From the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Posted: Monday, October 17, 2022D2L Brightspace Update
Buffalo State is currently in the pilot phase of D2L Brightspace with 25 pilot faculty members, 90 course sections, and more than 900 students.
All courses will be in D2L Brightspace beginning with the 2023 J-Term. Faculty members teaching in J-Term 2023 have been contacted on how to access Brightspace and have been provided with resources for training and course content migration. In addition, all faculty members with online teaching credentials on file have been contacted on how they too can begin to prepare for future semesters.
Faculty members teaching in J-Term and spring 2023 now have access to Brightspace and the courses for which they are scheduled to teach according to Banner. All faculty members should begin participating in the variety of training opportunities that are being provided by SUNY and Instructional Design and Distance Learning. SUNY has created an optional Training Path Self-Assessment to help you identify which training options might work best for you. The Brightspace Fundamentals Workshop Series includes sessions on Navigation and Interface; Communication; Authoring/Publishing Content; Gradable Activities: Quizzes, Assignments, and Discussions; and Gradebook. This series is designed for instructors new to Brightspace and is suitable for instructors teaching in any modality: face-to-face, hybrid, or online.
Online synchronous workshops will be provided by the SUNY Center for Professional Development. Registration is open.
Online asynchronous modules are available with the Buffalo State Brightspace environment. You can log in to mylearning.buffalostate.edu using the Network Login option with your Buffalo State username and password. If you are experiencing log-in issues, please submit a ticket via the IT portal.
In-person sessions will be offered by Instructional Design and Distance Learning and the Teaching and Learning Center. These sessions will be hosted on campus in a variety of labs across campus. Registration is through the Workshop Registration System.
Further questions about Brightspace can be submitted to the IT portal.
