| Email |
Instructor volunteers for pilot |
CTL |
August 19, 2022 |
Participation confirmation |
| Email |
Instructor volunteers for pilot |
CTL |
August 26, 2022 |
Participation confirmation |
| Email |
Instructors with full year courses |
CTL |
September 2, 2022 |
Inform of Collab recording for Winter |
| Email |
Students in pilots courses |
Brightspace |
September 7, 2022 |
Inform of course in Brightspace, how to log in, find a course with resources link. Also, expectation about the pilot. |
| Email |
Faculties & Departments |
Brightspace |
September |
Awareness for new LMS, offered info session for faculties & departments |
| Info Sheet (info sessions distributions) |
Faculty & Staff |
Brightspace Project Implementation Team |
September 30, 2022 |
Inform of new LMS, sandbox sites, training, Teams replacing Collaborate, resources, & course migration |
| CTL Newsletter |
Faculty & staff |
CTL |
October 1, 2022 |
Inform of new LMS, training, resources, course migration & support for transition |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
October 6, 2022 |
Brightspace sandboxes, training & migration plan |
| Facebook - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
October 6, 2022 |
Brightspace Training now available for instructors |
| Twitter - UWindsor |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
October 6, 2022 |
Brightspace Training now available for instructors |
| Social media Student Experience |
Faculty, staff & students |
Student Experience |
October 6, 2022 |
Brightspace in the new LMS starting in Winter |
| Info Sheet update |
Faculty & Staff |
Brightspace Project Implementation Team |
October 20, 2022 |
Campus-wide launch new LMS, sandbox sites, training, Teams replacing Collaborate, resources, & course migration |
| Email |
Faculty & Staff |
Brightspace |
October 28, 2022 |
Training available including departmental training, & resources |
| CTL Newsletter |
Faculty & staff |
CTL |
November 1, 2022 |
Training, Leganto/Brightspace Workshop, resources & migration plan |
| Email |
Faculty & staff |
Brightspace |
November 03, 2022 |
Migration of organizational sites |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
November 10, 2022 |
Mid-point of Brightspace pilot, info sessions, course migration, underway with training & resources |
| Bookmarks |
Campus Community |
Brightspace Project Implementation Team |
November 16, 2022 |
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| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
November 18, 2022 |
Brightspace Winter Course Shells Available |
| Facebook - Engineering |
Faculty, staff & students |
Engineering |
November 28, 2022 |
Brightspace Workshop for GA/TAs with info about transition to Brightspace |
| Student Experience Newsletter |
Undergrad Students |
Student Experience |
November 28, 2022 |
Brightspace Showcase Pop-Up Invite |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
November 28, 2022 |
Brightspace Showcase Pop-Up Announcement/invite |
| Facebook - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
November 28, 2022 |
Brightspace Showcase Pop-Up Announcement/invite |
| Twitter - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
November 28, 2022 |
Brightspace Showcase Pop-Up Announcement/invite |
| Facebook - ISC |
Faculty, staff & students |
ISC |
November 28, 2022 |
Brightspace Showcase Pop-Up Announcement/invite |
| In-Person Event |
Students |
Project Team |
November 29, 2022 |
Brightspace Showcase Pop-Up event in the CAW Commons, providing key info about logging in & resources, platform demonstrations. Visitors received bookmarks and cookies |
| CTL Newsletter |
Faculty & staff |
CTL |
December 1, 2022 |
Resources, training including departmental training, GA/TA workshops, & support |
| Email |
Sessional Instructors |
Brightspace |
December 2, 2022 |
New training times added |
| Email |
Students |
Brightspace |
December 13, 2022 |
Winter Semester Courses in Brightspace and Resources |
| Facebook - CTL |
Followers & Public |
CTL |
