Brightspace Learning Environment
Content – Print and Download in fullscreen | Updated
The Print and Download buttons are now available when viewing a topic in fullscreen, using the classic Content
experience.
Previously, the options to print and download a topic only appeared on the main Content
view, and when users opened a topic in fullscreen by clicking View content in new window, those options were not available.
Figure: Top of a fullscreen topic page, with the new Print and Download buttons in
the top right.
| Impact of Change | Technical Details |
|---|---|
| Slight impact to learners due to the availability of print and download options in a new location. | Availability: This feature is available to all clients. To enable: Ensure the Compile and Print Content and Download Content Topics permissions are enabled for learners at the org level. |
Data Hub – Added column to Attendance User Sessions | Updated
This release adds the new LastModifiedBy column to the existing Attendance User Sessions Brightspace Data Set, to capture which user last edited the attendance data for a
learner.
Previously, this data set only captured the date when the attendance data was last
edited.
This feature implements PIE item D7710.
| Impact of Change | Technical Details |
|---|---|
| Moderate impact to administrators due to the addition of a new column to an existing Brightspace Data Set. | Availability: This feature is available to Brightspace Insights and Brightspace Core clients in
all regions. To enable: Ensure the Can Access Brightspace Data Sets permission is granted to administrators at the org level. New and changed data sets appear the first time the data set runs after the version update. Ensure the d2l.Tools.BrightspaceDataSets.Version configuration variable is set to version 6 or 7. |
Intelligent Agents – Agent List page changes | Updated
This feature adds the following new functionality to the Agent List page, where users manage the Intelligent Agents they have created:
- The ability to create, assign, and manage categories; and
- A new Bulk Edit for some agent details: title, category, and active/inactive state.
This feature also updates the icons denoting the active/inactive state of each agent.
Figure: The new Intelligent Agent List page, with the bulk edit and category management
functionality.
This feature implements PIE Item D7196.
This feature addresses the following accessibility criteria:
- WCAG 2.1 Success criterion 1.3.6 Identify Purpose
| Impact of Change | Technical Details |
|---|---|
| Slight impact to instructors due to the ability to assign and managed agent categories and Bulk Edit agent details. | Availability: This feature is available to all clients. To enable: This functionality is automatically enabled for Intelligent Agent users. |
Lessons/New Content Experience – Embedded View added to new Edit page for LOR Link topics | Updated
Building upon the Content - Date management and display for LOR Links in Lessons | New feature released in January 2022 / 20.22.1, this feature this adds an embedded view of the LOR object on the Edit page. This update brings consistency to the Create and Edit workflows for all activities
in Brightspace Lessons/New Content Experience.
| Impact of Change | Technical Details |
|---|---|
| Slight impact to administrators due to new editing options with the Edit page in the New Content Experience | Availability: This feature is available to all clients. To enable: Ensure that the d2l.Tools.Content.LessonsCreateExperienceOptIn configuration variable is enabled so that instructors can use the new Edit page. |