January 2020

January 2020 Update Avenue to Learn Environment – Support for Internet Explorer As of January 1st, Brightspace has ended support for Internet Explorer. All versions of Internet Explorer will no longer be able to access Avenue to Learn. Brightspace Pulse – Additional languages supported To provide consistent language support with […]

December 2019

December 2019 Update Assignments – File Size Displayed in Receipt and Submission ID Displayed for Learners 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 submission folder. A new column that displays Submission ID […]

November 2019

November 2019 Update Assignments – Anonymous Marking (disabled) Anonymous marking is disabled until further notice. Assignments – Improvements to Assignments: Display New Submissions and Use Letter Grades to Assess The Assignments page shows a count of new submissions and resubmissions in the New column, which you can opt-in /opt-out of […]

October 2019

October 2019 Update Accessibility – Compliance with WCAG 2.1 level AA October 2019 release now aligns to the updated WCAG 2.1 level AA standards in both compliance reporting and all new development work. Updated the shared components, such as fonts, buttons, menus, and input fields to better support WCAG 2.1 […]

September 2019

September 2019 Update Activity Feed – Inline Rendering of Attachments, Embed Codes, Weblinks with Thumbnails and Descriptions When an instructor attaches a remote plug-in via a Quicklink to a message or assignment post, the plug-in now renders inline as an embedded attachment, much like how Content and Assignments work. This […]

August 2019

August 2019 Update Accessibility – Compliance with WCAG 2.1 As part of our ongoing commitment to design and develop against WC3 accessibility best practices, there are updates to our shared web components, such as fonts, buttons, menus, and input fields, to ensure they align with WCAG 2.1 standards. These changes […]

July 2019

July 2019 Update Accessibility – Compliance with WCAG 2.1 As part of D2L’s (the company that designed and developed Avenue to Learn) ongoing commitment to design and develop against WC3 accessibility best practices, there are updates to our shared web components, such as fonts, buttons, menus, and input fields, to […]

June 2019

June 2019 Update Discover – Search for courses and self-enroll The new Discover tool allows them to search for active courses and self-enroll. Depending on your organization’s needs, Discover may be a suitable replacement for Course Catalog and the Self-Registration tool. From the navbar, learners click Discover, and then search […]

May 2019

May 2019 Update Assignments – Annotations When annotating submissions in Assignments, instructors can now toggle to a full screen view. This allows for more screen space to display learner submissions and insert annotations, while removing unnecessary navigation menus. If Annotations are enabled for a specific course, instructors can now determine […]

April 2019

April 2019 Update Activity Feed – New Features Activity Feed now allows Instructors to opt-in and change the setting of the widget to allow Students to post without moderation. There is also a slight redesign of the tool allowing for a notification pop-up to appear when new posts are added […]