Find an assignment, read the question and rubric, and hand in your work. You can submit only once.
Assignment in the sidebar lists the assignments from all your courses. You can hand in each one only once, so read
the question and the rubric before you start.
The Details tab shows the rules: whether you type your answer, upload files or both, the total marks, the due
date, and whether late work is accepted. The Question tab says what to do. To keep a copy, choose Save
assignment.
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Check the rubric
If there’s a Rubric tab, it shows how your work will be marked. It lists each thing your lecturer will look at,
and how many points each level of work earns.
The rubric shows what each level of work earns.
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Write your answer
Choose Submit at the top of the assignment. On the Submit assignment page, type your answer in the box,
unless the assignment only takes files. To see the question while you write, choose Show question.
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Attach your files
Skip this if the assignment takes typed answers only. Choose Attach files, then pick your files. If there’s
something your lecturer should know, add a Note for your Lecturer. Only your lecturer can see it.
An answer, an attached essay and a note, ready to send.
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Submit, once you’re sure
Choose Submit at the bottom of the page, then Submit again to confirm. After this, you can’t change your
work or hand it in again.
The last check before your work is final.
You can see what you handed in, and when, on the Your submission tab.
You can hand it in only once. You can’t edit it or send it again, so check your answer and your files first.
Lena doesn’t save your work as you go. If you leave the submit page, what you typed is lost. For a long answer,
write it somewhere else first, then paste it in.
Late work is accepted only if your lecturer allows it. The Late submissions row on Details says until
when. After that, the assignment shows Missed.
Each file must be under 10 MB (15 MB for a video). Documents, PDFs, pictures, videos, audio and .zip files are
fine. Programs, other compressed files (like .rar) and Office files with macros aren’t accepted. See Lena won’t
accept my file.
No internet? You can still submit, files included. You’ll see “Submission queued”, and the assignment shows
“Submission saved” until Lena sends it, as soon as you’re back online. It counts when it reaches Lena, so if the
deadline is close, get back online before it passes.
Grades come all at once. Your lecturer releases grades for the whole class together. Until then, you see
Awaiting grade. When grades are released, anyone who didn’t hand in gets 0. See
your grades and feedback.
The assignment hasn’t started. The message says when it opens.
“You can’t submit this right now”
The reason is underneath. “The deadline has passed” or “The late deadline has passed” means it’s closed: talk to
your lecturer. “This assignment is submitted in person” means you hand it in on paper.
“File too large” or “File type not supported”
Make the file smaller, for example by saving it as a PDF or taking photos at a lower size. Or save it as a different
kind of file, like a PDF or Word document.
“Connect to submit this assignment”
On some older browsers, Lena can’t keep files on your device while you’re offline. Reconnect, then submit.
“Write an answer or attach a file before submitting.”
The assignment needs something from you. Type an answer, attach a file, or both, as the Details tab asks.
“Your assignment couldn’t be submitted”
You handed it in offline, and when it reached Lena it couldn’t be accepted, for example because the deadline had
passed by then. The message says why. Choose Open your work: it’s still on your device, so you can send it again
or talk to your lecturer.
