As a reminder, the campus is migrating from Blackboard to Brightspace for the fall 2022 semester. All courses taught with or supplemented by Blackboard will need to migrate. To begin the transition, some pilot courses are being taught in Brightspace over the summer 2022 semester.
The Digital Learning Environment (DLE) Transition team continues facilitating the transition; below, you'll find an update on what the team has been working on since the most recent communication on June 22.
Accessing Brightspace
Access to Brightspace is available from www.oswego.edu/mylearning. A login button is also on the DLE website. As of June 13, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is now required to log into Brightspace.
Fall course migrations
As mentioned above, all courses taught with or supplemented by Blackboard for the Fall 2022 semester will need to migrate to Brightspace. With six weeks remaining before the start of the school semester we are happy that many faculty are well on their way in making the transition. If you have not started migrating your courses, we encourage you to start now to avoid start of semester issues. The DLE team recommends allocating a couple of weeks per course migration.
All fully online courses for the Fall 2022 semester were automatically migrated to Brightspace on June 9. For other course modalities, faculty have a few options:
- Faculty can complete and submit the Fall 2022 Course Migration Request form, and the DLE team will migrate the requested course(s)
- Faculty can export the content from Blackboard and import it into Brightspace themselves
- Faculty can start fresh in Brightspace.
The Prepping courses for migration document provides additional details on these options.
Once courses have been migrated to Brightspace, faculty should check the content to make sure all is working as expected. Here are some items to check for each course:
- Make sure all modules from Blackboard imported and there is content in each module. Make sure the modules are in proper sequence.
- Check that links to other content are working correctly. This could include links to other web sites, Panopto videos, YouTube videos, or images.
- Check to make sure quizzes are working properly. If you encounter issues, refer to the Fixing Quizzes in Brightspace document.
Brightspace course migration assistance for faculty
The DLE transition team continues to provide support to faculty migrating courses, both virtually and in-person.
Zoom office hours are the virtual option with the link available on the DLE Trainings page. These hours are dedicated to supporting faculty with any questions or issues they may have using Brightspace. No appointments are necessary. The schedule is as follows:
July:
- Mondays and Wednesdays: 8 to 9:30 a.m.; 2:30 pm to 4 p.m.
- Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 to 11:30 am; 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 2 to 19:
- Mondays: 10 to 11:30 a.m.; 1 to 2:30 p.m.
- Tuesdays: 8 to 9:30 am; 2:30 to 4 p.m.
- Wednesdays: 9 to 10:30 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Thursdays: 8 to 9:30 a.m.; 2:30 to 4 p.m.
- Fridays: 8 to 9:30 a.m.; 1 to 2:30 p.m.
The in-person support is called Migration and Munchies. These informal, in-person get-togethers will be held in Penfield Library, room 215. Faculty can work individually or in small groups getting their courses set up in Brightspace. Members of the DLE support team will be on hand to assist. Bring your laptop or borrow one from the library. Food will be provided. The schedule is as follows:
July:
- Wednesdays 1 to 4 p.m.
- Thursdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Aug. 2 to 18:
- Tuesdays: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Aug. 16 session will be held in Penfield 111
- Wednesdays: 1 to 4 p.m.
- Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Recordings of past Spring Breakout sessions, as well as formal training offered by the SUNY Center for Professional Development can be found on the DLE training page.
Help and support
The DLE transition team has been working on frequently asked questions (FAQ) that should help answer any questions. If there are issues or questions not covered in the FAQ, please call or email the SUNY Oswego Help Desk and a ticket will be directed to the DLE team to answer.
More information on the Blackboard to Brightspace transition is available on the SUNY Oswego DLE website.