Giving a piece of content a deadline emphasises the importance of the content and the time-frame it should be completed in.
When you set the Deadline, your assigned learners will receive email reminders so they don't miss out.
1 Week before (if applicable)
1 Day before
1 Day after
Setting a Deadline
Head to the Release & Deadline step for your content type.
under the Deadline section, choose one of the two options:
Choose a specific date
Choose a period of time
Specific date: This will set the Deadline on a fixed date, regardless of when the Course was published. for example:
Your Course has a Deadline of 10 June
You published it on 5 June
User A is assigned on 5 June
User B is assigned on 8 June
User A has 5 days to complete it, User B has 2 days to complete it.
Period of time: The Course Deadline will be relative to the date the User has been assigned to the Course, so for example:
Your Course has a Deadline of 2 Weeks
You published it on 1 October
User A is assigned on 1 October
User B is assigned on 24 October
User A has 2 weeks from 1 October to complete it, User B has 2 weeks form 24 October to complete it.
Note✨: There are two types of Deadlines, which should not be confused - a Course Deadline and an Assessment Deadline. It's important to remember that:
Course Deadline - once a Deadline is added to a Course itself...
Users will be able to complete any Assessment inside of it - and in turn complete the Course - even when it appears as Overdue.
Assessment Deadline - a separate Deadline specifically tied to an Assessment...
Users won't be able to complete the Assessment, and will see red text showcasing the date and time of the original deadline passed.
In the case of the Assessment Deadline, the Author would need to update it, to provide all of the Overdue Users another attempt at completing the Assessment. This amendment of the Assessment's Deadline Date, won't affect the score/completion of any User who had already passed the first time 'round.
Here's a short video guide on how to do it:
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