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(A1) Set Optional Activities & Quizzes

Learn how to mark activities and quizzes as optional, so students can choose their own path through an assignment.

Last updated 20 May 2026

(A1) Set Optional Activities & Quizzes

Optional Activities/Quizzes can include content that:

  • scaffolds/challenges students’ learning.

  • gives students choices between different learning approaches.

  • allows students to exercise agency, e.g. using Gamification.

These Activities/Quizzes do not need to be completed for the Assignment to be Marked As Complete.

Set Optional Activities & Quizzes

  1. Enter the Module Editor page.

  2. Select an Activity/Quiz from the Simplified Module Plan (collapsed).

  3. On the Activity/Quiz Cover, adjust the Optional Toggle.

  4. Alternatively, click the Expand Activity List icon to open the Expanded Module Plan. Click the Overflow (3-dot icon) of an Activity/Quiz and select Set As Optional.

  5. Click the Module Plan icon, followed by the Overflow (3-dot icon) of an Activity/Quiz and select Set As Optional.

    • Note: Optional Activities/Quizzes are indicated with in the Simplified Module Plan.