Community & Documentation Roadmap

You’ve helped shape the Community & Documentation Roadmap for 2025 through your feedback in discussions, groups, and at user research labs and sessions. Together we're building Community.

Please note: This roadmap follows our fiscal year that begins in February and will be updated approximately every six months.

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Let's talk PIEs Webinar 🥧
D2L Product Managers, Jackie and Monica, are excited to invite you to a live discussion all about Assignments and Quizzes, next Thursday, August 14 at 1PM EST. We’ll be celebrating recent PIE releases for these tools — including the #1 PIE item, Print a Quiz (voiced by you 🎉) — and gathering your feedback on what’s coming…
Community Events 🎫
Hi Brightspace Community Members! Don't miss out on all the fun we have during our Community Events! Stay tuned and "Bookmark" this discussion thread. The Community Crew will be posting "Event Alerts 🚨" here so you can get in-platform and email reminders when an Event is coming up. (Set your notification preferences) Jump…
Welcome
Welcome to the Brightspace Community! Have questions about how to use this space? Check out our Community Corner Knowledge Base for more information! Getting Started With Community - Brightspace (d2l.com) Need a helping hand with something? You're very welcome to post in this thread and be sure to introduce yourself too!
Celebrating the 2025 D2L Academy Challenge Winners
The D2L Academy Challenge wrapped up on August 22nd, and what an amazing experience it has been! Over the past month, our community has shown the true spirit of continuous learning and collaboration. 💪 🌟 Challenge Highlights: 350+ users completed at least one of the 12 badged courses 5 users completed all 12 badges in just…
Community Feedback🗨️
Connect with Community to share your feedback about the types of events and Learning Center resources you want to see more of, so that we can get busy creating these experiences for you!🤟🏽 For more opportunities to give us feedback about your Community Experience, connect with our Community Experience Survey or share your…
Community Updates
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🚀New Community Features Launched
Get the Full Story We're building a better Community experience, and this month we're excited to share all the improvements we’ve made in response to, and inspired by your feedback. In addition to fixing known issues and creating usability improvements, we’ve made it easier to post questions, tag and search answers in your…
Community Roadmap Updated
Your Feedback builds a better Community Check out the Community Roadmap to see what's launching next, what's been just released and leave us new ideas for future features
Now Open: D2L Excellence Awards
You're making an incredible contribution to learning and we want to hear about it! Nominations are now open for the D2L Excellence Awards. The Excellence Awards honor the innovation, progress and betterment of learning in the communities we serve. This year, we'll recognize up to six award winners who demonstrate…
Member Spotlights
What are other Clients doing with Brightspace? Are there Free Downloadable Resources you can get access to? Can you share a resource with Brightspace Community? Check out our Brightspace Community Spotlights!
Semester Start Readiness Guides for Instructors
Whether you're creating content for the first time or looking to copy components from one course to another these Instructor focused resources are designed to help you get to class on time Semester Start for Instructors
D2L Excellence Awards Now Open!
Every year, our community shows us what’s possible when people care deeply, try boldly and work relentlessly to make a real impact in their communities. People like Callie in this fantastic photo—and people like you—belong in the spotlight. The 2026 D2L Excellence Awards officially open for nominations, and it’s your turn…
Semester Start Readiness Guides for Learners
The first week of classes can be busy, but knowing where to find your courses and how to troubleshoot common problems will save time and reduce stress. Semester Start for Learners
Semester Start Readiness Guides for Administrators
From Getting Started to Analytics Builder- these Administrator focused resources are made to give you a head start Semester Start for Administrators
Community CSAT Survey
We’d love your help making the Brightspace Community even better! If you’ve got a minute, please share your thoughts by filling out our quick Customer Satisfaction survey. Your feedback helps us improve the experience for you and everyone else in the community. We're inviting you to take part in our survey about your…
Elevate your e-commerce game with Course Merchant!
If you're a Course Merchant user, or are interested in learning more about Course Merchant, our full suite of Course Merchant documentation is now live in Brightspace Community! 🌟📚 Course Merchant is a search-friendly and brand-matched e-commerce system that allows anyone, anywhere to seamlessly discover, browse, purchase,…
Tour Community
Take a Tour of the D2L Brightspace Community Have ideas for new stops or other questions? Drop them in the thread
🏆 Community Spotlight: Mike Chung
Meet Mike, Manager of Learning Technology, working in the field of Educational Technology Administration. Mike’s go-to Brightspace Community resource is the Product Idea Exchange (PIE), which he regularly recommends to colleagues! As a community advocate, he supports innovation and encourages others to share their feedback…
📣 New Resource Alert: Quiz Printer Widget!
We’re so excited to introduce the ⭐️ Quiz Printer Widget ⭐️ for Brightspace Quizzes, now available in the Brightspace Learning Center! This new resource makes it easy to create printer-friendly versions of your Quizzes, right from your Course Offering homepage. The idea for this Widget came from valuable feedback from…
🏆 Community Spotlight: Thomas Bartenstein
Meet Tom, a part-time Computer Science lecturer at Binghamton University with 30 years of industry experience. With a background in in-person, online, and hybrid teaching, Tom focuses on keeping things simple, using clear module descriptions to guide students and keep them engaged across formats. His favourite Community…
🏆 Community Spotlight: Elizabeth Pearsall
