Brightspace
Brightspace is Stony Brook's official learning management system (LMS). All courses have a Brightspace site and is up to the Instructor if they wish to use the system. Staff who are seeking to offer online training can request sites for their departments as well!
Winter & Spring '25 course sites are available to Instructors only. It is up to the instructor make the course active so students can see it/access it. Details can be found on our checklist
Students - as long as you see your courses in SOLAR, you are registered. Your instructors will let you know if they are using Brightspace !
Resources
Resources beneficial to teaching and developing courses.
Resources beneficial to students taking courses in Brightspace.
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Having an issue with one of our services? Looking for documentation? Interested in training? DoIT has a number of resources available for our different services to help you better use them to meet your needs.
The SUNY Online Support Services Help Desk provides primary Tier 1 support for Brightspace LMS for many of the 64 SUNY colleges and universities across New York State. Current students, faculty, and campus staff may contact us for any questions or requests specifically related to their online courses.
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