by Stephen Overall.
Hi, Alicia:
The admin can set the default for notifying students from 'yes' to 'no' here...
Site admin > Plugins > Activity modules > Assignment > Assignment settings
Look in the Default Assignment Settings section for Default setting for "Notify students" which is the fourth setting from the page bottom. See attached screen shot.
I also have the same question about how notifying students works while using the Marking Workflow feature. If I use Marking Workflow (in my case while using the Marking Guide advanced grading tool) and mark student work as Completed but not Released, if I then change all student marked work to the Released status, then will Moodle then send out emails to notify students of their now released grades?
Regards...