Product Focus
Transforming the Way
the World Learns, Together
How do we build better products? By working with the people who use them. Your input helps us focus our collective expertise in the service of your greatest needs and goals. When it comes to taking learning to the next level, it’s you that makes it possible—we’re here to help you thrive and shine.
Your Vision + Our Capability
From discovery and research to development and launch, the user sits at the center of our product development process. Because together, the possibilities are endless. With your needs top of mind, we rally to build powerful and easy-to-use tools for teachers and learners. We strive to build the right thing—and build the thing right—with in-house expertise in researching, designing, developing and delivering flexible and engaging online learning tools and courseware.
2024
A Focus on the Learning Moment
Learning never stops, and neither do we. Anytime, anywhere learning happens, we’ll be there for you.
Create
Teach and Learn
Measure
Grow
Create
Creator+ enriches learning by empowering every subject matter expert to become a creator and build transformative experiences.
AREAS OF FOCUS
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Data-Enabled Insights
Gain access to data on scores, attempts and usage of current practices and elements.
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Intentional AI integration
Streamline learning design tasks with AI-assisted solutions, reducing manual effort and increasing efficiency.
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New Interactions
Maintain engagement by introducing fresh features such as branching scenarios.
Teach and Learn
Everyone should have a smooth and consistent Brightspace experience.
Our primary focus is to increase achievement, efficiency and insight across the most frequently utilized learning activities: Content, Assignments, Discussions and Quizzing.
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Generate Assignment, Quiz and Discussion Ideas
Utilize AI to generate fresh ideas for new assignments, quiz questions and discussions—drawing inspiration from your Brightspace content.
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Assessment Workflows
Provide educators with increased flexibility in evaluation methods, aiming to minimize potential biases in learners’ assessments.
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Simplify Activity Workflows
Show relevant information when users need it. First time users get started faster and with more confidence when they are doing an action correctly.
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Brightspace Virtual Assistant
Receive personalized assistance instantly—on any device—through the AI-powered help tool.
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Showcase Learners’ Work
Curate and display your learners’ best work to highlight their achievements and track their progress over time.
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Optimized Workflows
Enhance and refine existing workflows to eliminate your top challenges and streamline implementations further.
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Hassle-Free Updates
Deliver newly designed tools and workflows without the hassle of migration.
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Learning Made Easy
Emphasize consistency and predictability throughout the platform, enabling users to learn and explore new features confidently.
Measure
You require data that provides clear and predictable value. Access the necessary data to gain actionable insights and make informed decisions.
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Modern Visualization Engine
A contemporary, user-friendly interface for data analysts to create reports, coupled with a sleek visualization engine that prioritizes web accessibility, catering to all your reporting requirements.
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Improve insights for Academic Leaders
Gain comprehensive data insights into program effectiveness and learner progress through aggregated outcome achievement reports that spans multiple courses.
Grow
You deserve a life-long learning partner and trusted provider.
The future of work and learning is nothing new to us—we’ve been on the scene for over 20 years. Now, in an age of accelerated change, we’re more focused than ever on meeting the needs of the people who use our platforms.
AREAS OF FOCUS
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Expand Education Partners Network
In D2L Wave, curate a diverse range of high-quality professional development programs and courses from leading providers.
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Build Your Champions
Boost employee engagement with peer-to-peer course recommendations in D2L Wave.
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New Course Formats in D2L Wave
Deliver on business objectives with credential and degree programs.
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Actionable Insights
Discover in-depth trend analytics about your learning platform’s engagement.
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Connect Brightspace
Automate manual tasks and increase cohesion between organizational functions with D2L Link.
Visit Our 2024 Roadmap
View roadmap View the D2L 2024 product roadmapStatus Quo, Meet Your Match
Ideas, big and small, shake things up. They challenge uniformity and one-size-fits-all thinking. They solve problems, improve lives and transform the way we see the world. Ideas are the fruits of fresh perspectives, the inexhaustible returns of diversity. Sparking innovation, insisting on change for the better, ideas connect our people and our communities.
Be Part of the Change
Around here, it’s our connection with you that drives innovation. Year after year, we tackle new challenges and explore emerging possibilities, always with a finger on the pulse of your needs. How do we do it? By working with our broader community, listening and learning, and seeking insights from every angle.
- D2L Brightspace Community and Product Ideas Exchange (PIE)
- Design studies
- Advisory boards
- Direct client and prospect interactions
- Market research
Delivering Excellence
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Join Our Community
Connect with like-minded educators, professionals and experts by joining our D2L Brightspace Community today. Come share your knowledge and learn from others. While you’re at it, check out what’s new at D2L.