What's New in D2L Brightspace: August 2025 for Instructors

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What are the new and updated features for Instructors in the August 2025 D2L Brightspace release?

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August 2025 D2L Brightspace Release

Effective August 21, 2025 within D2L Brightspace, new and updated features are available to Instructors as part of the monthly update. 

Release highlights include updates to Groups and Quizzes. Review the additional resources to learn more. 

 

Groups

Group enrollment limit is now up to 3,000 students

In the Groups tool, it now allows enrollment of up to 3,000 students per group within a group category. Previously, the limit was 200 students per group. This increased limit applies to all group enrollment workflows, including (a) automatic enrollment during group creation, and (b) manual enrollment using the Enroll Users and Import options within the Groups tool. 

The new user limit that allows up to 3,000 users to be enrolled per group in a category

Figure: The new limit that allows up to 3,000 students to be enrolled per group in a category

 

Quizzes

Print your quiz for paper-based and in-person assessment needs

In the Quizzes tool, instructors now have a simple way to print a quiz for students to complete offline. Instructors can generate up to 10 versions of a quiz from the Print Quiz page. Learn more about printing a quiz for offline assessment needs

The new Print option from a quiz menu in the Quizzes tool.

Figure: The new Print option from a quiz menu in the Quizzes tool. 

The new Print Quiz page with default selections for the options.

Figure: The new Print Quiz page with default selections for the options. 

 

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