D2L November 2023 Updates
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D2L November 2023 Updates

Announcements – Copy announcements to other courses | New

This highly-requested feature adds the ability to copy announcements to other courses.  Instructors must be enrolled in both the source and destination courses.

A single announcement can be copied to multiple course offerings. Users can copy announcements from the Announcements tool or the Announcements widget from the context menu of an announcement by selecting Copy to Other Courses. Once copied, the announcement is in a draft state and users must publish the copied announcement in the destination course to complete the copying process.

The following attributes are copied:

  • Headline
  • Display Author Information
  • Content
    Note: The copied Content attribute includes any associated files such as inserted images.
  • Start and End Date
  • Attachments
  • Pin state
Figure: Click Copy to Other Courses from the announcement drop-down menu.
Figure: Select the destination course or courses for the announcement and click Next.
Figure: Click Copy to copy the announcement to the destination course.
Assignments and Discussions – Review key assessment information when publishing evaluations | Updated

The Publish All dialog for Assignments and Discussions is improved and standardized to show key information about learner evaluations. Previously, the Publish All dialog did not display any information about learner evaluations or other key information, and the dialog messaging was not consistent across the Assignments and Discussions tools.

Figure: Review learner evaluation information in the Publish All dialog before clicking Publish.
Awards – Export achievements as digital credentials | New

Learners can now export their earned awards in a standards-compliant format using the new Export Digital Credential option. This feature allows the download of certificates or badges as an industry-standard Open Badges 2.0 compliant Badge for their own record keeping or sharing.

Figure: Click the new Export Digital Credential option in Awards.