Get Started

Preparing, migrating, and building your course will require significant time and effort, regardless of the method you choose. Don’t wait until the last minute—or even the last week!

1. Take the training - EARLY.

• Preparing, migrating, or building your course will require significant time and effort, regardless of the method you choose. Don’t wait until the last minute—or even the last week!
• Register in Compass to take the required D2L’s Brightspace Basics for Faculty Curriculum (D2L1000) before the listed deadlines for each term.

2. Choose a course migration method or build from scratch.

• Preparing, migrating, or building your course will require significant time and effort, regardless of the method you choose. Don’t wait until the last minute—or even the last week!
• Review the Pros and Cons of the 3 Migration Options.
• Review the Build from Scratch: Getting Started document.

3. Prep and migrate your course.

• Preparing, migrating, or building your course will require significant time and effort, regardless of the method you choose. Don’t wait until the last minute—or even the last week!
• Clean up your Blackboard Course.
• Follow the Migration at a Glance steps for your chosen option.
• Register in compass to attend an optional virtual Q&A session.

4. Review & revise your course content in Brightspace.

• Preparing, migrating, or building your course will require significant time and effort, regardless of the method you choose. Don’t wait until the last minute—or even the last week!
• Plan for and schedule ample time to revise and update your course.
• Complete the Brightspace Post-Migration Checklist.

5. Review the announcement for students in Blackboard.

• Preparing, migrating, or building your course will require significant time and effort, regardless of the method you choose. Don’t wait until the last minute—or even the last week!
• For the Fall 2024 semester, students might have some courses in Blackboard Learn and others in D2L’s Brightspace. To lessen student confusion, please follow the Fall 2024: Additional Steps guide to review the default announcement in Blackboard courses regarding Brightspace.

6. Have questions?

• Preparing, migrating, or building from scratch will require significant time and effort, regardless of the method you choose. Don’t wait until the last minute—or even the last week!
• Check the How-To Documents for detailed instructions or the FAQ Page.

7. Still have questions?

• Preparing, migrating, or building from scratch will require significant time and effort, regardless of the method you choose. Don’t wait until the last minute—or even the last week!
• Check the Support Flowchart to learn who to contact for your specific question or reach out to your Faculty Champions and Ambassadors!

Transition Info

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) is transitioning its learning management system (LMS) from Anthology’s Blackboard Learn to D2L’s Brightspace. In the Summer and Fall 2024 terms, courses may be taught in either Blackboard Learn or Brightspace.  Depending on students’ course schedules, this may mean that all their courses are in Blackboard, all their courses are in Brightspace, or some of their courses are in Blackboard and some of their courses are in Brightspace.

As advocates of our Tri-C students’ success, we would like to share with you how you can help our students access their courses during our transition phases. While we emailed all our active students with the course access instructions below, we also wanted to share them with you if you encounter a student needing help.

Tri-C has many resources on this page to help faculty access and navigate Brightspace. We want to make everyone’s experience during our transition to Brightspace seamless. Contact us at 216-987-HELP (4357) or helpdesk@tri-c.edu if you have any questions or need help.