D2L makes updates to Brightspace on a monthly basis. Taylor University's updates are usually available around the 24th of the month. To access the complete D2L release notes for May 2025, sign into the D2L Brightspace Community and click on this link: May 2025/20.25.05 - Brightspace . Taylor University does not implement all new updates.
Assignments – Retract feedback in bulk on the Submissions page | Updated
The Submissions page in the Assignments tool now aligns with Discussions and Quizzes, allowing instructors to retract feedback in bulk. This enhancement improves consistency and eliminates the need to use multiple tools for retraction tasks.
The bulk Retract Feedback option allows instructors to choose how many learners to retract published feedback from.
Selective retraction is also supported. Instructors can select users by checking the box next to their names and then clicking More Actions > Retract Feedback.
The More Actions > Retract All option retracts feedback for all users, regardless of which users are selected.
After clicking Retract All, instructors are notified of the number of evaluations to be retracted and must confirm by clicking Retract.
Previously, instructors could only retract feedback individually in the Assignments tool.
Groups – Export group enrollment data | New
Instructors can now export group enrollment data from the Groups tool to support easier attendance tracking, group-specific class lists, and contact list creation.
A new Export button now appears in the Groups tool for users with the Manage Groups and Categories permission. Instructors can use this button to export group data to a CSV file. The exported content includes:
- Group category details
- Group names
- User enrollment information
- Enrollment dates
You can choose a specific group or all groups within a selected category to include in the export.
Previously, there was no built-in method to export group data or user enrollment dates from the Groups tool.
Pulse – View recurring events | New
Pulse now displays recurring events from the Events tab. This ensures that any recurring events that an instructor creates using the Calendar tool properly displays in Pulse. Previously, recurring events did not display in Pulse.
Quick Eval – Evaluate learners across Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes | New
This release enables instructors to quickly iterate through their list of submissions in Quick Eval even if those submissions are sourced from different activity types or courses. For example, an instructor has activities to grade in Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes and has been assigned items that appear in Quick Eval Submissions. The instructor directly accesses each submission to evaluate the items instead of navigating back to Quick Eval and going into each item again.
Previously, instructors had to click into each submission to view the evaluation and then click Back to Quick Eval to go to the Submissions view and then find the next submission to evaluate. With this release instructors are redirected to the next evaluation as listed in the Quick Eval.
Quizzes – Enhanced Learner Submission View | Updated
The quiz submission page now features a sleeker, modernized layout. The previous banner image has been replaced with a checkmark icon, along with other visual updates.