Brightspace Blog
November 2024 Brightspace Updates
Nov. 11, 2024—This November there are a couple of small updates that can be expected to arrive this week. In addition to these updates as part of the regular monthly update from D2L (the company that makes Brightspace), there’s also another big update we’ll be announcing next week. Groups – Restore groups and categories A new Recycle...
Fall 2024 Brightspace Updates
Oct. 16, 2024—During September and October, D2L released several new features for Brightspace. Below are a few highlights of important updates that are now available in Brightspace. Assignments – Update to assignment annotations toolbar As part of the September update, the unsupported Bookmarks tool is disabled and the Bookmarks option in annotations is removed to avoid confusion....
August Instructional Tech Spotlight – Common Services Offered by Brightspace Support
Aug. 14, 2024—Each fall, many instructors contact the Educational Technology team with various requests for support related to their Brightspace courses. In an effort to bring greater visibility to the types of services the EdTech team provides to Vanderbilt instructors, we want to highlight some of the most common requests we get this time of year and...
August 2024 Brightspace Update Preview
Aug. 5, 2024—This August D2L is bringing several important updates to Brightspace. Below are a selection of the updates that should be most impactful to Vanderbilt faculty and students. Assignments – Assessment workflows enhanced Advanced Assessments help instructors and administrators to better manage courses with large class sizes and multiple evaluators, delegate and manage evaluator workflows,...
July 2024 Brightspace Update Preview
Jul. 8, 2024—The July 2024 update to Brightspace will roll out later this week once it’s released by D2L (the company that makes Brightspace). As part of this update, the following new features and changes will be included. Note that since this update has not been implemented at the time of publishing this post, some things may...
May and June 2024 Brightspace Updates
Jun. 13, 2024—The recent updates to Brightspace that came out in May and June brought several improvements to the platform. Read below to see what updates you should find in Brightspace now. Assignments – Annotations update The Assignment Annotations tool has been updated by fixing several defects and updating the icons used in the following areas: Main...
Instructional Technology Spotlight – Brightspace Quizzes
Mar. 25, 2024—One of the most commonly used tools in Brightspace is the Quizzes tool. Whether they are used for basic formative assessments, unit tests, or midterm/final exams, Quizzes can be a useful assessment tool in Brightspace. As part of our On-Demand Resources, we have several guides about Quizzes that Instructors can review to get information on...
March 2024 Brightspace Update Preview
Mar. 11, 2024—This month there are a few different updates coming to Brightspace that bring some subtle but important quality of life changes. As always, remember that this is a preview of upcoming releases, but things may change before the update is officially implemented by D2L at the end of this week. Brightspace Editor – Consistent link...
Instructional Technology Spotlight – Integrated Tools for Instructors to Consider
Feb. 19, 2024—This month, our Spotlight on Instructional Technology takes a look at some of the various integrated tools you can use with and in Brightspace. Integrated tools are third-party tools that are not part of Brightspace but can either connect into the platform and/or work independently from it. These tools build out different abilities and uses...
Instructional Technology Spotlight – Assignments in Brightspace
Jan. 30, 2024—This time of year many instructors are sitting up Assignments in Brightspace for a variety of uses. While many people know the basics of what you can do with Assignments, there are important options that some instructors may not know about. Below are some resources that we think would be helpful for those instructors looking...
January 2024 Brightspace Updates
Jan. 8, 2024—The Spring 2024 semester is just getting started, and Brightspace is rolling out a few new updates later this week. Here are the highlights of the January update, along with one minor change that has been made after being made available in December. Awards – Export achievements as digital credentials Learners can now export their...
December 2023 Brightspace Updates
Dec. 11, 2023—As we wrap up 2023, there are a few new updates coming to Brightspace this month. These updates will be rolling out at the end of this week. If you have questions about any of these updates, please contact our Brightspace and Instructional Technology Support team at brightspace@vanderbilt.edu. Announcements – Copy announcements to other courses...
Instructional Technology Spotlight – Finalizing Grades in Brightspace
Nov. 27, 2023—This time of year, many people on campus are counting down the days to the end of the semester. Before we get to that end point, however, there are plenty of things instructors have to do. One of the most popular topics of questions we get this time of year is about how grades and...
November 2023 Brightspace Updates
Nov. 6, 2023—Each month D2L releases updates for Brightspace. The November 2023 release will come out later this week, but we want to highlight upcoming changes and improvements to the platform. If you have questions about any of these upcoming changes, or any other questions about Brightspace, feel free to contact us anytime. Announcements – Copy announcements...
Summary of Recent Quiz Timing Changes
Sep. 18, 2023—Over the last few months, Brightspace has updated and expanded options that impact timing for quizzes. While we have outlined each of these in our regular release notes, we wanted to also have a summary post to show all the changes made to quiz timing settings and how they work. If you have any questions...