Brightspace Updates

One of the most requested features finally makes its way to Brightspace on August 29 - the ability to Print Quizzes! This provides instructors with a simple way to print an offline quiz that supports all Brightspace quiz question types, shuffling and randomization options, question pools, multiple versions, and an Answer Key. 

Here are some other interesting new features that arrived in Brightspace this summer:

• Flexible text or file submission options for Assignments

  • This feature enables instructors to create a new assignment type that accepts submissions in the form of an uploaded file, text entered in Brightspace Editor, or both.

  • To create this new type of assignment, instructors must go to the New Assignment page, expand the Submission & Completion panel, open the Submission Type dropdown, and select the new File or text submission option.

• Full HTML Editor for Quiz Question Feedback

  • This feature introduces the full HTML editor for question-level feedback in Quizzes, enhancing the instructor experience and aligning it with the editors already available for Attempt Feedback and Overall Feedback, including support for the equation editor and file upload features.

  • Previously, instructors could provide feedback on individual questions using only the inline HTML editor, which offered limited formatting and functionality. With this update, instructors can now:

    • Upload files securely

    • Insert equations

    • Use advanced formatting and media tools

• 🎉 Reopen a submitted quiz attempt 🎉

  • Instructors can now reopen a submitted quiz attempt, allowing learners to resume from where they left off. The new feature supports scenarios where learners run out of time or pass the quiz end date, reducing frustration from auto-submissions and improving overall quiz management flexibility.

  • Previously, instructors could not reopen a submitted quiz attempt. This update introduces the ability to return quiz attempts to an unsubmitted state and adjust time limits if needed.

• Brightspace Housekeeping - New Course Name Definitions

  • Many of you work in sandboxes or other types of courses to develop materials without disrupting a live class. Over the summer, the DIID team was hard at work defining the various types of courses in our system. We used these definitions to update the verbiage of the names of these sandbox courses in Brightspace. 

  • Because of this, you may notice the names of your sandbox courses may have changed. You can browse our new naming convention and definitions here.