November 2024 Brightspace Updates
This November there are a couple of small updates that can be expected to arrive this week. In addition to these updates as part of the regular monthly update from D2L (the company that makes Brightspace), there’s also another big update we’ll be announcing next week.
Groups – Restore groups and categories
A new Recycle Bin option is available in the Groups tool, enabling instructors (or similar roles) to restore individual groups or entire group categories within a course offering. When you restore groups, existing enrollments and lockers are also reinstated (if present). Any activities linked to the restored groups, such as discussions or assignments, can then be individually restored through their respective restore pages.
Note: Groups and categories deleted before this feature was introduced on November 15, 2024 do not appear in the Groups Recycle Bin. This update only applies to groups and categories deleted after November 15, 2024
Figure: Click Recycle Bin to view the deleted groups and group categories.
Figure: Select the check box for a group or group category and click Restore.
Lessons View Content Experience – Module depth increased to support up to five nested levels
With this release, the Lessons View Content Experience now supports nested modules up to a depth of five levels. This allows instructors and administrators to more easily migrate content or courses with complex module structures.
Additionally, this release improves the course migration process to ensure that course content is accurately displayed in the Lessons View Content Experience, reducing the need for manual adjustments post-import.
Previously, the nesting limit for modules was set to three levels. Users attempting to migrate from Classic with courses with a nesting depth of greater than three levels were prompted to modify their course structure prior to moving to the Lessons View Content Experience.
UPDATE – November 21, 2024 – D2L has identified an issue with this feature rollout and at this time this feature is not available. We will update this post again once this issue is resolved.
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