November 2024 Updates

Assignments – Prevent sections without evaluators in Advanced Assessments | Updated

This release updates the Advanced Assessments workflow to ensure users assign at least one evaluator from each section.

Previously, when instructors were unenrolled from a course, attempts to evaluate assignments from sections with no assigned evaluators could result in problematic scenarios.

To ensure a smooth user experience in these edge cases, a warning message now appears on the Assignment Creation page when evaluators are not assigned to a learner for the activity due to section restrictions.

During the period of unenrollment, the warning message in the Manage Allocations dialog informs users that some evaluators are being removed. Instructors and administrators with the Add/Edit Assignment Submission Folders and Edit Feedback permissions should redistribute these learners to other evaluators.

After unenrollment is complete, the Manage Allocations table displays another warning message under the names of selected learners, indicating that they no longer have an assigned evaluator in their section.

The Manage Allocations table shows evaluators and their assigned learners. A warning icon appears next to some learners' names, indicating they are enrolled in a section without an assigned evaluator

Figure: Upon completing the unenrollment action, the Manage Allocations dialog indicates which learners do not have an assigned evaluator.

Groups – Restore groups and categories | Updated

A new Recycle Bin option is available in the Groups tool, enabling you to restore individual group units or entire categories within a course offering. When you restore groups, existing enrollments and lockers are also reinstated (if present). Any activities linked to the restored groups, such as discussions or assignments, can then be individually restored through their respective restore pages.

Note: Groups and categories deleted before this feature was introduced in November 2024/20.24.11 do not appear in the Groups Recycle Bin. To restore these previously deleted items, contact D2L Support for assistance.

This feature implements the following PIE item:

  • D5136 ( Restore groups and group categories)

The Recycle Bin button appears on the Manage Groups page to the right of the New Category button.

Figure: Click Recycle Bin to view the deleted groups and group categories.

The Recycle Bin contains any deleted groups, and lists the associated members, assignments, discussions, and lockers for each group.

Figure: Select the check box for a group or group category and click Restore.

Learning Outcomes – Release Condition based on outcome evaluation status in Assignments, Quizzes, and Discussions | New

This feature adds a release condition that automatically triggers the release of content and activities when a learner meets a specified achievement level for an outcome. It can only be aligned directly with activities in the Discussions, Quizzes, and Assignments tools.

This release condition allows instructors to create customized learning experiences by setting conditions based on learners reaching designated outcomes.

The Create a Release Condition window appears in the Assignments tool. The new Condition Type, Score on associated outcome appears in the Condition Type drop-down field.

Figure: Instructors can set the Score on associated outcome release condition in Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes.

For more detailed information, please visit the D2L Brightspace Community – November 2024 Updates

** Not all features listed on the link are used with the BCIT Learning Hub