Learning Management System Transition: Blackboard to BrightSpace
What is the transition?
The City University of New York (CUNY) is transitioning from our current Learning Management System (LMS), Blackboard, to D2L Brightspace. Beginning in the Fall of 2023, CUNY Office of Academic Affairs (CUNY OAA), CUNY Computing and Information Services (CUNY CIS), and staff across CUNY campuses will launch a multi-phase process to transition to the new platform and introduce it to the community university-wide.
What is Brightspace?
Desire to Learn (D2L) Brightspace is a comprehensive learning management system (LMS) that is modern and easy to use for faculty, staff, and students. D2L is the company and Brightspace is the product. Brightspace will be replacing our current LMS Blackboard.
It offers capabilities to support teaching and learning across different modalities, supports growth in online learning, provides advanced analytics that contribute to student success, and lays a foundation for engaging learning experiences that facilitate Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) in online course.
Timeline
- Fall 2024 – all courses will be taught in Blackboard; begin transition to Brightspace
- January 2025 – All courses will be taught in BrightSpace
- Blackboard will be deprecated/retired by Dec. 2025
What is available now?
- Courses that have already been migrated to Brightspace include: Spring 2024, Winter 2024, Fall 2023, Summer, 2023, Spring 2023, Winter 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Winter 2022, and Fall 2021.
Training and Resources for Faculty
Office of Information Technology Services Training Sessions
Please note that all training is optional. Here are some upcoming CUNY training sessions
Explore Brightspace: A Faculty Led Session
- November 12, 2024; 4:40pm – 5:30pm Register Here
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November 21, 2024; 6:30pm – 7:30pm Register Here
General Training Information & Resources
- Training and Resources
- Brightspace Guided Training for Instructors (account required)
- Brightspace Community Events (live webinar schedule and registration)
- Getting Started (Instructor webinar recording)
- Content (Instructor webinar recording)
- Assignments (Instructor webinar recording)
- Quizzes (Instructor webinar recording)
- Discussions (Instructor webinar recording)
- Grades (Instructor webinar recording)
- Instructor Video Tutorials (YouTube playlist)
- All Brightspace Tutorials for Instructors by D2L
- Brightspace Guided Training
- Brightspace Community by D2L
Training Videos
Assessing Learning- Quizzes, Tests, and more
- Creating Quizzes in Brightspace The Basics Part 1
- Creating Quizzes in Brightspace The Basics Part 2
- Creating Quizzes in Brightspace The Basics Part 3
Assignments and Discussion Forums in Brightspace
Communicating with Learners in Brightspace
Uploading and Delivering Content in Brightspace
Training and Resources for Students
All Brightspace Tutorials for Students by D2L
Register for In-Person and Remote Brightspace Training for Students
Training sessions will cover:
- Navigate Brightspace
- Getting started with course content
- Participating in discussions
- Working in groups
- Submitting assignments
- Tracking class progress
- Tracking grades
- And more
Contact Us
Helpful Links
Communications
- October 18, 2024: Explore Brightspace: A Faculty Led Session - Oct 23 at 10:10am
- October 11, 2024: With Thanks and Mini Videos
- October 7, 2024: Upcoming Events on Brightspace - Save-the-Dates
- October 3, 2024: Brightspace Information Session
- September 19, 2024: BrightSpace Update
- September 10, 2024: Getting Ready for Brightspace - Fall 2024 Training Schedule and more...