Assignments – File size information in submission receipt email, Assignments – Submission ID displays for Learners, Content – Sort order changes in Upload / Create menu, Grades - Synchronization with Assignments and Discussions via API and import options, Release Conditions – Learners are notified when a release condition triggers new content, & Release Conditions – Updated ordering of Tools
Dec 17
December’s Continuous Delivery Updates
Nov 21
November’s Continuous Delivery Updates
Assignments - Improvements to Assignments, Assignments – Letter grading available, Intelligent Agents - Email images and enrollment permission changes, Learning Outcomes – View assessment details on the Outcomes Progress Details page, Quizzes - Restore quiz attempts in the Quiz Attempt log, Quizzes – Save feedback as draft, Quizzes - Set quiz options in Quiz Builder, and SCORM - Improved usability options for SCORM objects
Oct 17
October’s Continuous Delivery Updates
Accessibility - Compliance with WCAG 2.1 level AA, Assignments – Change to immersive navigation bar, General - Improvements to consistency, General - Supported browsers, Brightspace Pulse - iOS support, Intelligent Agents - Email attachments, Links - Improved link validation, & Quizzes – Change to immersive navigation bar
Oct 14
New Quiz Builder Experience
Quiz Builder saves instructors time by streamlining the screens and work flows for building and arranging quiz content. Instructors can add questions, sections and question pools, or import from the Question library. From a single interface, they can edit, delete and reorder questions. They can also review critical information such as question points and total points in the quiz; mandatory and bonus status and shuffling behavior.
Sep 19
September’s Continuous Delivery Updates
Activity Feed - Inline rendering of remote plug-in attachments, Activity Feed - Message posts now support embed codes, Activity Feed - Improved attachment workflow and thumbnail previews, Assignments - Grades entered in Assignments and Grade Book are synchronized, Assignments - Improvements to Assignments, Brightspace Pulse - Activity Feed notifications, Discussions - Grades entered in Discussions and Grade book are synchronized, Learning Outcomes - Learning Outcomes Management page for a course, Quizzes - Rounding Logic configuration variable on by default, and Release Conditions - Release condition for topic completion
Aug 15
August’s Continuous Delivery Updates
Accessibility – Compliance with WCAG 2.1, Activity Feed – Visual improvements, Assignments - Assignments list page for Learners, Assignments – Spell check for annotation notes, Notifications - Improvements to course notifications, Supported browsers, Account Settings - OpenDyslexic font setting, Class Progress - View progress against learning outcomes, Email – Add images to messages, Learning Outcomes - Usability improvements, and Quizzes - Restore quiz attempts in the Quiz Attempt log
Aug 08
Desire2Learn Brightspace Third-Party Integrations
The integration process between a publisher's materials and Washburn University's learning management system, Desire2Learn Brightspace. This process consists of the initial request, vetting the product and its integration for security, FERPA, and accessibility, and testing the integration.
Jul 18
July’s Continuous Delivery Updates
Accessibility – Compliance with WCAG 2.1, Activity Feed – Pin multiple posts, Activity Feed – Support for courses with sections, Assignments – Edit category improvements, Assignments - Eraser added to Annotations, Class Progress - Default indicator change, Navbar - Display user initials when there is no user profile image, and Surveys - Improvements to the learner experience
Jun 19
June’s Continuous Delivery Updates
Discussions - Save feedback in draft state when associated with rubrics, Quizzes - Arithmetic and significant figures questions round up from .5, Rubrics - Consistent assessment experience for Discussions, Rubrics - Updated grading experience for rubrics with learning objectives, & User Progress – Consistent tracking of Content progress across the Brightspace Platform
May 17
May’s Continuous Delivery Updates
Assignments – Annotate in full screen, Assignments – Opt-out of Annotations, Assignments – Rotate page using annotation tools, Binder - End-of-life, Discussions - Save feedback in draft state, Learning Outcomes - Map achievement levels to percentage ranges, Quizzes - Full-screen quiz evaluation, Rubrics - Assess learning outcomes in rubric criteria, & Rubrics - Rubrics Grading Experience available for group Assignments and Discussions
Apr 17
April’s Continuous Delivery Updates
Activity Feed – Learners can create posts, Activity Feed – Visual enhancements, Assignments – Notification improvements, Discussions - Align learning outcomes to discussion topics, Discussions - Assess discussion threads against learning outcomes, QuickLinks - Create Quicklink to Rubrics, & Rubrics - Align learning outcomes to rubric criteria
Mar 21
March’s Continuous Delivery Updates
Activity Feed – Daylight changes to attachment icons, Assignments – Annotate learner submissions, Assignments – Improvements in Assignments, Content – SCORM content report updates, & Rubrics – Rubric icon criteria changed
Feb 21
February’s Continuous Delivery Updates
No updates this month
Jan 17
January’s Continuous Delivery Updates
Assignment Grader – Evaluate On Paper and Observed in person submission types, Assignments – Improvements to Assignments List view, Document Conversion Service – Enabled by default, Groups – Create new submission types, HTML Editor – Descriptive error message for quicklinks to unavailable activities, Intelligent Agents – Export agent run history to CSV, & Rubrics – Improved rubric creation experience