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LaGuardia’s transition from Blackboard to Brightspace, CUNY’s new Learning Management System (LMS), will take effect in the Fall of 2025. The College has formed a Brightspace Team, which includes staff and administrators from Academic Affairs (AA), the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), and the Department of Information Technology (DoIT). This team will provide regular updates to the College community and will update this webpage with additional information about info sessions, the training schedule, and other relevant information about the transition.
Timeline
- Spring 2025: Training for faculty and staff. Training will also be offered at each department led by two faculty trainers.
- Summer (Spring II) 2025: Training for faculty and staff.
- Fall 2025: Course delivery in Brightspace. Blackboard will be available till the end of Fall 2025. ACE will transition in the Fall of 2025, and will start delivering courses in the Spring of 2026.
Get to know Brightspace
Here are some ways to learn about Brightspace:
To get to know the Brightspace home page, watch the short video below.
Brightspace Basics Self-Paced Course: This self-paced course offers an overview of the basic features of Brightspace. It takes about two hours to complete, and faculty can review select modules as needed. To learn more, faculty can visit Brightspace Faculty Resources.
Resource Site: LaGuardia’s transition team has created a web resource to share instructional materials and how-to resources for faculty and students. To learn more, visit Brightspace Faculty Resources.
Training Sessions: Training sessions are expected to start later in March 2025 and will be available in different modalities (e.g., in person and remote). To view the schedule,visit Brightspace Faculty Resources.
FAQ
LaGuardia is in the final CUNY implementation wave (Transition Group 4). Structured implementation will begin in Spring 2025, with the system going live in the Fall of 2025. Course migration of at least two years of Blackboard courses is scheduled for Spring 2025. Visit this webpage regularly to learn more specifics before our transition.
Yes, faculty will see courses from at least the previous four years once they login to the Brightspace platform.
Yes, faculty can log on to https://cuny.brightspace.com/ using their @login.cuny.edu credentials. This interface is available as a sandbox, so faculty will have a chance to use the platform, but they won’t see their actual courses yet.
Training sessions for faculty will begin in February 2025. More information will be posted on this webpage before then. Training sessions will be offered in different modalities, including in person, remotely via zoom, and we’ll have a separate site with additional how-to videos and guides for all users.
Yes, ACE will transition in the Fall of 2025 and will start delivering courses in the Spring of 2026. The transition team is already working with ACE representatives to plan training, communication, and launch.
To read more frequently asked questions, visit Brightspace Faculty Resources.