Planning for the LMS transition and project management (tracking, status reports, risk management) are ongoing. Here is a tentative timeline for implementation of the Brightspace LMS:
Fall 2023
- All courses are taught in Blackboard
- The SPS LMS Transition Committees are meeting regularly – see Organization page details
- The setup of the CUNY-wide Brightspace environment is complete.
- The SPS Brightspace node is being customized with our local preferences and digital tools
- Summer 2023 course sites are migrated to Brightspace by Dec. 15, 2023
- Faculty may:
- Access Brightspace: brightspace.cuny.edu
- Review the Brightspace Resource Course for Instructors
- Create practice sites to learn and explore in Brightspace
- Receive support from D2L via chat, email, and phone on a 24/7, 365 day/year basis
- CUNY Central team offers Brightspace demos and Q&A sessions
Winter 2023
- All courses are taught in Blackboard
- SPS Brightspace Essentials Mini-Course is available for Faculty
- Migration of development sites for 3, 7, and 10 week courses begins Jan. 2024
- CUNY begins offering Brightspace Basics, a 4-workshop series, in January
Spring 2024
- All courses are taught in Blackboard
- Training and demonstration sessions are currently available for faculty
- Migration of 3-week, 4-week, 7-week, and 10-week Dev sites are complete
- Students access to Brightspace is targeted for April 3
- Migration of the 15-week Dev sites targeted for migration by April 15
- Brightspace day is April 15! See the Training page for details
- Creation of the summer live course sites will start April 3
- Summer live course site preparation begins April 17
Summer 2024
- All courses are taught in Brightspace
- Blackboard continues to be available through the end of 2025
- Summer classes for terms 1 and 2 start May 29
- Creation of Fall 2024 course shells begins June 5
- Fall term course preparation begins on June 19
Fall 2024
- All courses and campus-based organizations will be conducted in Brightspace
