[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#e71939 0%|#ff5f13 100%” background_enable_pattern_style=”on” background_pattern_style=”ogees” background_pattern_size=”custom” background_pattern_width=”8px” background_pattern_height=”15px” background_pattern_repeat_origin=”center” background_enable_mask_style=”on” background_mask_style=”diagonal-pills” background_mask_size=”cover” custom_padding=”5vw||2vw||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”5vw||11vw||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”5vw||11vw||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”curve” bottom_divider_color=”#FFFFFF” bottom_divider_style_tablet=”curve” bottom_divider_style_phone=”curve2″ bottom_divider_style_last_edited=”on|phone” bottom_divider_height_tablet=”” bottom_divider_height_phone=”65px” bottom_divider_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” border_radii=”on|15px|15px|15px|15px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ disabled=”on” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”40px” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#E71939″ text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
October 24, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=”Attendance Tool Configuration Change” text_alignment=”left” divider_style=”none” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”30px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”40px” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n From: Evan Silberman<\/strong>\u00a0 \n Under advisement by the University Office of Enrollment Management, the LMS Transition Team will disable the Attendance tool in Brightspace effective\u00a0<\/span>December 28, 2024<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The decision to implement this change is based on CUNY\u2019s status as a non-attendance institution with the US Department of Education. While we are required to establish commencement of attendance, this is done through the established WN grade process.\u00a0 Any other form of attendance gathering at the Central Office level in addition to the WN process could compromise this status.\u00a0<\/p>\n Faculty may maintain their own roll books, with classroom activity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Sincerely,\u00a0<\/p>\n LMS Transition Project Team\u00a0<\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”40px” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#E71939″ text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n December 11, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=”Message to Instructional Staff and Faculty” text_alignment=”left” divider_style=”none” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”30px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”40px” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n From: Wendy F. Hensel, Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n As you know, over the next two years, CUNY is transitioning to Brightspace as the single university-supported Learning Management System (LMS). To ensure that students in our online classes benefit from its modern digital learning environment, effective with each campus\u2019 transition, all synchronous and asynchronous online classes are to be delivered in Brightspace.<\/p>\n A variety of live and on-demand resources<\/a> will be available to faculty during and post-transition, and D2L will provide 24\/7 tech support to users for the duration of the contract. Training topics include Getting Started with Brightspace, ABC\u2019s of Content, Engaging Learners, Assessing Learning, and Working with Migrated Courses. While I believe that faculty will benefit from participating in training sessions and engaging with other provided resources, there is no mandatory training requirement.<\/p>\n An LMS is designed to support the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, automation, and delivery of\u00a0online classes. Its features also support enhanced accessibility and student learning in hybrid and in-person classes. Using the university-supported LMS ensures that students and faculty have access to a consistently maintained and updated platform with the broadest array of academic technologies that support teaching and learning.<\/p>\n As I have noted before, there are no new intellectual property issues created by LMS use.\u00a0 The RFP to which D2L responded specified the following: The contractor\u2019s solution must affirm CUNY\u2019s ownership of data and faculty member ownership of their own intellectual property<\/u><\/em>.<\/em>\u00a0 As has always been true, the intellectual property of faculty using D2L will be governed by CUNY\u2019s Intellectual Property Policy (cuny.edu)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Specific benefits for students and faculty of using Brightspace, including data security and reporting, are detailed below.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ closed_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#EFEFEF” icon_color=”#E71939″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”25px” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” border_width_all=”0px” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#333333″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”A.\tExpanded features and Improvements from Blackboard” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||3px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”B. Integration with CUNYfirst” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||3px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”C. Enhanced accessibility” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||3px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”D. Consistency and standardization” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||3px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”E. Centralized communication” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||3px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”F. Enhanced student engagement” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||3px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”G. Enhanced data privacy, security, and retention in compliance with federal and state laws” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”40px” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We look forward to working with all of you throughout this transition and appreciate your support of our students.