Releases

Note: As of July 2025, the new quiz evaluation experience is the only option in Brightspace. As such, Instructors cannot switch back to the older interface any longer.   D2L, the company that makes Brightspace, has introduced a new update to the Quiz grading interface. As this update is released… Read More

As the Spring semester is well underway, there have been a few updates that have come out in January and February of this year. Below is a list of highlights of recent changes that are now available in Vanderbilt’s Brightspace. To see the full list of updates from D2L, please… Read More

As the end of 2024 is upon us, D2L has a few important updates to Brightspace to round out the year. These updates will come out on Friday, December 13.  These updates are in addition to the big Creator+ update we launched a few weeks ago. For more information about… Read More

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… Read More

During September and October, D2L released several new features for Brightspace. Below are a few highlights of important updates that are now available in Brightspace.  Assignments – Update to assignment annotations toolbar As part of the September update, the unsupported Bookmarks tool is disabled and the Bookmarks option in annotations… Read More

This August D2L is bringing several important updates to Brightspace. Below are a selection of the updates that should be most impactful to Vanderbilt faculty and students.    Assignments – Assessment workflows enhanced Advanced Assessments help instructors and administrators to better manage courses with large class sizes and multiple evaluators,… Read More

The July 2024 update to Brightspace will roll out later this week once it’s released by D2L (the company that makes Brightspace). As part of this update, the following new features and changes will be included. Note that since this update has not been implemented at the time of publishing… Read More

The recent updates to Brightspace that came out in May and June brought several improvements to the platform. Read below to see what updates you should find in Brightspace now.  Assignments – Annotations update The Assignment Annotations tool has been updated by fixing several defects and updating the icons used… Read More

This month there are a few different updates coming to Brightspace that bring some subtle but important quality of life changes. As always, remember that this is a preview of upcoming releases, but things may change before the update is officially implemented by D2L at the end of this week. … Read More

The Spring 2024 semester is just getting started, and Brightspace is rolling out a few new updates later this week. Here are the highlights of the January update, along with one minor change that has been made after being made available in December.  Awards – Export achievements as digital credentials… Read More