{"id":7353,"date":"2021-09-21T11:57:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T16:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/brightspace\/?p=7353"},"modified":"2021-09-21T11:57:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T16:57:26","slug":"whats-new-in-brightspace-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/brightspace\/2021\/09\/21\/whats-new-in-brightspace-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s New in Brightspace September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are the highlights from recent Brightspace updates. A link to the full release notes is available at the end of this post.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Assignments &#8211; Restricting file extensions for submissions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s now possible for instructors to restrict the types of files they accept for Assignments based on the file extension. This can be set to one of six settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Restrictions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PDF Only<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annotatable Files<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Files that can be previewed without conversion&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Images and Videos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Custom File Types<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If this is chosen, instructors can type in what file extensions they want to allow.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7354\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wpfsx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/09\/Edit_Activity_-_Michael_Coley_-_Sandbox.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1118\" height=\"925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wpfsx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/09\/Edit_Activity_-_Michael_Coley_-_Sandbox.png 1118w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wpfsx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/09\/Edit_Activity_-_Michael_Coley_-_Sandbox-1024x847.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wpfsx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/09\/Edit_Activity_-_Michael_Coley_-_Sandbox-768x635.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Figure: The Allowable File Extensions option is found under Submission &amp; Completion in the new Assignment Creator Experience.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Rubrics &#8211; Copy and delete criteria groups&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is now possible to copy or delete a criteria group on a rubric. The delete option is only available if there is more than one criteria group.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Note: When a rubric with attached assessment items has submissions evaluated against it, the rubric is locked and can no longer be edited or deleted.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7355\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wpfsx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/09\/rtaImage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wpfsx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/09\/rtaImage.png 495w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wpfsx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/09\/rtaImage-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information about these updates, and the others we didn\u2019t have space to mention, you can find the full release notes linked below.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/s\/article\/Brightspace-Platform-September-2021-20-21-9-Release-Notes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September Release Notes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the highlights from recent Brightspace updates. A link to the full release notes is available at the end of this post.&nbsp; &nbsp; Assignments &#8211; Restricting file extensions for submissions It\u2019s now possible for instructors to restrict the types of files they accept for Assignments based on the file extension. 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