Conferences
BigBlueButton Conference Updates
Summary: When using BigBlueButton, users can enable a waiting room in Conferences Settings. Additionally, in Conferences, users can add conferences to the calendar and update or sync attendees.
Change Benefit: This update gives users the ability to manage when participants join the conference. Adding a conference to the calendar when creating a new conference with BigBlueButton allows users to invite attendees to the calendar event simultaneously. Additionally, the ability to sync attendees as they are added or removed allows users to quickly and easily update the attendees.
Feature Workflow
When creating a new conference, click the checkbox to Enable waiting room.
Instructors can update the Invitation Options and permissions for attendees.
To add a conference to a calendar, click the checkbox to Add to Calendar [1], enter a Start Date [2], Start Time [3], End Date [4], End Time [5], and click Create [6].
When adding a conference to the calendar, a tooltip displays indicating all course members must be invited to calendar events.
When attendees are removed or added to a course, instructors can sync the attendees with new conferences.
Pages
Schedule Page Publication
Summary: When the Schedule Page Publication feature option is enabled, instructors can delay pages for publication on a specific date and time.
Change Benefit: This update allows instructors to prepare and schedule pages in advance to automatically publish in a course.
Feature Workflow
When editing a page, select a Publish At date [1] and enter a Time [2].
Click Save.
In Modules and Pages, instructors can view when a page is scheduled to publish.
Additional Details: Scheduled pages remain invisible to students until the publish date and time.
Speedgrader
Multi-File Submissions Display as Single Submission for Third-Party Tools
Summary: When using third-party tools to upload assignments, multiple files submitted together will display as a single submission in Speedgrader.
Change Benefit: This update allows instructors to view submissions with multiple files together in Speedgrader.
Feature Workflow
Multiple files submitted together to display as a single submission in Speedgrader.
Additional Details: Previously, when using third-party tools to submit assignments, each file was displayed as a separate submission.
Inbox
Improved Inbox Functionality [Production Release Delayed until 10/15/2022]
Summary: In the Inbox, coding has been updated to improve functionality for all users.
Change Benefit: This update utilizes InstUI for Inbox, Instructure’s internal design language, to provide improved accessibility and quality experiences.