1. Grant an Assignment Extension (Special Access)
  2. Viewing Late Assignment Submissions (both TA roles)
  3. Viewing Late Assignment Submissions (both TA roles)
  4. Editing Assignment Accommodations

In D2L Brightspace, assignment accommodations can be set using the Special Access feature in the assignment tool. Assignment accommodations can only be set by TAs who have been added to the course as a “TA Full Rights”. A “TA Full Rights” is able to add and edit content, whereas the “TA” role is only able to view content. To learn more about the differences in permissions between the two TA roles, visit the TLS Brightspace support page on Roles and Permissions.

→Both TA roles can view if an assignment was submitted late in the Assignment Tool. To learn how to view late assignment submissions, see Viewing Late Assignment Submissions.

Grant an Assignment Extension (Special Access)
  1. Log in to Brightspace using your MyCarletonOne credentials. 
  2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
      • Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
      • Click the Course Selector Grid  and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
  3. In the navbar, click Tools.       
  4. In the drop-down menu, select Assignments.
  5. Click the arrow next to the assignment name and select Edit Assignment.
  6. Click Availability Dates and Conditions.
  7. Click Manage Special Access.
  8. Select the Allow users with special access to submit outside the normal availability dates for this folder option.                                 
  9. Click Add Users to Special Access.
  10. In the Special Access pop-up window, enter the following:
    • Adjust the due date for the assignment extension.
    • Select the name of the student you want to grant an extension for.
    • Click Save.
  11. You will see the name of the student and the due date listed on the Manage Special Access page. Click Save and Close to return to the Edit Assignment page.

The number of users who can submit outside normal availability dates will be indicated next to the Key icon under Special Access (see example below).             

Viewing Late Assignment Submissions (both TA roles)
In Brightspace, TAs are able to view if an assignment was submitted late while they are in the assignment submission and grading views. Importantly, assignments will not be marked late if an assignment accommodation (Special Access) has been added for a student to the assignment in Brightspace. This ensures that students are not accidentally given late penalties for an assignment where an exemption has been provided for a student.
NOTE: Both the TA and TA Full Rights role can view if an assignment was submitted late.

  1. Log in to Brightspace using your MyCarletonOne credentials. 
  2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
      • Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
      • Click the Course Selector Grid  and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
  3. In the navbar, click Tools.       
  4. In the drop-down menu, select Assignments.
  5. Click the assignment name.
  6. Late assignment submissions can be viewed on the assignment submissions page and on the assignment grading page.
    • Assignment Submissions page: The assignment submissions page will open automatically when you click on the title of the assignment. In the Submission date column of the table late submissions will be indicated with a key icon  and the number of hours or days late (e.g., 7 days late).
    • Assignment Grading page: In the assignment grading view, late submissions will be indicated by a red circle icon with the number of days or hours past the due date the assignment was submitted.
NOTE: Late penalties should be determined by the instructor and must be entered manually. Brightspace will indicate if an assignment was submitted late but will not automatically remove points from the student’s grade.

Viewing Late Assignment Submissions (both TA roles)
  1. Log in to Brightspace with your MyCarleton1 credentials.   
  2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
      • Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
      • Click the Course Selector Grid  and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
  3. In the navbar, click Tools.
  4. Click Assignments to see all assignments in the course. 
  5. From the assignments listed, click the arrownext to the assignment you want to edit.
  6. Click Edit Assignment.                   
  7. Click Availability Dates and Conditions.                       
  8. Click Manage Special Access.                                                  
  9. A Manage Special Access pop-up window will open. Any students with accommodations applied to their assignments will be listed.       
  10. Click Save and Close.

Editing Assignment Accommodations
  1. Follow the steps 1-9 above to access the Manage Special Access window for your assignment. Any students who will have accommodations applied to their assignments will be listed.       
    • To remove a Special Access accommodation:
      1. Click the X next to the student’s name.
      2. The accommodation will now appear crossed out on your settings page. Click Save and Close to save your changes.
    • To edit a Special Access accommodation:
      1. Click the pencil icon next to the student’s name.
      2. A pop-up window will open where you can adjust the due date and availability dates.
      3. When you are finished editing your settings, click Save.
  2. Click Save and Close.

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