Grades: Uploading Multiple Feedback Files
*A bug identified is currently affecting the steps to make this process function properly. The temporary step has been added below with an asterisk. An update will be applied to Moodle 4 on October 9 and the extra step will no longer be necessary.
Following assignment submissions, instructors can download and upload multiple feedback files to students all at once.
Start at the 'View allthis Submission' grading screen of an assignment:
1) Download all Submissions (option on upper left menu)
2) Save Zipped folder to a local folder (desktop or other)
3) Extract folder, and you will see subfolders for each student. The subfolders contain student submissions.
4) Open the submissions, make desired feedback, and Save.
5) Once changes are completed, select all subfolders and zip. (If files were downloaded into subfolders or all files (if files were downloaded directly) and zip. (Note, do not zip the folder in which the files or subfolders are saved [as was done in the previous version of Moodle], but zip all the separate files/folders.))
6) Give the newly zipped folder a name.
7) Then upload that newly named folder in the Upload Multiple Feedback Files area.
Video (12 min): Demonstrating Assignment Submission Download and Multiple Feedback File Upload. (Note that this video is from an assignment in Moodle 3, so may not match your screen exactly), or follow the steps below to grade multiple assignments offline and upload back into Moodle with feedback.
Steps
1. Start by clicking on the assignment Submissions link which takes you to the grading screen and click "View all Submissions"
2. In the upper right corner click Actions and the option to Download all Submissions.
4. Save Zipped folder to a local folder on your computer or check your downloads folder.
5. Extract All in the downloaded folder (right click on the folder), and you will the assignment submission for each student.
6. Open the individual submissions and make desired feedback, and Save, but keep the names the same.
7. Once all submissions have been graded, select all submissions and zip. (Do not include the original zip folder.)
6) Give the newly zipped folder a name.
7) Back in the assignment, click on Actions again and this time choose Upload Feedback files in a zip.
8) Upload that newly named folder in the Upload Multiple Feedback Files area as shown below.
See all about Using Assignment in Moodle documentation.
A grading alternative to downloadng/uploading files is to use the built-in Annotated PDF Grader (which can also be used for Word docs).