December 14, 2022 |
Morris on the Move Album |
| Student Experience Newsletter |
Undergrad Students |
Student Experience |
December 14, 2022 |
Winter Courses will be in Brightspace |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
December 14, 2022 |
Brightspace Quiz Contest |
| Facebook - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
December 14, 2022 |
Brightspace Quiz Contest |
| Twitter - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
December 14, 2022 |
Brightspace Quiz Contest |
| KBA Ask.UWindsor.ca |
Students |
Ask.UWindsor |
December 15, 2022 |
Inclusion of 16 new knowledge-based articles |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
December 16, 2022 |
Morris on the Move - CTL Twitter Takeover |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
December 16, 2022 |
Brightspace Quiz Winner Announcement |
| UWindsor.ca main homepage |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
December 16, 2022 |
Homepage banner - Ready for Launch D2L Brightspace - New Learning Management System starting in Winter semester (Ended in January) |
| Twitter - CTL |
Followers & Public |
CTL |
December 19, 2022 |
Morris Take Over - Hour long Brightspace Tips |
| ISC Newsletter |
International Students |
ISC |
December 21, 2022 |
Winter Courses will be in Brightspace |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
December 22, 2022 |
Support for Winter Move |
| Email |
WinterAcademy GA/TA Email |
CTL |
December 22, 2022 |
Training availability & Resources |
| Tech Talk |
Students |
Brightspace |
December 22, 2022 |
Basic Navigation of platform |
| Email |
Faculty & Staff |
Brightspace |
December 22, 2022 |
Reminder - Winter Semester Brightspace & Holiday Support |
| Email |
Students |
Brightspace |
December 22, 2022 |
Reminder - Winter Semester Courses in Brightspace and Resources |
| Instagram - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
December 22, 2022 |
ICYMI Reminder - Winter Semester Courses in Brightspace, have a look over the break, with resources |
| Facebook - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
December 22, 2022 |
ICYMI Reminder - Winter Semester Courses in Brightspace, have a look over the break, with resources |
| Twitter - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
December 22, 2022 |
ICYMI Reminder - Winter Semester Courses in Brightspace, have a look over the break, with resources |
| Facebook - ISC |
Faculty, staff & students |
ISC |
December 22, 2022 |
Reminder - Winter Semester Courses in Brightspace |
| Instagram - ISC |
Faculty, staff & students |
ISC |
December 22, 2022 |
Reminder - Winter Semester Courses in Brightspace |
| Instagram - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
December 28, 2022 |
Reminder - Winter Semester Courses in Brightspace, & resources |
| Facebook - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
December 28, 2022 |
Reminder - Winter Semester Courses in Brightspace |
| Email |
Students |
Brightspace |
January 3, 2023 |
Reminder - Winter Semester Courses in Brightspace and Resources |
| Email |
Faculty & Staff |
Brightspace |
January 3, 2023 |
Turnitin Announcement & Training |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
January 4, 2023 |
Turnitin Announcement & Training |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
January 4, 2023 |
Panorama for Brightspace Announcement & Training |
| Webinar |
Faculty & Staff |
Vendor Hosted |
January 4, 2023 |
Turnitin Training |
| Posters & Bookmarks |
Registrar's Office Visitors |
Project Team |
January 5, 2023 |
Brightspace - log in, resources, and help |
| Posters & Bookmarks |
Campus High-traffic areas |
Project Team |
January 6, 2023 |
Brightspace - log in, resources, and help |
| Email |
Faculty, Sessional Instructors & Staff |
Brightspace |
January 6, 2023 |
Turn on Courses, training, help & resources |
| CTL Newsletter |
Faculty & staff |
CTL |
January 9, 2023 |
Training, Resources, Drop-In Hours & Turnitin |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
