This repository contains short utility scripts that make it easy to connect codePost with Moodle.
A typical lead instructor will usually do something like the following every week:
- Import student submissions into codePost from Moodle
- Grade and review student submissions in codePost
- Export grades from codePost back to Moodle in a csv
First, we’ll download assignment submissions from Moodle to our local machine.
Next, we’ll run moodle_to_codepost_manual script, which will create a folder called codepost_upload which you can drag-and-drop into codePost. Any errors will show up in the errors folder.
The process will only take a minute, start to finish.
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If you are using MNet, go to the Assignment then click Grading Action -> Download All Submissions.
You'll notice that the submissions are organized in folders for each student, which is the structure we need for codePost. So all we will do now is change the name of each folder to be the student email instead of their full name.
Name this downloaded folder submissions.
If you are using MNet, go to the Course Participants then click Select All -> With selected users... -> Download Table Data as Comma separated values (.csv).
Name this download roster.csv.
Clone this repository or copy the python script moodle_to_codepost_manual.py to your local machine in the same folder as submissions and roster.csv.
Move the script, roster.csv and submissions into the same directory.
Make sure that you have Python3 installed and run
python3 moodle_to_codepost_manual.py submissions roster.csv
You should now see a folder called codepost_upload, whose subfolders correspond to students. Any problem files will show up in the errors folder.
Optional flag '--simulate' will run the script without copying any files
python3 moodle_to_codepost_manual.py submissions roster.csv --simulate
Navigate to codepost.io, log in, and click Assignments -> Actions -> Upload Submissions -> Multiple Submissions. Drag codepost_upload into codePost and voila.
If you prefer to have more control over the upload process, check out our Python SDK.
Many assignments will have students submit together in groups of 2 or more.
If you want codePost to recognize group submissions, you can require your students to submit an extra file in their submission called partners.txt which contains the email address of each group member on a newline.
Like this:
The moodle_to_codepost_manual script will read this file from Moodle and do the work necessary to make sure the students are recorded as partners on codePost.
Once all submissions for an assignment are graded on codePost, go to codepost.io/admin -> Assignments -> Download Grades.
Format the csv as necessary and upload to Moodle by going to your Moodle Instance -> Grades -> Import -> CSV file.