网站的Brightspace
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is pleased to announce on Jan. 25, 2024, the 校董会 approved a four-year agreement making 网站的Brightspace the College’s new Learning Management System (LMS).
Tri-C would like to thank the 在线学习 and Academic Technology (OLAT) team, the Distance Learning Steering Committee, LMS教员审稿人, LMS executive sponsors and all the faculty, staff and 学生 involved in the LMS review.
在过去的几年里, this massive project has involved preparing, teaching and engineering three pilot systems — Anthology’s 黑板上 Ultra, Canvas by Instructure and 网站的Brightspace. Tri-C is proud of the collaboration of all the stakeholders involved in this project.
LMS评审流程
For two years, OLAT conducted an LMS review to evaluate platforms. The review began by researching various vendors and identifying the features requested by 学生 and faculty.
选集的黑板上 Ultra, Instructure's Canvas and 网站的Brightspace were tested extensively over six semesters, with a core group of 24 faculty teaching live courses in each of the three platforms.
网站的Brightspace was selected based on scorecards and feedback forms submitted by faculty, 学生, 行政及职员.
参观 LMS评论网站 for further information on the process.
D2L的Brightspace的特点
网站的Brightspace features and functionality improve faculty and student interaction beyond the capabilities of the current LMS. 一些亮点包括:
- 高级定制选项
网站的Brightspace gives faculty options to organize and customize learning materials in individual courses and within departments. Such flexibility allows 网站的Brightspace to support diverse pedagogies and learning pathways to personalize the educational experience and to promote student success. 另外, 网站的Brightspace can be customized for consistency within schools, 部门和项目, 有利于新的学校模式.
- Student Success and Advanced Communication Outlets
网站的Brightspace includes an intelligent agent tool to personalize and enhance communication, promote a higher level of student engagement, and boost student retention and success efforts. 使用智能代理工具, faculty can customize automated student messages such as welcome and reminder messages and notes of encouragement when a student achieves a certain grade or when there is a lack of course activity.
- Innovation and Strategic Plan Alignment
网站的Brightspace has an innovative design and a future-thinking model that aligns with Tri-C's strategic plan for future program growth, such as competency-based education (CBE).
- Preparing Workforce-Ready Students
网站的Brightspace includes badging and certificate integrations, allowing 学生 to demonstrate a portfolio of workforce-ready skills.
- 可访问性
网站的Brightspace integrates the latest global accessibility standards into its products, increasing learning opportunities for all 学生.
网站的Brightspace Implementation Plan
Faculty will have a choice of three adoption windows:
- Phase 1 — Early Adoption in Summer 2024
- 第二阶段- 2024年秋季
- 第三阶段- 2025年春季
During the first two implementation phases, the College will simultaneously run 黑板上 Learn Original and 网站的Brightspace. You may find that you will take courses in one or both systems during Summer 2024 and Fall 2024. Starting Spring 2025, all courses will be taught using 网站的Brightspace.
To prepare for the upcoming transition to 网站的Brightspace, the OLAT team will send information to faculty about the process, asking when they would like to transition to 网站的Brightspace and on which courses. This communication will include information on 网站的Brightspace course migration options.