D2L July 2023 Updates
Assignments – Download a file with an empty filename | New
Previously, if a student uploaded a file with no filename it would be impossible to open/download on the instructor’s side. This was an oversight that has been fixed, files uploaded with no name will now default to “-” to allow downloading. Example: -.PDF
Brightspace Editor – Edited images are saved with their original names to improve ease of location |New
When using the Brightspace HTML5 editor, images edited with the tool will now retain their original name. Previously, images were renamed when implemented with this editor. This should help locate files in the Manage File directory. Changes to an image using Edit image in the floating toolbar are saved as a copy of the image with the name format ‘OriginalFileName_yyyyMMddHHmmss.jpg. ‘
Discussions – Consistent settings and interface of availability dates across Brightspace | Updated
This update brings changes to the discussion interface to make it more consistent with other Brightspace tools.
Availability dates in the Discussions list are now displayed as a simple date range below the titles of discussion topics. Hovering over the date range text displays a tooltip that includes the information about start and end dates. Tooltips also include applied settings to explain how the discussion topic appears to learners before and after these dates.
Previously, the availability dates in the Discussions topics did not include a hover tooltip. The corresponding update for Quizzes is planned for a future release.
Discussions – New Creation Experience is ON | Updated
This update brings changes to the discussion creation interface to make it more consistent with other Brightspace tools like the new quiz creation experience. This may be toggled OFF using the same dropdown menu as the Quiz Creation Experience if you have any difficulties.
Quizzes – Quiz Timing Improvements Featuring Auto-Submission | Updated
This release updates the Quiz Creation experience for instructors by simplifying the quiz timing setup workflow, adding useful new features, including the ability to auto-submit (Submits attempt as soon as the time runs out, no more students saying the submitted their quiz while still having an attempt in progress!) , and removing obsolete quiz timing options.
With this release, learners can show or hide the timer, receive time warning messages, and access more information about their quizzes.
Note: All Quiz Timer settings behavior and User Interface changes will immediately be applied to existing and in-progress quizzes.
