On Thursday, February 27th, Desire2Learn Inc. deployed Service Pack 14 to our D2L learning environment.

In addition to the fixed issues listed below, this update includes a hotfix for several performance fixes including quiz query performance and delayed or problematic launching of external learning tools.

Content:

• External links now open correctly in a new tab or window when they are accessed from the Content Browser widget.
• When inserting a URL Quicklink into a Content item, insecure content links (http) now automatically convert to secure links (https) or are set to open as external links in a new window to help mitigate blocked content errors caused by browser security changes.
• Adobe Presenter package in Content Viewer now maintains the viewing window size and no longer increases unnecessarily.
• When using a larger font size, user-generated content now renders correctly without text overlap.
• Frames now size correctly within Learning Environment webpages.

HTML Editor: When using Internet Explorer 9, the browser no longer crashes when users use the HTML Editor.

Dropbox: An error message no longer displays to users when they view Dropbox due date notifications in the Minibar.

ePortfolio: Changing item sharing visibility now works correctly at the org level.

Course Package Converter:

• Content files no longer contain broken links when using the course conversion service for Blackboard 9.1 packages.
• Descriptions for Content objects (i.e., modules and topics) now convert correctly for Blackboard 9.1 course packages.
• Support was added for converting Significant Figures question types in WebCT packages.

If you have any questions or concerns about the service pack updates, please contact UW-W D2L Support.