In plain English
This means sending a computer file that contains the work from a device into the online system that receives it. The key idea is that the work is submitted by moving the file itself into that system.
In context
Here, "file upload" identifies the option to submit the work by transferring a computer file from the device to the online system.
- Situation
- Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
- What it communicates
- identifies the option to submit by attaching a file
Meaning limits
The term itself does not establish whether the transfer has happened yet or whether the submission is complete.
Examples
“The application allows comments to be pasted in, but the portfolio itself needs a file upload.”
“If the work includes a chart, select file upload rather than entering the material on the form.”