To kick off our Brightspace blog, we wanted to provide an update on what to expect for Spring 2024.

Spring 2024 courses and enrollments were pushed to Brightspace prior to the break to allow faculty to get started with course building. However, we are finalizing the process that updates these courses and enrollments as changes are made in Banner. These updates will be ready by the time Spring 2024 classes begin; no action is needed on your part if you notice any discrepancies in your Banner and Brightspace class lists this will be corrected as these processes are up and running on a schedule.

We will have a new tool for faculty to add teaching assistants and other support users. This tool will be available prior to the start of Spring semester.

The navigation bar has been updated based on feedback from our early adopters. You can review the display for both instructors and students on in our Knowledge Base.

In addition, if you find that you do not have third-party tools that you need for Spring 2024, please submit a request so that we can prioritize connections based on faculty needs for the upcoming semester. Many of the largest connections have been moved over, but we are working through the connections with smaller publishers. We have a small number of connections that cannot exist in both systems, but we will do our best to communicate what is possible and prioritize getting those connections in place for faculty. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work out all the details in our new system.

Please note: Springfield courses still have the option to utilize Blackboard for the Spring 2024 semester. The processes for those courses have not changed. Brightspace courses will exist for all sections, but Springfield faculty who are not adopting Brightspace for Spring 2024 can work in Blackboard as they have previously done.