How to Revert an Assignment Submission to Draft
October 19th, 2021
If a student submits an assignment prematurely or accidentally, they might request permission to remove and replace it. Under normal circumstances, they can make edits until the due date.
If a student requests to resubmit an assignment, the instructor will need to change the status of the assignment from "Submitted for grading" back to "Draft submitted (editable until the deadline)" status.
Revert an Assignment Submission to Draft for a student
Step 1
Once you're in the course where you want to follow this process, go to General Course Information and under Activities and Resources choose Assignments
Step 2
Click on the Assignment you want to adjust for that student. Click on the View all submissions link
Step 3
Locate the desired student from the list of submitted assignments
Step 4
Once you have found the desired student, click on the Edit button
a) If the deadline has passed, you will need to first choose Grant extension, then go back and choose Revert the submission to draft.
b) If the deadline has not passed, you can choose Revert submission to draft
Step 5
Advise the student to log back into their account and delete the current submission and resubmit the updated assignment.
Revert an Assignment Submission to Draft for a group
Step 1
Go to your course and in the Activities and Resources section choose Assignments
Step 2
Click on the Assignment you want to adjust for that student. Click on the View all submissions link
Step 3
You must scroll to the bottom of the page where you see all the students submissions. You'll see Filter. The default will be set to "No filter", toggle to Submitted.
Step 4
Once you have found the desired student, click on the Edit button
a) If the deadline has passed, you will need to first choose Grant extension, then go back and choose Revert the submission to draft.
b) If the deadline has not passed, you can choose Revert submission to draft
Step 5
Advise the student group to log back into their account and delete the current submission and resubmit the updated assignment.
For your information
*You will need to toggle the filter back if you want to see all the submissions by choosing "No filter".
