LMS Weekly Update: Brightspace December Release

Posted on Tuesday, January 7th, 2020

The December system release brings a few small improvements to the Assignments and Quick Eval tools and also to Content.

Assignments – File Size Information in Submission Receipt Email: File size information now displays next to the file name in the submission receipt email sent to learners upon making a submission to an assignment.

Quick Eval – Display Unevaluated Submissions 30 Days Past Course End Date: Previously, unevaluated learner submissions were removed from Quick Eval when a course’s end date was reached. Now those submissions will be displayed in Quick Eval for 30 days beyond a course’s end date.

Content – Order Changes in Upload/Create Menu: When using the Upload/Create button to add activities to course content, the placement of the New Assignment option has moved. Previously, it appeared between New Discussion and New Quiz. Now, New Assignment appears above New Checklist.

Sort HTML Templates in Alphanumeric Filename Order. To make it easier to find HTML templates when using Content, now you can select the new Sort HTML Templates by name option from the Content Settings page in Content. Selecting this new option sorts templates in alphanumeric order based on filename. Previously, HTML templates were sorted alphanumerically based on directory structure.

Release Conditions – Learners are Now Notified when a Release Condition Triggers New Content: In a course that uses release conditions to unlock additional content, learners previously were not informed when new content became available as a result of a release condition that was satisfied. Because there was no automatic notification or refresh of the table of contents, there was the potential for frustration when learners think they are done a module, and are later informed that there are steps left to be completed. Now, when release conditions are satisfied, the learner is notified using a pop-up message that there are new items available in the course.

Reminder: Support for Internet Explorer NOT Available

Starting January 1st, 2020, D2L will end the support for Internet Explorer. All versions of Internet Explorer will no longer be able to access Brightspace. We recommend using Chrome while working with Brightspace.

 


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