The City University of New York (CUNY) is transitioning its officially supported Learning Management System (LMS) from Blackboard to Brightspace. The College of Staten Island is in the third group of CUNY colleges transitioning to Brightspace, scheduled for Winter/Spring 2025. In the meantime, CUNY has migrated CSI’s Blackboard courses from Fall 2022 – Spring 2024 into Brightspace.   

Here are some instructions on how to get started with Brightspace.

You may view your migrated courses through one of the links provided in the document.   

Meanwhile, one-hour training sessions are available this summer, provided by CUNY.  See topics linked to dates below. Please note that supplemental informational sessions will be available at CSI later in the fall. Select course dates are shown below. (Additional dates may be available in the drop-down list when you click through.) 

Getting Started with Brightspace 

Tuesday, July 2 – noon –1:00pm

Thursday, July 25 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm

ABCs of Contents

Wednesday, July 3 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Wednesday, July 3 – 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Ask Me Anything/Office Hours 

Thursday, July 11 – noon – 1:00pm

Wednesday, July 24 – noon – 1:00pm

Wednesday, July 24 – 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Quizzes

Wednesday, July 10 – noon – 1:00pm

Tuesday, July 23 – noon – 1:00pm

Assessing Learning 

Tuesday, July 9 – 11:00am – noon

Tuesday, July 9 – 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Thursday, July 18 – noon – 1:00pm

Engaging Learners

Tuesday, July 16 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Tuesday, July 16 – 5:00pm – 6:00pm

If you have any questions about the transition, please email LMSsupport@csi.cuny.edu .

By the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development