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WebAssign: Reschedule Assignments in 4 Steps or Less

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Due to the rapidly evolving environment causing disruptions to campus schedules, you may need to make quick changes to your class  schedule . This article is designed to help you quickly adjust multiple existing due dates, or reschedule assignments relative to your class meeting time.

Follow these 4 easy steps to  reschedule assignments in WebAssign.

Option 1:  Reschedule Assignments  by Days or Weeks  

If your assignments are scheduled based on class meeting time or specific day of week, please  keep scrolling  to option 2.  

1. On the Reschedule Assignments page, click Multi-Select.

2. select the assignments you want to change., 3. then, select the add or subtract days option., 4. choose how many days to add to your due date, and select apply to selected assignment., option 2:  reschedule assignments relative to  a  class meeting time  .

Alternately, i f you  originally  scheduled  your  assignments  to be due  relative to when  your  class meets,   the most efficient way to change your assignment dates is through the course  s chedule page .  

1. From your ClassView, identify the impacted assignment and select Schedule in the assignment list.  

2. m ove the assignment due date out to a later week if needed..

Simply  click and drag  the  assignment to the appropriate week  tab and WebAssign will update the due date, using your original class schedule.  

3. Alternately, if you wanted to override the relative due date entirely, click on  blue  action  menu to edit the schedule or move to a new week.  

Need more help watch a video tutorial for a step-by-step walk through..

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Assignments

Assignments are the work you do for your class in WebAssign , and might include homework assignments, labs, quizzes, or tests, depending on your instructor.

Your instructor creates your assignments, schedules them, and sets guidelines such as:

  • How many times you can submit an assignment.
  • If you can have extensions of due dates.
  • The kind of feedback that you receive after you submit an assignment.

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  1. Grant Extensions

    You can grant extensions to give your students more time to complete their work in WebAssign. You can review your students' work, give them more submissions, allow more time for a timed assignment, or extend the due date for the entire class. Extension Penalties. Before applying an extension penalty, you should understand how each penalty ...

  2. Extensions

    Extensions. Assignments Schedule. You can grant extensions to give your students more time to complete their work in WebAssign. You also have the option to set up automatic extensions or disallow extension requests for specific classes or assignment categories. By default, when you create a new course, your students can request manual ...

  3. Grant Extensions for Multiple Students or Assignments

    On the right side of the page, select one or more students for whom you want to grant extensions. By default, only current and recent assignments are listed. Click Past, Future, or All to view other assignments. To select all assignments in a category, select the category in the Select Category menu. To select multiple students at once, you can ...

  4. WebAssign: Set Assignment Extensions

    In this video, you'll learn how to set automatic and manual extensions policies for WebAssign assignments. You'll also get a demonstration of the extension r...

  5. Get an Automatic Extension

    While working on your assignment, click Request Extension. Click the Automatic tab, if necessary. Pay particular attention to the Penalty that is displayed under Settings to find out what penalty, if any, applies. If you do not want to accept the extension, click Cancel. For example, a penalty might apply to each automatic extension request and ...

  6. Grant Manual Extension Requests

    All of your student's extensions and extension requests for the assignment are listed. Accepted automatic extensions are labeled as automatic. Click Grant Extension and set the extension terms. Extension granted until. The new due date and time for the assignment. Submissions allowed. The total number of allowed submissions for the assignment.

  7. Ask for More Time or Submissions

    Assignments. If your instructor allows you to request more time or more submissions for an assignment, a Request Extension link is displayed in the assignment. Your instructor can allow automatic or manual extension requests for all assignments, for some assignment categories, or for no assignments. Note Only your instructor can give you ...

  8. How to Grant Automatic Extensions in WebAssign

    Scott Crawford of University of Wyoming shares his best practices for instructors to set up automatic extensions in WebAssign. Help students learn, not just ...

  9. Best Practices

    WebAssign provides several assignment templates that you can use, or you can create your own templates. Scheduling Assignments. Schedule frequent short assignments. Set the due date to one hour before the class meets. Extensions Encourage students to finish assignments by enabling automatic extensions with a penalty (20% or 25%).