January 10, 2023 |
Drupal Content Editors asked to update their websites |
| The Lance |
Students |
The Lance |
January 13, 2023 |
UWindsor transitioned to Brightspace as LMS and students' opinion of transition |
| ISC Newsletter |
International Students |
ISC |
January 10, 2023 |
Brightspace used for Winter semester, resources available |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
January 11, 2023 |
Brightspace - Student resources, and help |
| Student Experience Newsletter |
Undergrad Students |
Student Experience |
January 11, 2023 |
Brightspace support available |
| Instagram - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
January 11, 2023 |
DYK - Brightspace support available |
| Facebook - UWindsor Main |
Faculty, staff & students |
UWindsor |
January 11, 2023 |
DYK - Brightspace support available |
| ISC Newsletter |
International Students |
ISC |
January 25, 2023 |
Brightspace support available |
| Student Experience Newsletter |
Undergrad Students |
Student Experience |
January 25, 2023 |
Brightspace support available |
| Email |
Site Organizer - Identified Staff List |
Brightspace |
February 3, 2023 |
Blackboard Organization Site Migration Request |
| Brightspace Bulletin |
Faculty, Staff & GAs |
Brightspace Resources Course |
February 5, 2023 |
Notices and support |
| CTL Newsletter |
Faculty & Staff |
CTL |
February 6, 2023 |
Courses in BSP, Support and Drop-ins |
| ISC Newsletter |
International Students |
ISC |
February 7, 2023 |
Brightspace support available |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
February 14, 2023 |
Brightspace - Campus-wide rollout |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
February 16, 2023 |
Prepare for Blackboard Retirement |
| Brightspace Bulletin |
Instructors with Winter Courses in Brightspace |
Brightspace LMS |
February 17, 2023 |
Turnitin Training, Reading week Brightspace Support, Recordings |
| Email |
Site Organizer - Identified Staff List |
Brightspace |
February 27, 2023 |
Reminder - Blackboard Organization Site Migration Request |
| Brightspace Bulletin |
Instructors with Winter Courses in Brightspace |
Brightspace LMS |
February 28, 2023 |
Updates and new features |
| CTL Newsletter |
Faculty & Staff |
CTL |
March 6, 2023 |
Prepare for Blackboard Retirement Instructions |
| KBA |
Students |
Ask.UWindsor |
April 14, 2023 |
All Blackboard text and links have been removed or updated |
| Email |
Faculty & Staff |
Brightspace |
April 21, 2023 |
Blackboard Retirement Countdown |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
April 27, 2023 |
Blackboard Retirement - Last Day |
| LinkedIn - UWindsor Main Account |
Faculty & Staff |
PAC |
April 27, 2023 |
Last day full day of Blackboard Access |
| Blackboard |
Users |
Blackboard |
April 28, 2023 |
Redirect blackboard.uwindsor.ca to brightspace.uwindsor.ca |
| Brightspace Bulletin |
Faculty & Staff |
BSP Resources course |
April 24, 2023 |
Prepping for next semester |
| Brightspace Bulletin |
Faculty & Staff |
BSP Resources course |
May 2, 2023 |
Auto-submit in quizzes available |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
May 4, 2023 |
Transition to Brightspace Team Acknowledgment |
| Email |
Faculty & Staff |
Brightspace |
May 12, 2023 |
LMS Implementation Survey Announcement |
| Email |
Students |
Brightspace |
May 12, 2023 |
LMS Implementation Survey Announcement |
| Email |
Faculty & Staff |
Brightspace |
May 23, 2023 |
LMS Implementation Survey Mid-Point Reminder |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
May 30, 2023 |
Survey Awareness and Deadline Reminder |
| Email |
Faculty & Staff |
Brightspace |
May 31, 2023 |
LMS Implementation Survey Last Reminder |
| Email |
Students |
Brightspace |
May 31, 2023 |
LMS Implementation Survey Last Reminder |
| Brightspace Bulletin |
Faculty & Staff |
BSP Resources course |
June 1, 2023 |
Discussions update, new workshops |
| Daily News |
Campus community & public |
UWindsor |
June 13, 2023 |
Thank you and winners of Implementation survey draw |
