Using Blackboard Communities, Orgs, and non-courses in Brightspace

Brightspace doesn't differentiate between courses and communities/orgs/non-courses, and you can request previous Blackboard communities/orgs be moved to Brightspace or new Orgs in Brightspace.

This KB Article References: Brightspace
This Information is Intended for: Instructors, Staff
Created: 06/06/2022 Last Updated: 01/17/2023

Brightspace doesn't differentiate between courses and communities/orgs/non-courses, so you will be able to use Brightspace for communities, organizations, and non-courses. Blackboard communities/organizations will not be moved automatically.

If you need a community, organization, or non-course, you can request a non-credit course/org from Blackboard be moved to Brightspace or a new non-credit course/org be created in Brightspace.

Request Brightspace OrG

Before Filling Out this Form

These are the options for handling how students are going to be populated into the Brightspace Organization.

  • Instructors will add people - one at a time
  • I will supply a spreadsheet of ID#s
  • Major and Minor codes will be submitted 
    • You can get the codes from your department.  You will need to enter into the form.
  • Self-enroll (allow this site to be part of Discovery)
  • Other:  _________________________

 

 

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Brightspace Support via SUNY Helpdesk
Phone: 1-844-673-6786
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