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January 2026

Announcements

When instructors create an announcement (or administrators create a global announcement) which includes in-line images, any instant notification or emailed copy of that announcement now includes those images in the body of the email. Previously, only images added as file attachments to the announcement were included with the notification email, and in-line images were not shown. This change ensures that learners who rely on email notifications can see the same visual content that appears in the original announcement, helping them notice important information that may have previously been missed when images were omitted from the email version.

Assignments, Quick Eval

As part of D2L’s ongoing commitment to accessibility and inclusive design, we have made several updates in this release to enhance the experience for users relying on assistive technologies.

  • The Submissions page in Assignments: The dropdown menus for submissions, feedback, and results per page now include accessible labels. Previously, these menus only had titles, which some screen readers could miss. This change ensures that all users can access and understand these controls.
  • The Submissions view in Quick Eval: The number of search results returned is now read aloud by assistive technology, making it easier for users to understand the scope of their results.
  •  The Activities view in Quick Eval: The status messages that show the number of search results are now accessible to screen readers, improving clarity and usability for all users.  

Awards

To improve localization and language flexibility, administrators and instructors can now personalize certificates in the Awards tool using new replacement strings. These strings populate dates in a short YYYY-MM-DD format, which provides more consistent rendering across multilingual certificate templates.

Previously, existing date replacement strings used long-form formats. This caused issues when certificates were created in one language, and the date string was rendered in another, often breaking formatting. The new short-form format resolves this issue.

The following replacement strings are now available:

  • {CourseStartDateShort}: Inserts the course start date.
  • {CourseEndDateShort}: Inserts the course end date.
  • {AwardDateShort}: Inserts the award issue date.
  • {AwardExpiryDateShort}: Inserts the award expiry date.

Classlist

The Classlist tool now includes a new option that allows instructors to export Classlist details to a CSV file. The new Export button provides a quick way to download all users, or a selected subset of users, along with the same details that are visible in the Classlist view. This update makes it easier for instructors to use Classlist information for administrative or offline processes outside of Brightspace.

This release also includes improvements to the existing Print option in the Classlist. Printed Classlists now display additional information, including pronouns for users (when visible in the Classlist) and details about which course the printout originated from. These enhancements provide a more complete context when Classlists are printed for in-person workflows or record-keeping.

New Content Experience

With this update, content set with availability dates will still display in the learners' Table of Contents. However, learners will not be able to access the content outside of the specified availability dates.

Quizzes

Instructors can now require learners to complete a quiz within a single Brightspace login session, helping maintain academic integrity. When this setting is enabled, learners cannot resume the quiz using another browser session. For example, if a learner starts a quiz on a laptop, they cannot continue the quiz on another device, such as a smartphone or tablet.

Instructors navigate to the Availability Dates & Conditions section while creating or editing a quiz and select Lock each attempt to a single login session.