<div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail-im"><h1 style="color:rgb(47,84,150);margin:12pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Updates on the move from Moodle to Brightspace<u></u><u></u></span></h1><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;margin-left:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Beginning with the Summer 2023 semester, Moodle will be decommissioned and all online course activities at SUNY Plattsburgh will be delivered in the new SUNY-wide Brightspace learning management system.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><h2 style="color:rgb(47,84,150);margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What’s new<u></u><u></u></span></h2><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;margin-left:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">The SUNY Distance Learning Environment (DLE) group is opening up some new opportunities for faculty who want to get a head start on learning about the Brightspace learning management system. Of particular interest are<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">a forthcoming “Fireside chat” session (April 20, 2022 from 3:30-4:30) session, in which Empire State College will speak about its current migration from Moodle to Brightspace (register at <a href="https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/dle-training/chats/Site/Register" target="_blank">https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/dle-training/chats/Site/Register</a>)<u></u><u></u></font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">a set of “Scaled webinars” opening for registration on April 14, 2022; these offer <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">demonstrations of Brightspace features and functionality along with opportunities to ask questions of Brightspace experts.  Details are available on </span>the DLE training site: <a href="https://dle.suny.edu/training/" target="_blank">https://dle.suny.edu/training/</a><u></u><u></u></font></span></li></ul><h2 style="color:rgb(47,84,150);margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What’s unchanged<u></u><u></u></span></h2></span><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">With the exception of the faculty who are involved in Plattsburgh’s SUNY Online supported Accounting program, the college will continue to use Moodle until Summer 2023.<u></u><u></u></font></span></li><span class="gmail-im"><font color="#000000"><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In the period between May 2022 and Fall 2022, TEL and the rest of Information Technology Services will configure Plattsburgh’s Brightspace instance, ensuring that Banner and LTI connections are in place, and preparing the Accounting faculty with their transition to Brightspace as a pilot group.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Beginning in Fall 2022, opportunities for Brightspace training will become more frequent, along with workshops that will help you to prepare your Moodle sites for the move.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Over the Winter 2023 semester, faculty will be invited to identify Moodle sites for migration.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During the Spring 2023 semester, we’ll be offering day-long workshops that will serve the dual function of introducing you to your migrated content and also introducing you to the Brightspace environment.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Beginning in Summer 2023, Plattsburgh will be working exclusively in Brightspace; Moodle will no longer be an option for the creation and delivery of course materials.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></font></span></ul><h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What to do now<u></u><u></u></span></h2><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">You might want to start familiarizing yourself with the Brightspace system.  SUNY has set up a test site at <a href="https://sunyplay.brightspacedemo.com/d2l/login" target="_blank">https://sunyplay.brightspacedemo.com/d2l/login</a> –there, you can request an account that’ll get you access to a “sandbox” site to explore in. This sandbox will be similar, but not necessarily an exact replica of what you will be using once our tenant is in place.</font></span></li><span class="gmail-im"><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Attend the Empire State College “Fireside chat” session (April 20, 2022 from 3:30-4:30) to get a sense of how one of our SUNY colleges is managing the transition from Moodle. (Register at <a href="https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/dle-training/chats/Site/Register" target="_blank">https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/dle-training/chats/Site/Register</a>)</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></font></li></span><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Consider signing up for one or all of the </span>“Scaled webinars” opening for registration on April 14, 2022; these offer <span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">demonstrations of Brightspace features and functionality along with opportunities to ask questions of Brightspace experts.  Details are available on </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">the DLE training site: </span><a href="https://dle.suny.edu/training/" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">https://dle.suny.edu/training/</a></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Remain calm: most of us will be in Moodle until Summer 2023.</font></span></li></ul><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">--</span><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="lt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