1. Follow instructions from knowledge base article How to add a Mahara ePortfolio assignment to your course page
  2. Similar to other Moodle assignment set-ups, fill in the Assignment name and Description and upload additional files if required.

    Assignment title and description
  3. Under availability, add submission dates based on the assignment requirements.Assignment availability

  4. In order to set up a Mahara ePortfolio assignment, ensure to update the Submission types section of assignment set up. The File submissions checkbox will be selected by default. Unselect the File submission checkbox and select the Mahara portfolio checkbox.Mahara LTI checked
  5. Select an option from the Lock submitted pages dropdown. When the student submits they can no longer make changes to that portfolio:

    1.  Lock submitted pages
       Options
       No
      Students are able to update portfolio after submission.
       Yes, keep locked
      Students are unable to edit their portfolio even after the assignment is graded.
       Yes, but unlock after grading
       Students are unable to make further edits to their portfolio until the assignment is graded and feedback returned to them.
      Lock portfolio setting, options to not lock, yes keep locked and yes but unlock after grading
  6. Archive when graded is a setting used to backup student Mahara submissions in Moodle assignment. This permits accessing, downloading and restoring an ePortfolio at a later date and is not affected by student's changes after grading. If you require this type of back up select Yes.Archive when graded set to yes
  7. Go to Feedback types section and uncheck Annotate PDF and keep Inline comments set to No.

    Annotate PDF unchecked and Comment inline set to no
  8. Once the assignment is set up, select the Save and return to course button on the base of the screen.
Image displaying save and return to course buttonImage displaying save and return to course button

Students will now be able to see the assignment on the Moodle course page.
Example image of how an assignment will display once created