What's New in D2L Brightspace: April 2026 for Instructors

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What are the new and updated features for Instructors in the April 2026 D2L Brightspace release?

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April 2026 D2L Brightspace Release

Effective April 16, 2026, new and updated features within D2L Brightspace are available to Instructors as part of the monthly update. 

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

 

Quizzes

Improvements to the Quiz attempt evaluation page

With the April 2026 release, when instructors are evaluating a student's attempt at a quiz, the page now includes an Incorrect filter that lets instructors view questions the student answered incorrectly (received less than full points for the question). ​Note: Written response questions are not auto-graded and do not display as 'incorrect' by default. This enhancement helps instructors more easily assess these questions, as well as find trends and decide whether updates to questions or instructional materials are needed.

Additionally, question feedback fields now display as a single line and automatically expand when instructors enter additional comments. This provides more space to review and enter feedback on the page. 

 

The Incorrect filter from the Filters menu

Figure: When reviewing a student's quiz attempt, an instructor can set the Incorrect filter to review only responses the student answered incorrectly.​

The question's Feedback field now displays as a single line and automatically expands when entering additional comments.​

Figure: The question's Feedback field now displays as a single line and automatically expands when entering additional comments.​

 

 

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