Important Changes Coming for Summer 2025 Courses

As part of ongoing efforts to improve teaching tools and course integration, two key Brightspace updates will go live on May 16, 2025. These changes enhance grading workflows and ensure continued access to third-party tools.

New Quiz Evaluation Experience

On May 16, Brightspace will introduce an updated interface for grading quizzes. This change aligns the evaluation experience with what’s already used for Assignments and Discussions, streamlining grading and making the interface more consistent across tools. No information is being added or removed, and student views will not be impacted.

Learn more about the Quiz Evaluation update.

Top Hat & McGraw Hill Integration Upgrades

Also on May 16, the Top Hat and McGraw Hill integrations in Brightspace will be upgraded to newer, more secure versions. Faculty using these tools must update their course links to maintain access.

📅 Deadline: May 16, 2025

What’s Changing?

🔹 Top Hat 1.1 → Upgrading to Top Hat 1.3

  • More secure and improved integration
  • Faculty must update links in Brightspace

🔹 McGraw Hill Connect → Upgrading to MHC LTIA

  • Enhanced features and security updates
  • Faculty must transition to the new tool in their courses

What Faculty Need to Do

To ensure a smooth transition, faculty should:
✅ Remove old integration links from their Brightspace courses
✅ Remove related gradebook items (if applicable)
✅ Add the new integration tool to their Brightspace course
✅ Follow setup guides to configure their courses properly

Support & Resources

For step-by-step instructions, refer to:

Top Hat

McGraw Hill

Need help? Visit us in Library Room 227, contact ServiceNow, or join our drop-in Zoom sessions:

For full details and support, check out our transition resources: Brightspace Integration Updates

ITS Service Desk
Walk-in support is available M-F 8-5 in the basement of the library