Updates on the move from Moodle to Brightspace

[John Locke]

Updates on the move from Moodle to Brightspace

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.
What’s new

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

   - 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
   https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/dle-training/chats/Site/Register)
   - a set of “Scaled webinars” opening for registration on April 14, 2022;
   these offer demonstrations of Brightspace features and functionality
   along with opportunities to ask questions of Brightspace experts.  Details
   are available on the DLE training site: https://dle.suny.edu/training/

What’s unchanged

   - 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.
   - 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.
   - 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.
   - Over the Winter 2023 semester, faculty will be invited to identify
   Moodle sites for migration.
   - 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.
   - 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.

What to do now

   - You might want to start familiarizing yourself with the Brightspace
   system.  SUNY has set up a test site at
   https://sunyplay.brightspacedemo.com/d2l/login –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.
   - 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
   https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/dle-training/chats/Site/Register)
   - Consider signing up for one or all of the “Scaled webinars” opening
   for registration on April 14, 2022; these offer demonstrations of
   Brightspace features and functionality along with opportunities to ask
   questions of Brightspace experts.  Details are available on the DLE
   training site: https://dle.suny.edu/training/
   - Remain calm: most of us will be in Moodle until Summer 2023.

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¡Salud!

John


John Locke, Ph.D., :~{)>
Coordinator, Technology Enhanced Learning and Distance Education
Information Technology Services
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