Copying and Re-linking Gradescope Assignments for New Semester

Instructors using Gradescope may need to copy a course, and all the relevant assignments included, to be used in a new semester.

This article will walk through how to properly duplicate a Gradescope course and also how to reconnect the assignments with a copied Moodle space as well.

Copying and Re-linking Gradescope Assignments for New Semester

There are a few parts to this process that an instructor will need to complete in order to successfully duplicate their Gradescope course and reconnect everything in a copied Moodle course with Gradescope activities.

To re-link Gradescope assignments in a new semester:

1. Duplicate the already-existing Gradescope course with its relevant assignments.
2. Copy the Moodle course from the existing Moodle course to the new WolfWare space.
3. Re-link the duplicate Gradescope course with the new Moodle course.
4. Re-link each copied Gradescope activity in Moodle with its corresponding Gradescope assignment.

After this, each Gradescope activity in the course will point at a new, duplicated assignment in Gradescope for the students to complete.

Duplicate the Gradescope Course

First, duplicate the current Gradescope course and its assignments. If needed, build an entire new course and assignments in Gradescope, and link that new Gradescope course to the copied Moodle course instead.

• To duplicate the existing Gradescope course, follow the instructions provided in Gradescope's "Duplicating a Course" article.
• To make a new Gradescope course, follow the instructions in Gradescope's "Using Gradescope LTI 1.3 with Moodle as an Instructor" article.

After either of these steps have been completed, the new Gradescope course should be available with the assignments needed for the course offering.

Copy the Moodle Course

Next, request the new WolfWare space for the next semester. After that, copy the old Moodle course with the linked Gradescope assignments over to that new space.

To complete this process:

1. Request a new WolfWare Space using the instructions in the "Requesting a WolfWare Space" article.
2. Activate a new Moodle course using the instructions in the "Activating WolfWare Tools" article.
3. Use the course copier to copy the content from the old Moodle course by using the instructions in the "Copying Content From One Moodle Space to Another" article.  

After these steps have been completed, the new Moodle course should have all the Gradescope assignments of the original Moodle course.

Re-link Gradescope Assignments in Copied Moodle Course

Once the Gradescope course and assignments have been duplicated or created, and the old Moodle course with Gradescope assignments has been copied over to the new Moodle space, update the course integration to complete the process.

Re-link the duplicated Gradescope course and each assignment activity within the new Moodle course using the instructions in the "Re-linking Moodle Activities to Gradescope Assignments" article.

This will ensure grade data is synced to the new Moodle course when grading assignments in the upcoming semester. 

Additional Resources

Gradescope Guides (Gradescope Support)

Using Gradescope LTI 1.3 with Moodle as an Instructor (Gradescope Knowledge Base)

Re-linking External Tools in Moodle (DELTA Knowledge Base)

For additional assistance, please contact the LearnTech Help Desk at learntech@ncsu.edu or (919) 513-7094, or via the Get Help form on the DELTA Knowledge Base.