| Role/functionality/other | Description and reasons | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Demo Students | It is no longer possible to search for, enroll and impersonate demo-students (test users assigned the role “Student – Demo”). The feature has been discontinued due to security restrictions regarding shared, non-personal users. “View As” can be used instead. See guide: https://educate.au.dk/en/technologies/brightspace/designing-a-course-structure/view-as-student. | 11. Dec. 2024 |
| Last Access in Classlist | The column “Last Access” in Classlist is no longer visible for instructor roles. It has been found not to have significant pedagogical value for a course. | 14. Oct. 2024 |
| Content unit | It is now possible to select a color for a content unit. All instructor roles, community roles, Course Administrator and System Support are able to select a color. | 20. aug. 2024 |
| Inline Rendering: Quiz - Discussions - Assignments - LTI-links | The tools have been updated with a new rendering. This includes: activity links open directly in “Content” and activity information is displayed directly on the page. There are no changes in the functionality or the configuration of the tools themselves. | 17. jun. 2024 |
| “Announcement” widget on BS homepage | For greater visibility, the widget has been moved up to a position to the right of the ”My Courses” widget. | 29. jan. 2024 |
| Self-enrollment in Groups | Self-enrolment has been enabled again for students | 8. dec. 2023 |
| Self-enrollment in Groups | The option for students to self-enroll has been temporarily disabled while problematic features in the tool are being investigated. | 14. nov. 2023 |
| Profile picture | The column is displayed in Classlist again. | 7. sep. 2023 |
| Profile | The tool has been turned ON again, showing only Picture and Awards Showcase. | 1. sep. 2023 |
| Content Progress | The tool has been turned back ON. | 1. sep. 2023 |
| Class Progress | The tool has been turned back ON, but displaying only selected indicators and only as User Progress; user can see only their own progress. No user can use the tool to access other users’ progress. | 1. sep. 2023 |
| Qwickly Tools | The link ”Qwickly Tools” has been removed from the homepage navbar, because the license for the product Qwickly Course Tools has been discontinued. The tool had proven not to be compatible with Brightspace and the vendor will not change this. AU continues its license to use the tool Qwickly Attendance | 10. aug. 2023 |
| Content – Visibility | New content topics are now visible by default. | 03 jul. 2023 |
| Discussions | New design | 03 jul. 2023 |
| Meeting Scheduler | New tool for scheduling of meetings between instructors and students. Link to guide: https://educate.au.dk/en/teaching-with-technology/technical-guides/brightspace/managing-a-course/meeting-scheduler. | 03 jul. 2023 |
| Qwickly | Qwickly Attendance link has been removed from navbar/Course Tools due to limited usage. In stead links must be created in Content. Updated guide: https://educate.au.dk/en/teaching-with-technology/technical-guides/brightspace/managing-a-course/qwickly. | 03 jul. 2023 |
| Eduflow integration | The following changes have been made in AU's setup of Eduflow. The features Messaging, Quiz, Poll, Discussions, Certificate, SCORM, and Checklist are now disabled in Eduflow. Instead, users can make use of similar features in the LMS Brightspace. The remaining features, including Submission, Video Content, Self-review, Embed, Group formation, Tag selection, Score, Grade Passback, Peer review, Instructor review, Group member review, and Feedback reflections, can be used to facilitate peer feedback as usual. | 31 jan. 2023 |
| Content Editor | New design | 22. dec. 2022 |
| Quiz Editor | New design | 22. dec. 2022 |
| Profile picture | The column is no longer included in the Classlist. Cf. that the Profile tool is switched off while the purpose is investigated more closely (GDPR). | 20. dec. 2022 |
| Content Progress | Tool switched off while purpose is investigated more closely (GDPR). | 6. dec. 2022 |
| Profile | Tool disabled while purpose is investigated further (GDPR). | 16. nov. 2022 |
| Class Progress | Tool disabled while purpose is investigated further (GDPR). | 18. oct. 2022 |
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