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D2L Academy News
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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…
Fixed Issues List Updates
The Fixed Issues List is now available as an embedded spreadsheet. *Login is required to access Fixed Issues List embedded spreadsheet* This discussion will be updated each time the Fixed Issues List is revised. Bookmark this discussion and customize your notification preferences to stay on top of these publications. When…
Product Idea Exchange Updates
They're fresh out of the oven! In this thread, we’ll share new Product Idea Exchange (PIE) items implemented in our monthly releases. These updates were directly inspired by your submissions to D2L’s Product Idea Exchange. If you're new to PIE and want to learn more, check out our library of articles that explain what PIE…
FUSION 2026 - Registration is now open!
It's that time of the year again, and this time, it's going to be the hottest one yet 🔥 When: July 8-10, 2026 Where: Phoenix, Arizona Register: Fusion 2026 Official Website We're excited to invite you to this year's Fusion 2026, D2L's annual client event where we come together to collaborate, build connections, and learn.…
New Episodes of D2L's Teach and Learn Podcast
Upskill and learn from fellow educators and leaders across the world! Every first Thursday of the month, we'll update this thread with the latest episode of D2L's Teach and Learn podcast, hosted by our very own Cristi Ford, Chief Learning Officer and Dr. Emma Zone, Senior Academic Affairs Director. Each episode features…
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…
Can I upload a students paper for originality as an instructor?
Can I upload a students paper for originality as an instructor?
Quick Eval Why is there a discrepancy between ACTIVITIES and FILTER BY ACTIVITIES?
Quick Eval Activities is not showing an assignment that students have submitted. Although the assignment appears under submissions. I looked into the 3 dots on Quick Eval for dismissed activities, but there were only two activities that are listed (not the activity listed on the submission page). Currently I am using the…
Best practices for Google Integration with Brightspace
about 30% of our faculty are using Google Classroom and enjoy the functionality of google assignments. We have integrated google workspace and assignments with Brightspace, and the process works OK, but not great, and I do understand why faculty do not want to move away from google classroom because of google assignments…
Can we turn a Discussion Forum into a Topic?
I'm 99% sure this is a "can not be done" situation, but is it possible to turn a forum into a topic?
Release Grades
Has anyone experienced a delay when an instructor released grades? I have run into the issue twice this semester. I know one instructor was experiencing latency issues, and the other instructor was on her personal laptop (I'm thinking maybe it needed an OS update, a browser update, or maybe they were using Edge. If anyone…
Link to the submitted assignment in 'Notification email - Assignment submission complete'
Hi, A question related to the Language Management tool. Is it possible to turn the 'submission id' into a link in the template of the 'Notification email - Assignment submission complete'? So that lecturers will be able to open the specific assignment directly from the notification email? Hope to hear from you. Thanks in…
Seeking Advice on User Panels & Feedback Groups
Hi everyone, Our product team regularly makes decisions about Brightspace configuration, features, and rollouts—but we've realized we're often doing this without systematic input from the people who use the platform every day: our faculty and students. We're planning to establish user panels or feedback groups to get…
Multiple External Tool Links
We are troubleshooting a gradebook issue tied to a third-party LTI (FlatWorld) after multiple course copies/imports due to issues with course material/book, and I’m hoping to confirm the best cleanup approach without impacting existing student grades. Situation: • The original LTI links worked correctly in a previous term.…
course management legacy- inactivated
How can we filter a search by faculty name in course offerings now that course management is no longer available?
Gradebook horizontal scroll bar
Hello! An instructor who used Chrome browser told me the scrollbar which used to appear at the bottom of the screen no matter where were looking now ONLY appears at the bottom of the gradebook. I can't share more specific images for confidentiality reasons, but in the past, no matter where you were on the gradebook page,…

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March Accessibility Interest Group Meeting
Here is info on March’s meeting. I hope you can make it! I think it should be really interesting! Session Time Thursday, March 5, 2026, 11 a.m. to 12 PM ET Session Topic: Cognitive Accessibility: Lived Experience, Burnout, and Building Better Systems Session Description: In this session, I’ll share my accessibility…
💡Bright Ideas for Upgrade Essentials - Discover the New Content Experience
Save your seat for our “Bright Ideas” 💡 Webinar Series. Each webinar is 45 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and discussion. Take a deep dive with our Customer Enablement Team into Brightspace tips and tricks for better digital learning experiences! What to Expect 🧭 Explore the clean, modern interface of the New…
Brightspace Guided Training: Q&A
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💡Bright Ideas for Higher Education - Increasing Learner Accountability with Class Progress & Completion Tracking
Save your seat for our “Bright Ideas” 💡 Webinar Series. Each webinar is 45 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and discussion. Take a deep dive with our Customer Enablement Team into Brightspace tips and tricks for better digital learning experiences! What to Expect 📊 Learn how to use Class Progress and Completion…
Brightspace Guided Training: What's New for Month 20.26.03
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 March 2026!