July 2021 Assignments – Add categories in the New Assignment Creation Experience This feature builds on features in Assignments that were released in April 2021. The new assignment creation experience supports the alignment of assignments to categories. This feature is turned off by default. When it is enabled, instructors can […]
June 2021
June 2021 Attendance – Delete and restore registers Instructors can now restore mistakenly deleted attendance registers and associated session data. You can delete registers individually on the Attendance Registers page or in bulk. Note: Deleted registers do not appear in the Attendance data set. Figure: The Attendance Registers page with the More Actions drop-down menu > Delete functionality Brightspace […]
May 2021
May 2021 System Feature Information The maximum per file upload size limit in Avenue to Learn has increased from 1 GB to 2 GB. While this is a capped setting, where we have the ability to adjust upload file size limits, we have configured any setting to the maximum 2 […]
April 2021
April 2021 Accommodations – Improvements in Classlist, Quizzes, User Purge, and User Progress This feature builds on the Accommodations feature that was released in the February 2021 update. The following improvements have been made in the Classlist, Quizzes and User Progress tools: Improvements in Classlist for Instructors: An icon now […]
March 2021
March 2021 Assignments – Copying an assignment, Learner profile card in New Assignment Evaluation Experience Previously, when you copied an assignment, the copied assignment was set to active and you had to open the newly copied assignment to edit it. Now when you copy an assignment, the copied assignment is […]
February 2021
February 2021 Accommodations – Quiz accommodations This feature enables instructors to grant learners accommodations through the Classlist tool. Accommodation options currently available include: more time to complete quizzes at the course level and the ability to bypass right-click restrictions in quizzes. The right-click restriction in quizzes is the ability for learners […]
January 2021
January 2021 Assignments – The new assignment creation experience These updates are if you are using the new assignment creation experience only. To engage the new assignment creation experience, when you go to create a new assignment, note that there is a pull-down shade in the top right corner. Click […]
December 2020
Learning Environment – Updated video and audio player in Content, Lessons, and New Learner Experience To improve accessibility and create a consistent user experience, a new audio and video media player has been added to Content, Lessons, and the New Learner Experience. The new media player offers the following features: Consistent […]
November 2020
November 2020 Assignments – Date picker change This feature updates the date picker component for the new assignment creation experience. The new date picker has a more streamlined design and requires a slight workflow change: to clear a date/time, the X alongside the time field has been replaced by a Clear option […]
Special Access
Special Access Special Access is a feature of Quizzes and Assignments that allows for student submissions or access to these tools occur at different times than the Start Date and End Date allow. This feature allows for a flexibility that also reduces the need for duplicate quizzes or assignment folders […]