Submitting Assignments

IMPORTANT: Before making your submission, please read Things to be aware of before submitting.

When an assignment is available for you to submit, it will become a clickable link on the Coursework area in Blackboard. Alternatively, you may access it directly from within the course, in the folder named Assessment submission points. Your instructor should advise you where to access your assignment if in a different location.

For students who have Reasonable Adjustments (RAs), please see the additional guidance.

For students submitting Panopto files, please see the guidance on how to submit below.

1. From either the Coursework area or the appropriate folder in the course, click on the assignment name.
2. Click on View Instructions and you will be taken to the submission page.
3. Review any instructions provided including any files provided.
4. Scroll down to the Submission area at bottom of the page. Either drag and drop the files you wish to attach or use the paperclip icon to browse to your files and attach that way. You can attach multiple files. It is your responsibility to submit in the format stipulated by your Module Leader
5. You will get an option to edit the file display name if you wish to. Select Save when done.
6. Once all the files you want to include are attached, select Submit.
   Please be aware that large files may take a while to submit and it may seem like nothing is happening. Please stay on the submission screen (do not navigate away) and wait for the submission complete.
7. You will get an on-screen prompt asking if you want to continue, select Submit again.
8. You will get an on-screen confirmation that your submission was successful with the option to download a .txt version of the receipt. You will automatically receive an emailed version of the receipt.
9. You will be returned to the initial assignment page where you can view any previous submission attempts or (if unlimited attempts) go through the process of submitting again. To exit the screen use top left X.

Submitting Panopto files to an assignment

For students who have been asked to record or upload a video file using Panopto, you first need to access Panopto and upload or record your media file in your My Folder. Once you have completed this, you make your actual assignment submission following the quick steps below.

Important note 1: It is essential that you allow ample time before the submission deadline to upload your recoding to the Panopto cloud (we recommend that you allow at least two hours before the submission deadline). Depending on the size of the file, Panopto will take some time to convert the file before it is available to attach to your assignment submission through Blackboard.

Important note 2: To avoid upload problems, it is recommended that you upload very large media files over a wired internet connection rather than wifi.

Important note 3: Uploading or creating a file in your Panopto My folder area does not constitute a submission and instructors will not be able to access your file. You need to complete the assignment submission process following the below steps.

Important note 4: If you are recording PowerPoint slides these will need to be saved to and opened from your desktop. Not saving and opening from your desktop may result in your recording failing to upload.

Important note 5: Submissions MUST be made using the Panopto Student Submission option from the Insert Content (+) button and Content Market, within the text editor. Using the Panopto Video option will result in no recording being added to the submission.

Important note 6: Edits to your recording will need to have been made prior to submission for online assessment (if you have already submitted, any edits will not be seen by your marker). If you wish to edit after submission you will need to resubmit to the assignment after the edits have been made.

Important Note 7: You will be able to view your submitted Panopto recording from your receipt on the Coursework area by selecting the View Full Submission link in the receipt.

Using Panopto for video assignment submission videos - provided by the Faculty of Environment and Technology LIU (Transcript)

Recorded demonstration - Attaching a Panopto file to your assignment submission

Submitting a Panopto file to an assignment

1. From either the Coursework area or the appropriate folder in the course, click on the assignment name.
2. Click on View Instructions and you will be taken to the submission page.
3. Review any instructions provided including any files provided. Scroll down to the Submission area at bottom of the page.
4. From the text editor toolbar select the + icon.
5. Select Content Market from the drop down menu
6. Select Panopto Student Submission from the list.
7. You will be taken to the Panopto Student Submission screen. Expand the drop down and select My Folder.
8. Your My folder area will display showing any media that you have saved there.
9. Select the radio button to the left of the recording that you want to attach to your submission and then select Insert.
10. You will see a conformation box, where you can change the Display name if you wish, click Insert.
11. You will be taken back to the upload assignment screen and will see your Panopto file in the text editor.
12. If you need to attach any other Panopto files, repeat steps 4 to 10.
13. If you need to attach any other files to your submission, use the paperclip icon on the toolbar and use the browse options to find and select the file, or just drag and drop the files into the Text editor.
14. Select Submit.

Note: If using Safari you may need to enable cookies and Cross-Site Tracking. On an iPhone or Ipad – Open settings, Scroll down and select Safari, Under Privacy and security – turn off “Prevent Cross-Site Tracking” and “Block All Cookies”.

Important: We strongly recommend that you check your submission has been uploaded successfully by following the guidance on the Checking your submission was successful page.

Who to contact should you have a query

If you are unable to submit or experienced an issue - please call the IT Service Desk on 0117 3283612 as soon as possible before the submission point closes.

We want all our students to be able to succeed and so we want to support you if personal difficulties or circumstances affect your studies and mean that you may be unable to complete, submit or attend assessments. If this happens to you please contact the Information Point and we will give you advice and support.

For queries about coursework requirements - please contact your Module Leader.