Meet Dr. Elizabeth Pearsall, Assistant Provost for Teaching & Learning at The American College of Financial Services. She’s a powerhouse behind their full Brightspace overhaul—redesigning roles, permissions, and course templates to better serve faculty and students. Elizabeth’s favorite Community feature is the depth of…
🏆 Community Spotlight: Travis Kramer
Meet Travis Kramer, the Learning Technology Manager at the Koehler Center for Teaching Excellence. Travis leads the administration, support, and continuous improvement of D2L Brightspace at Texas Christian University, while also providing training and instructional design guidance to faculty. He’s passionate about helping…
🏆 Community Spotlight: Isadora Mok-Kulakova
Meet Izzy, the Online Learning Environment Lead at the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary. She supports D2L Brightspace alongside other campus platforms like Zoom and YuJa, doing everything from troubleshooting and workshops to documentation and integrations. Izzy loves participating in…
Ignite the Joy of Learning: FUSION 2025
We're so excited to announce that D2L's annual Fusion conference is right around the corner, and it's shaping up to be something special! Prepare for an unforgettable event, ripe with opportunities to network with peers and experts from around the world, discover the latest innovations in learning and explore your passion…
What Creator + tools do you want to see demo'd?
Hey Community!👋 We need your help🤗 Please connect with our short survey to tell us what Creator + tools you'd like to see demonstrated at an upcoming Community event. Help us shape our community events!🤝
Reporting Language Pack Challenges
Hello, Brightspace Community! We're excited to share an important development in our ongoing efforts to enhance the user experience in Brightspace. Localization at D2L has been hard at work, and they've just released an informative article that will help our clients report translation errors or missing translations in…
Thanks D2L!
Thanks for improving the Brightspace Community. Everything we need in one place! I especially appreciate the Product Road Map. Nice job!
What information do you want to see more of on the @BrightspaceHelp Twitter handle?
Photo by Element5 Digital 💬Connect with us and help us plan for bigger and better things in 2023! 🗳️Select one of the following options to tell us what you'd like to see more of on Twitter: 📝Note: Feedback on this poll is anonymous.
Conversations about BrightSpace Quizzes
Hi Folks, Apparently there are big changes afoot on the BrightSpace PIE. As a result of these changes, posts marked as "Not Planned" will not be migrated to the new platform. According to D2L, these ideas will be retained on their internal system to inform future innovation, but will no longer appear on the PIE. So, in the…
Feedback on recent changes to the PIE
Hi folks, Just a comment that I'm not loving recent updates to the PIE. With this change, we are no longer able to: - "Like" posts (and all existing "Like" info for posts has disappeared). - add images in replies…in fact, all images I previously added are no longer visible. They have just become dead link text. - edit…
Giving Students Special Access to Discussions
Hello, Is it possible to allow students to create a thread who missed a deadline on a discussion while not keeping it open to all students who have already posted?
Can we get rid of the 4-digit number after our name?
Hey! I'm not a fan of this Discord-like format. Is there a way where our displayed names could be without the numbers? Stay Awesome!
New Community Features Released
Just Released! ⭐ Get Ready for an Enhanced Community Experience! ⭐ We're so excited to introduce these new Community enhancements: ⚡ Suggested Results in Question Workflows: Now, get answers more quickly than ever with automatic searches across the Community as you type your questions. 📢 Community Announcement Banners:…
NEW Brightspace Toolkit for Accessibility in UDL Course!
The Brightspace Learning Center is proud to announce a new offering we've added to our list of amazing resources on Accessibility! About the course This course is for people who want to be mindful of accessibility practices when they adopt Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in their learning context. It will help you…
Quiz Statistics - Question Pool Question Stats
Could someone please explain why the standard deviation, discrimination index, and point biserial data cannot be generated on quizzes that use a Question Pool? I understand that this is a known issue and that use of the insights portal can be used as an alternative, but I need assistance explaining it to an inquisitive…
Crazy question...how do I add a photo to my Brightspace Community profile?
📣 D2L Partner Event: AI-Powered Assessment & Feedback in Brightspace
Join our D2L Brightspace partner LearnWise for a webinar on scaling timely, rubric-aligned feedback in Brightspace with Lumi Tutor & Lumi Feedback! 🔌 AI-Powered Assessment & Feedback in Brightspace Without Disruption 📅 Aug 20 |11 AM EDT | 5 PM CET What you’ll learn: A practical, instructor-first framework for bringing AI…

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💡Bright Ideas: Brightspace Webinar Series for Higher Education - Personalize and Engage: Using Brightspace Tools to Support Every Learner
Save your seat for our “Bright Ideas” 💡 Webinar Series. Each webinar is 45 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and networking. Take a deep dive with our Customer Enablement Team into Brightspace tips and tricks for better digital learning experiences! What to Expect 🎙️ Hear real classroom examples from Clint Surry, who…
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Join us for a dynamic, hands-on session exploring real strategies for using AI to enhance teaching and learning. We’ll walk through how to build custom GPTs, create immersive scenario-based learning, and reimagine assessment for an AI-driven era. You’ll also get a preview of what’s next in AI and how your institution can…
Brightspace Guided Training: What's New for Month 20.26.02
Want to stay on top of the latest and greatest in Brightspace being released this month? This session will cover all the newest release information in February 2026!
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