Creating and Using Other LaunchPad Assignment Types
LaunchPad for Patterns for College Writing
allows instructors to add any number of assignment types to their courses, making it easier for
you to integrate LaunchPad with your own course materials. Here’s an overview of some of the assignment
types available.
Discussion board
Instructors can add discussion boards to any unit
or outside a unit. Discussion boards are useful in any case where you want to promote student discussion
within LaunchPad. Try adding a discussion board to an assigned unit of readings and ask students to
contribute their reactions to the reading material as a way to prepare for class discussion.
You can assign points to a discussion board as a
way of giving credit for participation in discussions in LaunchPad.
Document Collection
Adding a document collection allows you to post
course and assignment information directly to LaunchPad, including syllabi, rubrics, assignment sheets, and
support documents.
HTML Page
Use the simple text editor to add a page to
LaunchPad, allowing you to more easily mix your own material (including images and embeddable video) with
the material in LaunchPad, ensuring that students can find all their course materials in one place.
Dropbox
Adding a Dropbox to your course allows students to
submit a file (such as an essay) of up to 25MB in size for grading. Accepting assignments via Dropbox adds a
column for the assignment to your gradebook. Try adding a dropbox to incorporate low stakes writing
assignments, such as reflections, into your LaunchPad course.