Brightspace LMS for California’s Higher Ed Instructors

See why we think Brightspace is the perfect LMS for California

Brightspace is a learning platform you can grow with. Its open design allows you to expand opportunities online, create new and flexible learning models, and cater to the wide range of learners looking to develop their skills, knowledge, and behaviors. Let’s work together to meet your wide spectrum of learners where they are today, and where they’ll be tomorrow.

Meeting instructors’ needs today and tomorrow

The Learning Management System is evolving, as are the needs of faculty, staff and students. To deliver in this new era of technology-facilitated learning, you need a solid foundation that works for you, not against you. At D2L, we take our partner’s feedback seriously and it’s one of the things that helps us continue to deliver an innovate platform that addresses the ever-changing needs of higher education instructors, across the globe. D2L’s Brightspace platform offers the flexibility to adapt and deliver on your diverse needs, unique environment, and strategic objectives by offering a scalable and extensible platform that will easily integrate with your existing systems.

Mobile-first, mobile friendly

We understand instructors and students are busy and always on the move. While other LMSes claim to be mobile accessible, Brightspace is the only LMS that works the same way whether you’re on your laptop, tablet, or phone. Course work is entirely accessible wherever you or your students happen to be.

Because University of Arizona faculty are able to make all their own changes to course sites, they feel more empowered and in charge. “We get feedback that rolls into our inbox every semester saying, “Thank you. I can’t believe it was so easy. I’m already building my course sites. I didn’t have to email anyone and ask for permission,”

– Mark Felix, Director of Institutional Support, University of Arizona

Faculty love Brightspace tools

Drag-and-drop content for course creation and migration

Integrated rubric tools to provide high quality feedback and assessment

Automated communication and content release to provide additional support

Class dashboards to identify at-risk student behavior

Our experts will help you through a seamless transition

We know an LMS transition is a big step. With D2L, you get more than great technology. You get a team of dedicated experts and partners to help you make the most of your investment. D2L’s change management, educational, and implementation specialists will work closely with your faculty and key stakeholders to define priorities, milestones and communication plans to ensure your transition is as smooth as possible.

“You could literally count on one hand the number phone calls we received, and they were trivial requests. I have to tell you we were shocked it went so smoothly. It was quiet, and it’s still quiet.” – David Starnes, Chief Academic Officer, Purdue Global
“We went from nothing to everything in record time. We wouldn’t have succeeded without D2L. D2L is an education partner that is willing to help develop the tools SNHU needs now, and for the future.” – Gerry Fulbrook, AVP of Academic Technologies (ITS) at SNHU

Want to know more? See how we go above and beyond to ensure you’re covered every step of the way.

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Ease of Use

Brightspace has an intuitive interface that makes it easy for all users to accomplish tasks quickly, leaving more time to focus on what really matters: teaching and learning. Managing groups, activities, communication, and feedback is made easier than ever before.

Mobile-first

Designed mobile-first, learners and instructors can engage in Brightspace on any mobile device, anywhere they can connect online. Brightspace offers built-in video conferencing for instruction and student activities that supports collaboration any time, any place.

Collaborative work spaces

Brightspace provides tools and features that support meaningful learner engagement, including real-time audio and video communication tools; group workspaces for aggregating, sharing, and presenting content; as well as a dynamic portfolio tool for learners to share, communicate, and cooperate on assignments and activities.

Interoperability

Brightspace is designed to be flexible and open to accommodate Purdue University’s existing technology tools. D2L partners with over 130 education companies and publishers to ensure that these products and services function as designed in the Brightspace platform.

Co-creation

For over 19 years, D2L has been working with educators to design Brightspace. We work closely with our partner institutions to make sure we can support the most innovative learning experiences possible. Each year, at least 25 percent of our upgrades and product releases are sponsored or suggested by Brightspace users.