Vanderbilt University

April 2026: D2L Lumi Pro, a suite of Generative AI features integrated into Brightspace, is now available across Vanderbilt University. The Office of Learning Innovation is excited to announce that Lumi Pro, a generative AI feature within Brightspace, is now live at Vanderbilt University! The D2L Lumi Pro… Read More

This month there are several key updates to Brightspace tools. These updates bring new features to existing tools as well as expanding other tools’ capabilities.   Assignments – Group assignments now supported in Advanced Assessment Assignments – Improved error messages when uploading unsupported file types Grades – Improved navigation within… Read More

We’re excited to share an improvement coming to Brightspace at Vanderbilt University! Currently, there are a few select courses in Brightspace that allow users to sign up on their own via a self-registration process. These courses include offerings developed by AdvancED as well as other approved courses from various parts… Read More

As we begin 2026, there are several updates coming to Brightspace. Below are some highlights of what we can expect. Additionally, there’s a link to the full D2L Release Notes at the bottom of this post. Announcements – Images now appear in emailed Announcement notifications Assignments, Quick Eval… Read More

As we come to the end of 2025, there are still updates coming to Brightspace. This month’s update includes a big feature addition to the Creator+ toolset, two long-requested improvements, and other updates. These updates will go into effect with the December update to Brightspace that comes out overnight on… Read More

This month there are several updates to Brightspace that bring both new features and helpful quality of life updates to the platform. Below are highlights of this month’s update. For a link to the full release notes, refer to the References at the bottom of this post. Admin Tools… Read More

If you teach courses that utilize Brightspace Quizzes, you probably have thought about the best way to create a smooth, equitable, and fair testing environment for students. The Respondus LockDown Browser can help ensure that students are focused on their quiz or exam without unnecessary distractions or unapproved extra resources. The LockDown Browser is a downloadable software application that students install on their computer, iPad, or Chromebook that “locks down” their device for the duration of their testing time. This makes sure that students are focused on their assessment and are not distracted by other things on their device. Read More

Each month D2L (the company that makes Brightspace) releases updates to the platform. This month, there are several different updates to various parts of Brightspace. These are the highlights of what updates are coming to Brightspace this Friday.   Assignments Grades Quizzes Assignments — Annotation… Read More

This month, there are several important updates to Brightspace. We are highlighting two of those below: printing quizzes and an update to the Lessons View Content experience. For a list of all updates this month, please refer to the D2L Release Notes linked at the bottom.   Print Quizzes Functionality Added… Read More

This July there are several important updates coming to Brightspace. Below are the highlights of this month’s D2L release notes. For a link to the complete list of updates and releases, refer to the references section at the end of this post.     Assignments – Flexible… Read More