{"id":15836,"date":"2020-09-10T04:38:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T09:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=15836"},"modified":"2020-09-10T04:38:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T09:38:53","slug":"brightspace-tip-178-new-assignment-creation-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-178-new-assignment-creation-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Tip #178: New Assignment Creation Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new Assignment creation experience was one of the changes that we saw beginning with our June 2020 Continuous Delivery update<\/a>. While this new experience simplifies the creation of assignments, it currently does not<\/strong> have all the options that are available in the old experience. You can toggle between the new assignment creation experience and the old experience by clicking on the down arrow in the upper right corner of the New Assignment or Edit Assignment pages. Here are some screenshots:<\/p>\n

\"Turn<\/a>
Turn off the new assignment creation experience<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Switch<\/a>
Switch from old experience to the new assignment creation experience<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

D2L is building on the functionality of the new assignment creation experience. Expect additional functionality to be added to the new assignment creation experience in the coming months. Any changes to the new assignment creation experience will be made as a part of our Continuous Delivery Updates.<\/p>\n

Want more information?<\/h3>\n

Continuous Delivery release notes<\/a>
\nView all the Brightspace training recaps<\/a>
\nBrightspace Known Issues<\/a>
\nRequest a sandbox course<\/a>
\nSign-up for Brightspace training sessions<\/a>
\nYou can find Brightspace help<\/a> at D2L's website.
\nJoin the Brightspace Community<\/a>.
\nTry these Brightspace How-To documents<\/a>.
\nVisit our Brightspace FAQs<\/a> for additional Brightspace information
\nor schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, email<\/a>, or
call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n

Note: Are you doing something innovative in Brightspace or perhaps you've discovered a handy tip? Share how you are using Brightspace in your teaching and learning in The Orange Room<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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