Workshop activity

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How to set up a Workshop activity


  1. In a course, with the editing turned on, choose 'Workshop' from the activity chooser.
  2. Give it a name and, if needed, a description
  3. Expand the other sections to select the settings you want. If you are not sure, leave everything as default. See Workshop settings for more detailed information.
  4. Grading settings - students receive two grades, one for the work they submit and one for the quality of their peer assessments. The page Workshop grading strategies explains this more.
  5. Submission settings is where you explain the task they must submit.
  6. Assessment settings is where you give a brief outline of how they will assess the work of their peers.
  7. Feedback will, if enabled, allow students to add text comments when they review each other's work.
  8. Example submissions, if enabled, allows you to provide examples for students to practise with before they begin peer assessing. (Enabling this opens more options.)
  9. Availability gives you the option to allow students to start peer assessing as soon as the submission deadline is over, rather than you enabling this manually.
  10. Click Save and display and explore the Workshop phases in the section Teacher view below, making sure you complete the Set up phase and switch to the Submission phase when you want your students to begin the activity.

Find out more about how the Workshop activity works.