  10. Enable Automatic Extensions for Your Class

    From the menu bar, click Communication. If needed, select a class. Expand Extensions and click Unanswered. Click Settings in the top right corner of the message list. Select Enable. Under Class Default, set the Extension Policy to either Automatic Extensions or Automatic and Manual Extensions.

  11. Assignments

    WebAssign lets you set testing restrictions on assignments to deliver a secure online or proctored assessment. Use Password Protection, IP Restrictions, Timed Tests, and Lockdown Browser or any combination thereof, to deliver the assessment you're most comfortable with. Our Conditional Release of Assignment restriction enables you to build a ...

  12. How Do I Get an Extension?

    How Do I Get an Extension? If your instructor allows you to ask for extensions in WebAssign, open the assignment and click Request Extension. Customer Support can not help with extension requests. More information. Ask for More Time or Submissions. Ask Your Instructor for an Extension. Was this helpful? thumb_up Yes.

  13. 5 Simple Ways to Prepare for Next Semester with WebAssign

    5) Improve Your Course Materials. Your class performance may reveal that there are some areas for improvement, or you could just want to try your hand at incorporating some different elements into your course. Engage your students with fresh questions, assignments and resources such as: Custom questions. Learn how, or reach out to the WebAssign ...

  14. How to Design a Syllabus for Your WebAssign Course

    Within WebAssign, you can customize assignment due dates, setting them for the same time each week (recommended), or make them due a few hours before your class meets. Extensions. You have two ways to offer extensions in WebAssign—automatically or manually (which requires your approval). Regardless of which you choose, be sure to clearly ...

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    Create the path to success with WebAssign. Whether it's pivoting your instruction to meet the needs of your students, helping them master challenging course concepts or assessing students to understand their progress — WebAssign can help.

  16. WebAssign Question and Assignment Templates

    1) Make sure you're logged into your WebAssign account. 2) Click the 'Access Template' button below the question or assignment you'd like to use. 3) The template will open in WebAssign as a 'duplicate'. 4) Customize as you see fit and then 'Save'. 5) You'll now find the question under 'My Questions' or 'My Assignments'.

  17. Grant Other Extension Requests

    From here: Do this: A Private Message. Click Grades Summary.. An Ask Your Teacher message. Click View Responses.. ClassView. Click scores for an assignment.. GradeBook. Click a student name. Roster. Click scores for a student.. Any other page. Click Search and select Student.; Type part of your student's first or last name, and then click Go.

  18. Check the Status of Your Extension Request

    Check the Status of Your Extension Request. After you ask your instructor for an extension, check WebAssign to see if your request has been granted. While working on your assignment, click Request Extension. Any responses your instructor has made to your request are displayed. Your instructor might provide you with information about penalties ...

  19. WebAssign: Reschedule Assignments in 4 Steps or Less

    If your assignments are scheduled based on class meeting time or specific day of week, please keep scrolling to option 2. 1. On the Reschedule Assignments page, click Multi-Select. 2. Select the assignments you want to change. 3. Then, select the Add or Subtract Days option. 4. Choose how many days to add to your due date, and select Apply to ...

  20. WebAssign

    WebAssign is an online learning platform built by educators that provides affordable tools to empower confident students in a virtual learning environment. ... will be easier this fall with instructor experience improvements including a more intuitive site navigation and assignment-creation process. Learn More.

  21. Assignments

    Assignments are the work you do for your class in WebAssign, and might include homework assignments, labs, quizzes, or tests, depending on your instructor. Your instructor creates your assignments, schedules them, and sets guidelines such as: How many times you can submit an assignment. If you can have extensions of due dates.

  22. Grant Extra Time for Timed Assignments

    Open the My Classes page. Click Class Schedule under Class Tools. Click a scheduled assignment in the Assignments list to view the week for which it is scheduled. Beside the assignment, click > Edit Restrictions. To give additional time to some of your students: Click Grant extra time for specific students.

  23. PDF Instructor's Guide: Basics for Managing WebAssign

    Reschedule Assignments button at the top of the assignment list. This brings the list of all assignments with editable due and availability dates. If you want to extend the due date of an online homework, please do so before the current due date; WebAssign reveals the solutions once the deadline has passed. Assignments { Online Homework.