December D2L Update (10.8.8): Discussions – Improvements to the rubrics grading experience | New

Grading with rubrics in Discussions now offers new functions and an improved workflow. The new design makes for an easier grading experience and is optimized for use on mobile devices. New rubrics features include: All rubric assessments and feedback updates for discussions and grade items now automatically save in draft state while updates are in […]

Why aren’t the grades I entered displaying in the Submissions, Discussions, or Quizzes areas of D2L?

When grade items in the Grades area of a D2L course are linked to a tool (e.g., Submissions, Quizzes, and Discussions), the sync only works in one direction. Grades can be sent from a tool to the Grades area, but not the reverse. If you enter and publish grades (or grades are automatically calculated and […]

June 10.8.2 – D2L Rubrics Display Graded Rubric Feedback in Gradebook

For a consistent and simplified user experience, learners can now view their graded rubric feedback in Gradebook for discussions, assignments, and quizzes. Learners can view their completed rubric (including the selected levels and instructor feedback) in the following tools: – Gradebook (new) – Discussions (new) – Assignments – Quizzes – Content (classic Content experience), where […]

June 10.8.2 – D2L Rubrics Improvements to Rubric Feedback for Learners

To provide learners with more detailed feedback on activities and apply a consistent look and feel to rubric feedback, this release includes the following improvements: – Rubric feedback now has a consistent appearance across tools in Brightspace Learning Environment, including responsive display on desktops and mobile devices. The grading criteria that a learner achieves in an […]

June 10.8.2 – D2L Rubrics Control Rubric Visibility for Learners

This release introduces the ability to control rubric visibility for learners. This is useful for preventing learners from using preview rubrics as answer keys for activities. For example, an instructor can now describe assessment expectations in assignment instructions, hiding the associated preview rubric. Once the assignment is graded, the instructor releases the graded rubric as […]

June 10.8.2 – D2L Assignment Grader Apps allow Annotations without EduDentity Credentials

Instructors that use Assignment Grader (available for iOS and Android) are no longer required to log in using EduDentity in order to annotate non-PDF assignment submissions. Instructors can now log in using their Brightspace credentials and have the same functionality as they have had in EduDentity. For more information or to download the Assignment Grader […]

May 10.8.1 – D2L Gradebook Locked Header and Column Names

The May 2018 D2L 10.8.1 update introduces the locked Name column and header row in the following pages within Grades, so that instructors can scroll through user grades without losing the context for which and whose grades they are looking at: Standard View Spreadsheet View Grade Category Grade Individual Item Final Grades The existing solution […]