| Blackboard Retirement Communication Blitz | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method of Communication | To / Target | From | Date of Communication | Message |
| CTL Newsletter | CTL List | CTL | March 6, 2023 | Blackboard Retiring Soon |
| Brightspace Webpage | Faculty, staff & students | Brightspace | March 8, 2023 | Prepare for Blackboard Retirement Instructions |
| CTL Newsletter | CTL List | CTL | March 29, 2023 | Blackboard Retiring Soon |
| Blackboard MOTD | Users | MOTD | March 29, 2023 | Blackboard retiring, Collaborate copies need to be saved (end date) |
| Instructors who used BB in Winter | Brightspace | March 30, 2023 | Inform of necessary actions including saving assignments | |
| Brightspace Bulletin | Instructors with Winter Courses in BSp | BSp LMS | March 31, 2023 | Blackboard Retiring Soon |
| UWindsor.ca | Users | UWindsor | March 31, 2023 | Remove BB link from UWindsor.ca Main Navigation |
| Daily News | Campus community & public | UWindsor | April 2, 2023 | Blackboard Retirement Preparation Continues |
| Daily News | Campus community & public | UWindsor | April 6, 2023 | Blackboard Retirement Countdown - 20 days |
| All Faculty & Staff | Brightspace | April 13, 2023 | Prepare for Blackboard Retirement as needed - Point to Considerations/Instructions webpage | |
| All Students | Brightspace | April 14, 2023 | Blackboard Retirement and Replaced with Brightspace | |
| Specific List | Brightspace | April 14, 2023 | Cascade the student email to individuals who work with non-traditional students. | |
| KBA | Students | Ask.UWindsor | April 14, 2023 | All Blackboard Mentions have been removed or updated |
| All Faculty & Staff | Brightspace | April 21, 2023 | Blackboard Retirement Countdown | |
| Daily News | Campus community & public | UWindsor | April 24, 2023 | Blackboard Retirement Countdown - 4 days |
| Brightspace Website | All Faculty & Staff | Brightspace | April 25, 2023 | Page New redirect page for Blackboard |
| Faculty Members | Faculty Champions | Cascade the retirement email to faculty members | ||
| Daily News | Campus community & public | UWindsor | April 27, 2023 | Blackboard Retirement Countdown - last day |
Other communications containing information about the retirement of Blackboard can be found on https://www.uwindsor.ca/brightspace/315/communications-lms-implementation.