Welcome to the D2L Brightspace Faculty Resources page. Here you’ll find a comprehensive collection of guides, tutorials, and support materials to help you effectively utilize the Brightspace LMS.
Summer 2024 Training for Instructors
CUNY is offering live-webinar style Brightspace Basic Series of Training (delivered via Zoom), the available modules are: Getting Started in Brightspace, ABCs of Content, Engaging Learners, Assessing Learning.
Contact
For Brightspace Support contact D2L at 1-888-895-2511
For Brightspace Access Issues contact IT Service Desk
IT Support Request
ServiceDesk@slu.cuny.edu
(646) 313-8440
We appreciate any feedback you may have to offer, contact us at AcademicTech@slu.cuny.edu
General Information
What is D2L and what’s Brightspace?
D2L Brightspace is the full name of our new learning management system (LMS). D2L stands for “Desire to Learn,” which is the founding company behind the creation of the Brightspace LMS platform. In essence, D2L is the company, and Brightspace is the software application.
What can I expect from the new LMS platform?
Overall, you can anticipate a vastly improved more integrated professor, student and SLU community experience! A CUNY-Wide committee, comprising students, faculty, and staff, carefully selected D2L Brightspace as our next LMS for numerous reasons. In essence, it provides a straightforward path for students to excel, offering robust tools, customizable content, and a robust support structure to guide us along the way. Furthermore, it seamlessly integrates with other SLU tools and technologies.
FAQ
Answer to some of the most commonly asked questions can be found on CUNY BrightSpace Transition FAQ page.
Faculty Documentation and Guides
CUNY Brightspace Faculty Training Videos
Overview and training videos jointly developed by CUNY and D2L(the developer of Brightspace LMS) to aid in CUNY’s Brightspace LMS transition and adaptation. Video playlist.
Brightspace Resource Course for Instructors
Faculty are now enrolled in a self-paced training courser that introduces the basics of course building, assignments, and quizzes, as well as resources to get started. Faculty will see the course in the LMS dashboard when logging in at brightspace.cuny.edu
Practice Sites
Faculty members can now create practice sites in the LMS to learn and play in Brightspace with access to the tools and features CUNY has implemented thus far. Instructions for creating a practice site can be found on the LMS transition website. Faculty have access to support provided by D2L through chat, email, and phone on a 24/7, 365 day/year basis.
Topic Specific Guides
Setting Up Courses in Brightspace
Course Layout in Brightspace
General Instructor D2L Brightspace Resources
- Brightspace Instructor Documentation – General Brightspace documentation for instructors.
- Guided Training – Developed to help you onboard onto Brightspace at the pace that’s right for you. Intended for anyone building, teaching, or facilitating courses within Brightspace. If you are new to online learning, new to Brightspace, or just looking for how to do something new in your Brightspace classroom, this is the perfect starting place for you.
- Instructor Video Tutorials – How-to’s and instructional videos for instructors.