and send feedback

What instructors see in the teacher portal, and admins in the admin portal.

The teacher portal's submissions screen for Assignment 3: six summary cards for submitted, not submitted, on time and late, graded, ungraded and average score, a filter bar, and a table of learners with status, submitted date, a Late tag, attempt, score and a Review link.

All submissions. For each assignment: submitted and not submitted, on time and late, graded and ungraded, and the average released score. Filter by status, submission type, timing and grading, or search for a learner.

What’s in an assignment

Every setting, as it works today

Submitting work

Instructions
A formatted brief on the assignment, with the points available, due date and attempts shown alongside it.
Submission types
Text entry with basic formatting, file upload and external link. An assignment can enable any combination.
Files
Several files per attempt. Each assignment sets the accepted file types and the maximum size (20 MB unless changed), checked when the file is uploaded.
Drafts
Work is saved as a draft until the learner submits it, and submitting asks for confirmation.
Due dates
A due date, and optional dates when the assignment opens and closes for submission. Work handed in after the due date is accepted and marked Late; to stop submissions at a set time, use a close date.
Attempts
A limit per assignment, or unlimited. Work returned for revision doesn’t use up an attempt, and every attempt is kept.
Status
Not started, draft, submitted, graded or returned, with work handed in after the due date flagged Late.

Reviewing and feedback

Submissions view
Every enrolled learner with status, submission time, attempt and score, plus submitted, on-time, late, graded and average-score counts.
Filters
By status, submission type, on time or late, and graded or ungraded, with a search by learner.
Reviewing work
Read the written response, open the link, and download files. Files are only handed out after checking the viewer is the course’s instructor or an admin.
Grading
A score out of the assignment’s points, never above the maximum. Assignments can also be set up without points.
Feedback
A written comment for the learner, saved with the grade.
Release or return
Save a grade privately, release it to the learner, or return the work for revision so they can submit again.
Notifications
In-app notifications: learners when work is received, graded or returned; instructors when a learner submits; admins for activity across the workspace.
Progress and completion
Submitting doesn’t complete an assignment. It completes when a released grade meets the course pass mark, or on release when the assignment has no points, and then counts toward course completion and the certificate.
Who does what

Clear roles, clear access

Each person sees the work they’re responsible for, and nothing more.

  • Learners

    • Read the brief, save drafts and submit work
    • See their own status, grade and feedback once released
    • Resubmit returned work or use remaining attempts
    • See only their own submissions

  • Instructors

    • Create and configure assignments in the courses they teach
    • Review, score and give feedback on those courses’ submissions
    • Release grades or return work for revision
    • No access to courses they don’t teach

  • Workspace admins

    • See every assignment in the workspace in one hub
    • Review and grade in any course
    • Get notified of submissions and grades across the workspace
Use cases

Where assignments fit

Assignments & feedback in Sublime LMS

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