BRIGHTSPACE TRAINING AND SUPPORT
To make optimal use of the features and functionality newly available in the new LMS, instructors will be asked to rebuild their courses on D2L Brightspace. While this will be a significant undertaking for those with significant materials in their current Blackboard courses, a variety of coaching resources and support will be available to ease this transition.
- (Virtual and In-Person)
- To sign-up for workshops, click on the "Workshops" button on this page.
- in Brightspace
- Faculty Information Hub is a place for you to access documentation about the Brightspace LMS.Ìý The hub is built directly within Brightspace, designed to allow you to experience Brightspace as a student and learn about its toolsets and unique functionality. Included in the Hub are three pathways for faculty to quickly get up to speed.
- Individual support provided by members of UNIT-Instructional Technologies
- Reach out viaÌý
- Documentation and Resources provided by D2L-Brightspace - click on "Brightspace Community" button this page.
Brightspace Training Pathways
To help instructors understand which workshops and documentation they should attend and review, the workshops and documentation have been organized into three pathways - Foundational Use, Incremental Improvement and Innovative Transformation. Information about each pathway and its related workshops is below.
Pedagogical Support (VITAL)
Gabriele Bauer, Ph.D. - Director, VITAL
Stefan A. Perun, Ph.D. - Associate Director for Digital Learning PedagogyÌý Ìý
For more information on Vital's services please visit
Instructional Technologies Support (UNIT)
Ankit Desai - Director, Learning Technologes
Jessica Diebold - Manager, Learning Technologies
Michelle Gillen - Instructional Designer
Catherine Kolongowski - IT Support Analyst
Richard Wack - Instructional Designer
Carolann Weidmayer - IT Support Analyst
Alvin Wong - Instructional Designer
Nathan Weyl - Senior Learning Management System Administrator
To recevie Instructional Technologies support or support with Brightspace please visit .
Brightspace Faculty Early Adopter Advisory Group
Christopher Brown - Assistant Teaching Professor, Physics
Javier Cabezas Zapata - Assistant Teaching Professor, Spanish
Steve Chanenson - Professor of Law, Law School
Alexis Coulter - Assistant Professor of the Practice, Professional Studies
Madeline DeWoody* - Assistant Professor of the Practice, Finance
Jason Grant - Assistant Professor, Computing Sciences
Angela Hanson* - Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
Luis Diego Granera - Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics
Jim Mendez* - Clinical Associate Professor, Nursing
Brian Satterfield - Teaching Professor, Augustine and Culture Seminar Prog
Kevin Waters - Associate Teaching Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Randy Weinstein* - Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
* Teaching in Brightspace in Spring 2025
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