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<p>Brightspace courses will open to students for &quot;preview&quot; seven days before the course start date. For most regular start courses, this preview date is <strong>August 22, 2022</strong>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Blackboard is being decommissioned on&nbsp;<strong>December 21, 2022, </strong>so be sure to download your materials so you can use them in Brightspace.&nbsp;</p>

<p>To access Brightspace directly, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://mylearning.monroecc.edu/" target="_blank">mylearning.monroecc.edu</a>&nbsp;and log in with your MCC credentials or you can visit Brightspace through the new myMCC portal at&nbsp;<a href="https://mymcc.monroecc.edu/" target="_blank">mymcc.monroecc.edu</a>&nbsp;and click on the &ldquo;Brightspace&rdquo; tile. Once inside Brightspace, your courses will be shown on the institution homepage in &ldquo;My Courses&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Here are several resources to help you with the transition:&nbsp;</p>

<ul>
<li>The&nbsp;<a href="http://sites.monroecc.edu/brightspace/files/2022/08/Faculty-Brightspace-Checklist.pdf" target="_blank">Brightspace Transition Guide</a>&nbsp;provides step by step instructions to login and find your course shells and then transfer and cleanup materials as needed.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Take the&nbsp;<a href="https://mylearning.suny.edu/d2l/home/8293" target="_blank">Asynchronous Training Modules</a>&nbsp;designed by SUNY or&nbsp;<a href="https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/dle-training/reg/Site/Register" target="_blank">attend live SUNY training</a>&nbsp;to give you an idea on how to use the new system</li>
<li>Watch a recording of the Virtual Campus&rsquo;&nbsp;<a href="https://ensemble.itec.suny.edu/Watch/Hi7s8T6Y" target="_blank">Getting Started with Migration&nbsp;</a>if you need to see how to login and get started, how to move your content from Blackboard, and how to clean up your course.&nbsp;</li>
<li>SUNY hosted the 2022 OTTER Institute last week and you can find recordings of the Brightspace sessions on their website (login required): <a href="https://dle.suny.edu/recordings/" target="_blank">OTTER Institute Recordings</a></li>
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<p>If you have questions about Brightspace, see our <a href="https://www.monroecc.edu/fileadmin/SiteFiles/GeneralContent/depts/instech/documents/2022-08_AUGUST_FIC_ZOOM.pdf" target="_blank">August Calendar</a>&nbsp;for a full list of zoom and in-person support hours. Mark your calendars for our very popular open lab days (no-appointment needed):&nbsp;</p>

<ul>
<li>August 1st, 9 am - Noon, 1 - 4 pm, Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122</li>
<li>August 9th , 9 am&nbsp;- Noon, Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122</li>
<li>August 15th, 9 am - Noon, 1 - 4 pm Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122</li>
<li>August 23rd, 9 am - Noon, Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122</li>
<li>August 24th, 1 - 4 pm, Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122</li>
<li>August 26th, 9 am - Noon, Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122</li>
</ul>

<p>August will be a busy support month, so we request your help to use the designated hours on our calendar and plan accordingly. We have had over 475 visitors since June 1st!</p>

<p>Questions?</p>

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<li>Contact us by email at <a href="mailto:virtualcampus@monroecc.edu">virtualcampus@monroecc.edu</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Brightspace specific questions:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://online.suny.edu/help/" target="_blank">SUNY Online Help Desk</a>&nbsp;at 1-844-673-6786.&nbsp;</li>
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Have You Logged in to Brightspace?

It's August 1st! Have you logged in to Brightspace yet? Brightspace is our new home for all fall courses. If this is news to you, feel free to read more on our LMS Transition website.  If you are teaching a fall course and haven't logged into Brightspace to set up your courses, please get started now! Early preparation for the transition from Blackboard to Brightspace is the key for your success. You will need to export your materials and import them into your new course shells. 

Brightspace courses will open to students for "preview" seven days before the course start date. For most regular start courses, this preview date is August 22, 2022

Blackboard is being decommissioned on December 21, 2022, so be sure to download your materials so you can use them in Brightspace. 

To access Brightspace directly, go to mylearning.monroecc.edu and log in with your MCC credentials or you can visit Brightspace through the new myMCC portal at mymcc.monroecc.edu and click on the “Brightspace” tile. Once inside Brightspace, your courses will be shown on the institution homepage in “My Courses”.  

Here are several resources to help you with the transition: 

If you have questions about Brightspace, see our August Calendar for a full list of zoom and in-person support hours. Mark your calendars for our very popular open lab days (no-appointment needed): 

  • August 1st, 9 am - Noon, 1 - 4 pm, Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122
  • August 9th , 9 am - Noon, Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122
  • August 15th, 9 am - Noon, 1 - 4 pm Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122
  • August 23rd, 9 am - Noon, Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122
  • August 24th, 1 - 4 pm, Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122
  • August 26th, 9 am - Noon, Virtual Campus Training Room, 3-122

August will be a busy support month, so we request your help to use the designated hours on our calendar and plan accordingly. We have had over 475 visitors since June 1st!

Questions?

 

 

 

Andrea Gilbert
Instructional Technologies
08/01/2022