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Submitting to and Viewing Feedback in Assessment Dropbox


To see a short video on how to submit an assessment to an assessment dropbox, see the video below:

 

 

This guide covers the following topics, use these links for easier navigation.

Submit to an assessment dropbox folder 


 

1. Access the unit space in VU Collaborate where you wish to submit an assessment.

2. On the main navigation bar, click Assessment.  

3. Select Dropbox.

 

 Assessment Dropbox 

 

 4. You should now see the Assessment Dropbox Folders page. Next, open the folder that requires a submission. 

 

  Assessment Dropbox Area

 

 5. Click Add a File to submit a file. 

 

  Dropbox Submit File

 

 6. A pop up window will appear, allowing you to attach files from your local computer or storage device, a personal locker, a group locker, ePortfolio or from your OneDrive Files.  

 

 Dropbox Add a file

 

 7. Select the location of your assessment, then select your file.  

8. Provide any Comments you wish to submit with the file.

9. Click Submit.

 

  Dropbox File attached

 

 10. This is the confirmation screen. You will also receive an email confirmation of your submission. 

 

 Dropbox File submitted

 

 11. Ensure your file is correct and successfully uploaded. Once completed, click Done. 


View History provides a view of your previous submissions. A list of submitted files displays on the Submission History page. You can view each file size, submission date, whether comments were included with it, and who has retrieved it. For group dropbox folders, you can check who submitted each file. 

Upload More Files allows for additional submissions to the current dropbox.  

 

Submitting group work to an assessment dropbox folder 


 

Any user in your group can submit files to the assessment dropbox folder. The Submissions column indicates how many files your group has submitted.

1. On the Assessment Dropbox Folders page, click on the group dropbox folder you want to submit to. Group dropbox folders have a Group icon beside their names.

 


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 2. Follow the submission instructions above from Step 5 - 11. 

 

Reviewing your assessment dropbox folder submission history 


A list of submitted files are available on the Submission History page. You can view each files size, submission date, whether comments were included with it, and who has retrieved it. For group dropbox folders, you can check who submitted each file.

Follow the instructions below to view submission history:

1. On the Assessment Dropbox Folders page, click on the numerical value under the submissions column.

 

Submission view

 

2. On the Submission History, you can change which assessment history to view by adjusting the drop-field.

 

Submission history

 

3. Click Apply once an assessment has been selected.

 

Viewing Feedback in Assessment Dropbox 


1. When you have new feedback on an assessment dropbox, you will receive notifications in VU Collaborate. These will appear in the upper notification window and in the updates section. 

 

Assessment Notification 001

Assessment Notification2

 

 Once in the Dropbox folder, you will see the word View in the feedback column of your Assessment Dropbox list. Click the word View in the Feedback column beside the folder containing your submission.

 

Feedback view2

 

2. You will be able to view your grade, rubric and feedback comments from the View Feedback page. 

3. When you are finished viewing feedback, click Done