[Using Sakai] Decouple open/start dates for assignments?

[Neal Caidin]

Cool. Glad it might help. Good luck with the patch install business.

-- Neal


On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Gregory Guthrie <guthrie at mum.edu> wrote:

> Thanks, this sounds like just what I want.
>
> If they can see the assignment, they can start on it – but not submit till
> the assignment open date – perfect!
> I am assuming that their description "see it but not act on it" just means
> not yet submit it, which is fine.
>
> So far we have been using binary installs, looks like this will push us to
> start a local build and find out how to install patches! ☺
>
> -------------------------------------------
> Hi Gregory,
>
> There is something similar to what you are asking for in a patch for group
> submissions in the Assignments tool -
> https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-22282 : "This patch also
> includes an optional visible date feature. If visible date set, student can
> see assignment but cannot submit/save yet. This feature is driven by a need
> for us to show students upcoming tasks but not allow them to act on them
> until the open date. "
>
> This sounds like it might be slightly different from what you need though,
> since you want to allow the students to start the tasks early? But that is
> what the Open date does, it makes the Assignment visible and allows the
> student to take it, which meets both of your requirements? I guess I'm
> confused about what you are needing?
>
> Cheers,
> Neal Caidin
>



-- 
Neal Caidin
Sakai CLE Community Coordinator
nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org
skype: nealkdin
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