Introducing Brightspace
6/6/22

Meet the new learning management system that will help guide our students and faculty into the future.

Provost announces LMS transition to Brightspace
4/12/22

See Provost Weber's full announcement to the campus about our upcoming LMS transition.

The LMS and accreditation standards
4/11/22

Learn more about the accreditation standards that drive and necessitate our pursuit of innovative learning environments.

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Last updated 6/6/22

This website will be regularly updated as new information becomes available throughout the transition.

Official Launch: Fall 2023

The LMS implmentation process will take place over the course of three semesters, with Brightspace becoming UB's primary LMS in Fall 2023. For a detailed transition timeline, please visit this page.

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Latest updates
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Why change our LMS?

Due to the upcoming expiration of our current contract with Blackboard, UB has the exciting opportunity to seek out an LMS for the campus that will best support the needs of our faculty and students.

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Learn more about Brightspace

As the newly selected Learning Management System for our campus, Brightspace offers a host of features and capabilities. 

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Implementation timeline

The LMS timeline reflects our review process and three-semester transition process, which will culminate in a full implementation of Brightspace by Fall 2023.