Moodle

email students when assignments are overdue

Details

  • Type: New Feature New Feature
  • Status: Open Open
  • Priority: Minor Minor
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Affects Version/s: 1.8
  • Fix Version/s: None
  • Component/s: Assignment
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  • Affected Branches:
    MOODLE_18_STABLE

Description

It would be great to have the facility to specify a "late submission email" time in the assignment module to automatically email all students who have not submitted an assignment by the due date. The time could be specified in hours or days, from an immediate email reminder as soon as their submission is overdue, to a several day period after the due date.

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Rick Barnes added a comment -

The option to automatically message or email pupils before the deadline as a reminder could also be an option.

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Rick Barnes added a comment - The option to automatically message or email pupils before the deadline as a reminder could also be an option.
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A. T. Wyatt added a comment -

Agreed. I would much rather "nudge" the student a few days BEFORE the assignment was due.

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A. T. Wyatt added a comment - Agreed. I would much rather "nudge" the student a few days BEFORE the assignment was due.
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Steve van Ommen added a comment -

Before and after notifications would be good - let teachers decide which is most appropriate for the situation.

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Steve van Ommen added a comment - Before and after notifications would be good - let teachers decide which is most appropriate for the situation.
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Steve van Ommen added a comment -

I think it would also be useful to have an overdue message within moodle itself (students don't always check their email). This could be in the form of a block. Another possibility would be to make entry into each new task conditional upon completing the earlier one.

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Steve van Ommen added a comment - I think it would also be useful to have an overdue message within moodle itself (students don't always check their email). This could be in the form of a block. Another possibility would be to make entry into each new task conditional upon completing the earlier one.
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Stan Golanka added a comment -

This is listed for version 1.8, but it is an issue in version 1.9, as well.

I agree with the comments from A.T. Wyatt and Steve van Ommen; teachers should have an option to send an email based on the due date (or available date). Allowing for the teacher to set the amount of time before/after the due/available date would provide enough flexibility to cover almost any situation.

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Stan Golanka added a comment - This is listed for version 1.8, but it is an issue in version 1.9, as well. I agree with the comments from A.T. Wyatt and Steve van Ommen; teachers should have an option to send an email based on the due date (or available date). Allowing for the teacher to set the amount of time before/after the due/available date would provide enough flexibility to cover almost any situation.
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Doyle Srader added a comment -

This year I've taught three classes on Moodle, and just finished a class on technology and communication that included an online learning unit. The comment I hear most from all of these students is, "We'd like email reminders of due dates, since we don't have the rhythm of class meetings to keep us on track." Is there a way this could change from minor to higher priority? Of the improvements to Moodle I can think of, this seems to me the one that has the potential to make the biggest difference, and I'm bewildered that it doesn't already exist.

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Doyle Srader added a comment - This year I've taught three classes on Moodle, and just finished a class on technology and communication that included an online learning unit. The comment I hear most from all of these students is, "We'd like email reminders of due dates, since we don't have the rhythm of class meetings to keep us on track." Is there a way this could change from minor to higher priority? Of the improvements to Moodle I can think of, this seems to me the one that has the potential to make the biggest difference, and I'm bewildered that it doesn't already exist.
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Evan Donovan added a comment -

I also think this would be a substantial improvement in Moodle, and should be more than minor priority. This is, to the best of my knowledge, an issue in 2.x also. Is it possible to have multiple affected branches?

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Evan Donovan added a comment - I also think this would be a substantial improvement in Moodle, and should be more than minor priority. This is, to the best of my knowledge, an issue in 2.x also. Is it possible to have multiple affected branches?
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yogeshrl added a comment -

Hi..
I am creating a "cron script" which will run at regular interval and see if there is an assignment for which timedue is overriding.If so it will select all student's of that course and send email for them .

see attachment
Need help.

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yogeshrl added a comment - Hi.. I am creating a "cron script" which will run at regular interval and see if there is an assignment for which timedue is overriding.If so it will select all student's of that course and send email for them . see attachment Need help.

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