The CUNY wide transition will unfold gradually over a two-year period, with four groups of campuses transitioning during consecutive semesters: fall 2023, spring 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025. CUNY SLU is part of the first transition group and will be one of the first to compleate transition to Brightspace.
Brightspace launches at CUNY SLU in Summer 2024
Transition Process Timeline
Current Stage of Transition
The central Brightspace environment is now complete, customization of college specific instances is ongoing. CUNY wide over 60,000 courses have been migrated to Brightspace. Faculty training is ongoing with 50 faculty training session scheduled for this spring and over 3,000 faculty members already having taken part in training. All faculty members can now create practice sites within Brightspace for exploration and learning.
CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
(GROUP 1) LMS TRANSITION TIMELINE
Fall 2023
- All courses will be conducted using Blackboard.
- Instructors will commence their training for Brightspace.
- The conversion and transfer of courses from Blackboard (2021-2023) to Brightspace will begin.
Spring 2024
- All courses will continue to be taught in Blackboard.
- Instructors will gain access to the Brightspace platform.
- Instructors will initiate course development within Brightspace.
- Access to My Courses (Blackboard) will cease at the conclusion of Spring 2024.
Summer/Fall 2024
- All Courses and Organizations will be administered exclusively through Brightspace.
- Students will be granted access to Brightspace in May 2024.
For the most up to date transition timeline with past and future events please see, https://www.cuny.edu/academics/brightspace-transition/.
Contact
AcademicTech@slu.cuny.edu
We appreciate any feedback you may have to offer. Your input will help us streamline communication, enhance collaboration, and ensure a smooth transition for all. Thank you for being a part of this exciting journey!