Brightspace Information

Information on changes and issues that impact Brightspace use at HVCC

Known Issues

Current Issues (For a full list please see Known Issues):

• 7/2/2025: Annotation Textbox (Minimum 100 Words) Resizes Unexpectedly When Edited
• 6/18/2025: Annotation tool preferences stop saving after not interacting with page for a bit (e.g. 30+ min)
• 6/12/2025: Assignment Annotations - In the Note annotation using SHIFT+TAB to navigate to the [x] button and then hitting [ENTER] doesn't close note annotation
• 5/9/2025: Rubrics: Browser print can result in content overlay in the Rubric pdf

Updates & Changes

Note: Brightspace uses a Continuous Delivery model for monthly updates and SUNY is part of “Wave 3” on the update schedule. Please see the Wave Schedule for the date range of when an update will be deployed. Current, past and future release notes can also be located in the sidebar of this page.

• June 2025 Full release notes

  • Announcements – Images are positioned above text in the updated announcement widget

• May 2025 Full release notes

  • Assignments – Retract feedback in bulk on the Submissions page
  • Groups – Export group enrollment data
  • Quick Eval – Evaluate learners across Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes
  • Quizzes – Enhanced Learner Submission View

• April 2025 Full release notes

  • Assignments – Update to assignment annotations software version 
  • Assignments and Discussions – Bulk feedback for instructors
  • Quizzes – New Quiz Evaluation Experience transitioning to default

• March 2025 Full release notes

  • Quizzes – Additional question types in new quiz evaluation experience

• February 2025 Full release notes

  • Brightspace Editor – Updated Accessibility Checker icon
  • Quizzes – Filter Quiz Statistics by Section or Group

• January 2025 Full release notes

  • Consistent Evaluation – Assignment and Discussion evaluations now synchronized with Grade Book
  • Rubrics – Streamline grading with minimum or maximum score for ungraded rubric criteria

• December 2024 Full release notes

  • Consistent Evaluation – Learner View of Grade in Assignments, Discussions, and New Quiz Evaluation experiences
  • Rubrics - The Criteria descriptions limit increased to 500 characters
  • Pulse - External links open in native browser

• November 2024 Full release notes

  • Groups - Restore Groups and Categories
  • Single Profile Widget Updated