You create an assignment in EnlightenAI with a short three-step wizard: fill in the details (title, grade, rubric, and prompt), optionally fine-tune the AI, then choose how students get feedback and publish to a class. This guide walks through every step, from the dashboard to a live assignment your students can open and submit.
At a glance: Add assignment → Assign work on EnlightenAI → From scratch → fill in the details → (optional) AI training → choose a feedback mode → assign to a class → Publish.
Step 1. Click "Add assignment"
From your teacher dashboard, click Add assignment in the top-right of the Assignments panel. (You can also reach this from the Assignments tab in the left navigation.)
Step 2. Choose "Assign work on EnlightenAI"
Pick Assign work on EnlightenAI to create an assignment your students will open and submit online. (The other option, Import and grade work, is for work students have already turned in.)
Step 3. Build it from scratch
Choose From scratch to fill in the assignment details yourself. (From file lets you upload or paste a document and have AI draft the assignment for you.)
Step 4. Fill in the assignment details
Give the assignment a clear title, choose the expected length and grade level, attach the rubric the AI should grade against, and write the prompt students will respond to. The rubric is what tells EnlightenAI how to score and give feedback.
Step 5. Continue to AI training
When the required fields are filled, click Next step to move on to AI training.
Step 6. AI training is optional
The AI training step lets you fine-tune feedback length and style and (optionally) calibrate the AI on sample work. You can skip it for now and come back later — click Next step to go to publishing.
Step 7. Choose how feedback works
Pick a feedback mode. AI-Assisted Grading pre-scores each submission and drafts feedback for you to review and release. (Instant AI Feedback gives students feedback in real time as they work — great for in-class revision.)
Step 8. Assign it to a class
Under Assign to classes, click + Add classes and check the class (or classes) that should receive this assignment.
Step 9. Publish the assignment
Click Publish assignment to share it with your class. (Not ready yet? Save draft keeps it private until you publish.)
Step 10. That's it — your assignment is live
Your new assignment now appears in your dashboard and is live for the class — students can open it, write a response, and submit. When work comes in, open the assignment and use AI grading to score the whole class at once.
