Timeline

This is a very tentative timeline of the migration process based on information as of 12/12/22. Please check back often.  As we work through the process with our D2L implementation team, this is subject to change. 

  • January-March 2022
    • Internal planning configuration and discovery period with D2L
    • Virtual Campus Team involved in SUNY sub-committee workgroups related to campus implementation, training, templates, and technical implementation
    • Faculty exploration in the Sunyplay Brightspace Sandbox (create your own account)
  • March 2022
    • Internal planning with D2L continues
    • Training for System Admin (March 17)
    • Training for Instructional Designers (expected week of March 21-31)
    • Our full production environment expected to be available for admin access (March 25)
    • Training for pilot faculty (begins the week of March 28)
    • Conversions of courses begins for pilot courses (late March/early April)
  • April 2022

    • Ongoing Training Opportunities available through SUNY CPD
    • Access to pilot faculty in the production environment (April 15)
    • Access to SUNY asynchronous training modules for pilot faculty (April 15)
  • May-June 2022
    • Access to for all faculty in the production environment (May 26th)
    • Access to summer and fall course shells (May 26th)
    • Production site available for Cohort 1 students (expected one week prior to soft launch)
    • Asynchronous training for summer pilot students (now available)
    • Soft launch (May 17) for first summer course (complete)
    • Preview day (May 30) for Summer Session I and III pilot courses in Brightspace (start date of June 6th)
    • Continuation of training and support for faculty (ongoing)
    • Course conversion and development continues for fall courses (ongoing)
  • July-August 2022
    • Preview day (July 4) for Summer Session II pilot courses in Brightspace (start date of July 11th)
    • Continuation of training and support for faculty (ongoing)
    • Asynchronous training for fall students (available now)
    • Access for staff to Brightspace (completed August 31st)
  • August 2022
    • Preview day (Aug 22) for all Fall courses in Brightspace (start date of August 29th)
    • Supplemental training available (TBD)
  • August-December 2022
    • Blackboard will still be accessible to retrieve course content and export courses as needed through the fall semester
    • Conversion of Blackboard Orgs/Trainings, all Blackboard Orgs/Trainings will remain in Blackboard for the Fall 2022 semester (October-December)
    • Blackboard contract expires on December 21, 2022 at 5pm (access expires and materials need to be retrieved prior to this date)