Brightspace from D2L is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) that runs blended and fully online courses. It comprises three integrated platforms: learning environment, learning repository, and ePortfolio.

• Trusted by other similar university systems
• Fastest growing LMS, more higher education institutions
• Integration with a wide tool set
• 24 x 7 x 365 support for faculty, students, and staff
• Enhanced tools/features for faculty/student engagement
• Ease of use and quick learning curve to ease adoption
• Modern user centered design
• Intuitive and ease to use
• Mobile
• Accessible
• Content Templates
• Assessments and Feedback
• Analytics and Dashboards
• Secure

All Lehman College courses will be delivered in Brightspace starting in Fall 2025, and Blackboard will be available for two more years after we launch Brightspace. There will be lots of training sessions starting late Fall 2024.

Yes. Most of standard course content and tool objects (like pages, files, assignments, discussion forums, quizzes, images, links, etc.) that currently reside in Blackboard will migrate quite easily to Brightspace. There are exceptions, however, involving content created with specialized Blackboard tools, integrations to third-party resources, and certain assessment question types that are specific to Blackboard.

Yes, CUNY will migrate the last two years of Blackboard courses to Brightspace for all faculty.