A request from several of our professors is to be able to attach documents or files to assignment feedback. This is particularly useful when grading papers: instructors can use Microsoft Word's "track changes" feature to make edits and comments on the student's paper, then upload it as part of their moodle feedback.
Would this be difficult to implement?
Thank you.
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It is possible to attach 1 file using the new assignment mod which you can download from here:
http://www.phil.muni.cz/~miksik/en/newassignment/
If you wanted more than one feedback file attaching then you would have to zip it up before attaching.
Darren
http://www.phil.muni.cz/~miksik/en/newassignment/
If you wanted more than one feedback file attaching then you would have to zip it up before attaching.
Darren
Yes. Good thing. But why not include this interesting feature in the official assignment module?
It does seem to be a much demanded feature (at least in these forums - dunno about the bug tracker) which seems to be falling on deaf ears. (EDIT. This appears to be Bug #161 which only has 2 votes. 1 in 2002 and me just now!)
That said, apparently the assignment module is getting an overhaul so it is more modular. The way I understand it is it would allow such things to be developed as a plug-in.
I guess it would be more than a little wasteful developing this if it is going to become obsolete.
Does anyone have a timescale / more details on the next version of the assignment module?
TIA
Darren
That said, apparently the assignment module is getting an overhaul so it is more modular. The way I understand it is it would allow such things to be developed as a plug-in.
I guess it would be more than a little wasteful developing this if it is going to become obsolete.
Does anyone have a timescale / more details on the next version of the assignment module?
TIA
Darren
I worked on the code today ... still needs a lot of work, though.
Hi Martin, we have a request for some changes to assignment as well, including the sending of corrected doc to students. We've already implemented another change, the ability to have a typed in 'custom' score rather than the drop down.
Do you see the pluggable types making it into 1.5, or would it be worth roling some of the current mods together into a mod in contrib (assuming that the pluggable types won't be ready until a 1.6-1.7)?
I'm still looking to sponsor an updated assignment module 
echo-Assignments... just what our professors were looking for!
Wondering how to convert all our Assignments into echo-Assignments? Is it possible to do batch conversions?
Thanks for this useful upgrade!
Wondering how to convert all our Assignments into echo-Assignments? Is it possible to do batch conversions?
Thanks for this useful upgrade!
You should take a look at the new essay module that is being developed. You'll find it in the general development forum. This might be combined with echo perhaps?