Fusion 2017 Day 2: Reaching Every Learner, Together

Those three words from CEO, John Baker’s keynote rang through on Day 2 of Fusion, as members of the senior team unveiled the latest updates to Brightspace.

At the heart of all the upgrades and new features is the on-going commitment to reach every learner. Cheryl Ainoa, COO at D2L, highlighted Daylight’s responsive design as mobile continues to become an important part of the learning experience.

“If you’re a student with an older hand-me-down phone there may not even be a version [of the institution’s LMS] available for you. That is not the way to reach every learner,” she said.

“Brightspace is fully responsive on the web – it works all the time, on every device.”

Along with responsive design, Brightspace is connecting young students with both teachers and their parents with the new Portfolio app for K-12.

Fantastic product spotlight showing great new K-12 products inside Brightspace. #D2LFusion pic.twitter.com/kw5fEtEyyH

— Kyle Laverty (@k_laverty) July 20, 2017

I knew it was coming and I'm still soo excited about the new shuffle workflow for quizzes!!!!! #D2LFusion pic.twitter.com/uNANCDRwuz

— Stephanie Boychuk (@Sboychuk88) July 20, 2017

As Baker, mentioned in his keynote on Day 1, “learning has become a business priority”, and we are “enabling the transformation of learning in the workplace.”

The latest update delivers a new manager dashboard that makes it easy for people leaders to manage their employees’ learning, from the first day to continuous training.

Aside from all the exciting product demonstrations, the day was packed with numerous sessions, networking, and more selfies. Here are some of the highlights from Day 2:

#D2LFUSION Solutions Spotlight… one of the best days of the year for #edtech and reaching every learner. Thanks #D2L!

— Jeff Lewis (@JeffLewis7) July 20, 2017

Our CTO Nick Oddson has a great sense of humor!? #D2LFusion #LifeAtD2L pic.twitter.com/BGXriyN5Si

— ShaunBaramD2L (@ShaunBaramD2L) July 20, 2017

good sessions but also great conversations in between. love that so many from such different backgrounds are sharing ideas. #D2LFusion

— Kevin D. (@KevDinIT) July 20, 2017

#D2LFusion #MooseSelfie Love him!! pic.twitter.com/c79UQHKNg4

— Jan Grimes (@GrimesSJ1) July 20, 2017

Thanks @JohnBakerD2L and @D2L staff for another great #D2LFUSION #AnnualFusionSelfie pic.twitter.com/cyj7N6VM2h

— kfrisch (@kfrisch) July 20, 2017

Overview of recent product changes to Brightspace #D2lFusion pic.twitter.com/GjJf1xpQDP

— Willem vanValkenburg (@wfvanvalkenburg) July 20, 2017

#D2lFusion Reach very learner ❤️ pic.twitter.com/8PagoTu9nj

— Patty (@pmanderville) July 20, 2017

Thank you #D2LFUSION for a great conference & to all who complimented us on our session. We @gwinnettonline ❤️our teachers! #JustFinished ??

— Randi Hill (@EnjoyYourJob) July 21, 2017