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December 2025 Updates to Brightspace
Dec. 8, 2025—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 December 11, 2025. Assignments –...
November 2025 Updates to Brightspace
Nov. 10, 2025—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 — Enhanced user experience Announcements –...
Product Spotlight – Respondus LockDown Browser
Oct. 22, 2025—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.
October 2025 Brightspace Updates
Oct. 6, 2025—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 availability awareness enhancements in assignment creation Annotations are only supported...
August 2025 Updates to Brightspace
Aug. 11, 2025—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 This month, D2L adds a...
July 2025 Brightspace updates
Jul. 7, 2025—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 text or file submission options for enhanced student choice ...
May 2025 Brightspace Updates
May. 6, 2025—This month there are only a few important updates to Brightspace. Below are the highlights of this month’s updates and improvements. For a full list of updates from D2L, click the link in the References section at the bottom of this page. Assignments – Retract feedback in bulk on the Submissions page The Submissions page in...