From the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2022Pausing Online Course Development Series, Course Design Reviews for Brightspace Migration
The Online Course Development Series workshops and Course Design Reviews (OSCQR) taught by Instructional Design and Distance Learning will not be offered during the fall 2022 semester and will restart in spring 2023. Instructional designers will dedicate their time to providing assistance to faculty, staff, and students for the migration from Blackboard Learn to D2L Brightspace.
Pausing new online and hybrid course development will give the campus time to learn the newest technologies that will enhance the learning experience for our students while updating current course resources to reflect this new technology. Course content from Blackboard will migrate to Brightspace but must be reformatted and organized within the new system layout. During the fall 2022 semester, faculty members must complete Brightspace training and redesign current courses using the Brightspace layout before participating in the Online Course Development Series and Course Design Reviews. Brightspace training options are outlined on the SUNY Digital Learning Environment website and will be offered in a variety of modalities starting at the end of this spring semester.
In addition to providing dedicated time to migrate courses from Blackboard Learn to Brightspace, this pause will allow us to review data related to online teaching and learning at Buffalo State and implement recommendations from the SUNY Online Institutional Readiness to prioritize and align with the strategic plan.
