How do I set up document submission options?
Purpose and scope of this guide
The overview below is intended to give you ideas about the file upload options available in OpenOlat.
Target audience
[x] Authors [x] Coaches [ ] Participants
[x] Beginners [x] Advanced [ ] Experts
Expected prior knowledge
- You have already created an OpenOlat course.
Overview of options
There are various options for where and how course participants can upload a file (e.g. the solution to a task or an essay). Let the following list inspire you:
- Course Element Participant Folder > (Folder accessible only to the individual participant and coaches)
- Course Element Folder > (Folder contents visible to all course participants. Upload by participants only if permitted: in the course editor "Tab: Folder configuration > Section: User rights")
- Course Element Task >
- Course Element Grouptask >
- Course Element Portfolio Task >
- Course Element E-mail > (E.g. responsible coaches configured as recipients, file as attachment)
- Course Element File Dialog > (If upload by participants has been permitted.)
- Course Element Forum > (If permitted: files as attachments to forum posts)
Comparison
| Task / Grouptask | Participant Folder | Folder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated workflow with task selection, submission deadline, feedback, assessment | Yes | No | No |
| Notifications | Yes | No | No |
| Submission deadline | Yes | Yes | No |
| Reusable for multiple submissions | No (Uploading multiple documents for the same submission deadline is possible.) | Yes | Yes |
| Subfolders | No | Yes | Yes |
| Set max./min. number of documents | Yes | Max. only | No |
| Feedback to participants | Yes | Upload document to "coach return folder" | No (by e-mail only) |
| Revision of submission with deadline | Yes | No | No |
| Automatic assignment of tasks (with multiple task definitions) | Yes | No | No |
| Allow late submission | Yes | No | No |
| Automatic assignment of coaches | Yes | No | No |
| Assessment option in course element | Yes | No | No |
| Visibility of uploaded files for participants | Own submission and feedback only | Own submission and feedback only | All participants can see the files in the folder |