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” border_radii=”on|15px|15px|15px|15px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_text_divider header=”Message to Faculty” text_alignment=”left” divider_style=”none” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”30px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”40px” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||0px|||”]<\/p>\n Subject: May 2025 – Brightspace Update – Transition Updates and New Features<\/strong> From: Evan Silberman<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sent on: 5\/16\/2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Dear CUNY Faculty,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As the spring semester ends, we\u2019re pleased to share the Brightspace transition reached a major milestone. Brightspace is now available across CUNY. This shift reflects a significant effort by our LMS transition teams in the central office, campuses, and our faculty body. We are grateful for this community effort!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In this update, you\u2019ll find developments that will benefit you, along with resources to help you prepare for what\u2019s ahead. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”40px” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Transition Updates<\/span><\/b> –<\/span><\/p>\n Group 4 Kickoff <\/span><\/b>\u00a0 Group 3 Progress<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This spring 2025, faculty and students from Transition Group 3 at City College, College of Staten Island, and Hunter College started using Brightspace. This is a significant milestone, especially with College of Staten Island being the largest campus physically and Hunter College having the largest enrollment size at CUNY. We are pleased to share that our thorough planning and preparations have led to a smooth transition, as confirmed by the teams at these campuses.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n New and Upcoming Features – <\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Grade Passback<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Grade Passback tool in CUNYfirst will be available for the Spring 2025 grading period beginning May 16<\/span>th<\/span>. The tool is aimed at streamlining the final grade submission process for faculty by allowing faculty to import final grades directly from Brightspace into CUNYFirst, thereby reducing manual entry and errors. Support resources including a <\/span>knowledge article<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>video<\/span><\/a>, guide and FAQs (attached) is available to assist faculty in using the tool effectively. <\/span>Note: Grade passback cannot be used for merged courses.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Brightspace Awards Certificate<\/b><\/span>\u00a0 To learn how to generate a public link for sharing awards, please visit: <\/span>https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/kb\/articles\/17238-introducing-sharing-awards-with-a-public-link<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n New Quiz Evaluation Experience<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The new quiz evaluation experience is designed to enhance the user interface and streamline the evaluation process for instructors and other evaluation roles. The feature is currently being tested but the plan is to enable it before the summer semester starts on May 27. For more information, please see the following video of the <\/span>New Quiz Evaluation Experience | Instructor<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rubric Levels<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> Insights Portal<\/b><\/span>\u00a0 Additional information about the dashboards is available in this Brightspace Community\u202f<\/span>article<\/span><\/a>. If you do not see these dashboards, please contact your LMS Admin.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Training Opportunities: Dive Deeper with Brightspace<\/b><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Ask Me Anything:<\/span><\/b> <\/span>Grades:<\/span><\/b> We encourage all faculty members to take advantage of these opportunities to maximize your Brightspace experience.<\/span>\u00a0 Best regards,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Evan Silberman\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Interim Senior University Dean of Academic Innovation<\/span>\u00a0 [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#e71939 0%|#ff5f13 100%” background_enable_pattern_style=”on” background_pattern_style=”ogees” background_pattern_size=”custom” background_pattern_width=”8px” background_pattern_height=”15px” background_pattern_repeat_origin=”center” background_enable_mask_style=”on” background_mask_style=”diagonal-pills” background_mask_transform=”invert” background_mask_size=”cover” custom_padding=”0vw||9vw||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”20vw||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”33vw||||false|false” top_divider_style=”curve” top_divider_style_tablet=”curve” top_divider_style_phone=”curve” top_divider_style_last_edited=”on|desktop” top_divider_height_tablet=”” top_divider_height_phone=”66px” top_divider_height_last_edited=”on|phone” bottom_divider_style=”ramp2″ bottom_divider_color=”#FFFFFF” bottom_divider_style_tablet=”ramp2″ bottom_divider_style_phone=”ramp2″ bottom_divider_style_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.98)” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” border_radii=”on|15px|15px|15px|15px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_text_divider header=”Archive” text_alignment=”left” divider_style=”none” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”30px” custom_padding=”||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=”#E71939″ closed_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” icon_color=”#E71939″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”25px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_all=”0px” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#333333″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Message to Faculty: Attendance Tool Configuration Change” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Subject:\u00a0<\/strong> From: Evan Silberman<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sent on: October 24, 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Dear Colleagues,\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0Under advisement by the University Office of Enrollment Management, the LMS Transition Team will disable the Attendance tool in Brightspace effective\u00a0<\/span>December 28, 2024<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The decision to implement this change is based on CUNY\u2019s status as a non-attendance institution with the US Department of Education. While we are required to establish commencement of attendance, this is done through the established WN grade process.\u00a0 Any other form of attendance gathering at the Central Office level in addition to the WN process could compromise this status.\u00a0<\/p>\n Faculty may maintain their own roll books, with classroom activity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Sincerely,\u00a0<\/p>\n LMS Transition Project Team<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Message to Deans & Chairs: Brightspace Update (system-wide)” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n From: Wendy F. Hensel, Executive Vice Chancellor & University Provost<\/strong><\/p>\n Colleagues,<\/p>\n I hope that you all had a wonderful, restful holiday weekend with your family and friends.\u00a0I am writing to provide you with an update on our system-wide transition to Brightspace D2L, our new Learning Management System (LMS).\u00a0I am pleased to report that the transition is gaining momentum in key areas, and that new faculty resources are now available to everyone.<\/p>\n 1. Update on Course Migration<\/strong><\/p>\n First and most critically, the central Brightspace environment is now complete. In short, that means that colleges in Transition group #1 (BMCC, SLU, SPS, Hostos, John Jay, Medgar Evers, and Queens) are able to begin customizing their Brightspace environment (e.g., personalizing it to the college’s identity and preferences for the navigation bar, widgets, etc.). As you may know, we experienced some delays in our course migration as a result of issues on the D2L management side. Fortunately, \u00a0D2L has resolved these issues, and we are back on our anticipated schedule. The initial migration of courses from Summer 2023 will be completed by December 15 for transition groups #1 and #2 (Baruch, Bronx, Guttman, Kingsborough, City Tech, Queensborough, and York). Once that occurs, instructors can begin working in their courses to update them for delivery in Summer 2024.<\/p>\n Course migration for transition group #3 (City College, SPH, CSI, and Hunter) will be done in fall 2024 with courses being taught in Brightspace in spring 2025. Transition group #4 (Brooklyn, Journalism, Graduate Center, Law, LaGuardia, Lehman, and Macaulay) will follow with course migration in spring 2025 and course delivery in Brightspace in summer 2025.<\/p>\n
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<\/span>The Transition Group 4 Kickoff took place on January 14, 2025. This group is on track for a full Brightspace launch in Summer <\/span>2025 <\/span>(Note: 12-6 schools including LaGuardia Community College will launch in Fall 2025)<\/span>. S<\/span>tudents in Transition Group 4 who did not already have access through a course from a previous transition group began to gain Brightspace access on April 2, 2025, with enrollment in a summer course. We met with Campus Teams regularly throughout the spring to help them prepare their campuses. In addition, we continue to hold synchronous training sessions through May 22.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Launched in April, this configuration will allow the display of a course certificate on LinkedIn and other platforms and will be used for cybersecurity and other training purposes. For more information on the details that are shared, please visit: <\/span>https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/kb\/articles\/6076-share-awards-to-your-linkedin-profile<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Rubric Levels will allow instructors to see the rubric level ranges when creating and evaluating rubrics. In addition, learners will be able to see the rubric criteria level range when viewing rubrics.\u00a0 This configuration is currently being tested, and we will provide more details when available.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>The Insights Portal Dashboards have been enabled for faculty and instructors. I<\/span>nstructors can then access course-specific data where they are listed as the instructor of record. Below are some key features of these dashboards.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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<\/span>Dive deeper into your questions with our training team during these live, interactive sessions.<\/span>\n
<\/span>Tuesday, May 20 <\/span><\/b>| 11 AM \u2013 12 PM (<\/span>Register here<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>
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<\/span>Your participation in Brightspace training is key to shaping the future of teaching at CUNY. We are creating new workshops to enhance student engagement and instructor presence using Brightspace tools like Intelligent Agents and Video Notes. Details will be shared soon.\u00a0 These opportunities will equip you with tools to enhance your classroom experience and support a seamless transition. Thank you for your dedication to strengthening education across our community.<\/span>\u00a0
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