What’s New on Brightspace? (May 2018)

Posted by crawfobn on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Uncategorized.

Every month, Brightspace will release new features and updates. You can get a comprehensive view of the updates here, but this blog post will give you a quick overview of what’s new on Brightspace!

Grades – Locked Name column and header row

This Daylight-only feature introduces the locked Name column and header row in the following pages within Grades, so that instructors can scroll through user grades without losing the context for which and whose grades they are looking at:

• Standard View
• Spreadsheet View
• Grade Category
• Grade Individual Item
• Final Grades

Rubrics – New interface for previewing rubric definitions

This release introduces a new interface for instructors and learners to preview rubric definitions. Rubrics are used to evaluate an activity or item based on a predefined set of criteria. They help ensure that activities and items are evaluated fairly and consistently.
The new interface includes the following changes:

• Rubric definition previews open in a pop-up window or are embedded in the assessment view (such as an assignment or discussion)
• Each rubric definition preview accommodates current rubric types (6 levels and 10 criteria)
• Rubric definition previews maintain a consistent appearance across tools in Brightspace Learning Environment, including responsive display on desktops and mobile devices
• Overall Score row is removed and replaced by a Total row for the entire rubric
• Rubric criteria groups display as mini-rubrics