What Can D2L’s Brightspace Do for CUNY?
D2L’s Brightspace platform offers the flexibility to adapt to and deliver on CUNY’s diverse needs, unique environment, and strategic objectives by providing a highly customizable experience that supports faculty, staff, and students.
Accessibility for Diverse Learner Types
Personalized Learning Paths and Competency-Based Education
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Ability to Engage Learners Anytime, Anywhere
Ability to Leverage Collaboration between Multiple Institutions
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In the past, we had different learning platforms running across our seven colleges, so when we had an opportunity to consolidate with a single system, we closely examined all the available options. It was apparent to us that D2L's Brightspace stood out as the right fit for MCCS.
– Janet Sortor, Chief Academic Officer, Maine Community College System

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 Instructional Support, University of Arizona

As a software-as-a-service solution, we knew that the Brightspace platform offered the robustness required to support the move of all our classes online.
– Angela Cox, Director of Online Learning, University of Dallas


Having worked with many Learning Management Systems’, Brightspace is the most effective platform to deliver a CBE program. We’re excited to see how D2L is embracing innovative education solutions to help our students to truly succeed.
– James Fountain, Executive Director for the ICBE, A&M-Commerce

At Pace, we pride ourselves on creating a student experience that combines personalized planning and education and preparing our diverse graduates for a lifetime of professional success. Brightspace is the tool we need to help us deliver on that promise.
– Beth Gordon, AVP of ITS/Academic Technology, Pace University
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Accessibility for Diverse Learner Types
The Brightspace platform is built with accessibility top of mind. Designing with empathy is the hallmark of our user experience teams. By aligning our processes with global accessibility standards, our products are designed to be usable by people with disabilities and interoperable with assistive technologies.

Personalized Learning Paths and Competency-Based Education
Many of today’s students need flexibility that a traditional classroom model doesn’t offer. CBE gives them more control of their own experience. Brightspace is a leading CBE platform, and we’ve got all the resources you need to launch a successful CBE program.
Ability to Engage Learners Anytime, Anywhere
Brightspace is designed from the ground up for mobile—with a responsive design that works on ANY device. Students can also build presentation and critical-thinking skills using the built-in video capabilities of Brightspace. Learning has never been this fun and social before!

Ability to Leverage Collaboration between Multiple Institutions
Consortiums and districts can make use of Brightspace Site Tabs to switch between sites with a single click, right in the platform. You’ll save time and improve learner outcomes, all while maintaining a streamlined look and feel across your institutions.
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Check out our compilation with Inside Higher Ed.

Dr. Darcy White, Instructional Designer, D2L Dr. Christopher Sessums, Director of Academic Affairs, D2L

Host: Dr. Christopher Sessums, Director of Academic Affairs – D2L Guests: Dr. Sam Chandrashekar, Accessibility Lead – D2L Dr. John Scott, Product Manager – Blackboard Ally Adam Spencer, President – AbleDocs

Carlos Rivers, Operations Research Analyst, TAMUC George Swindell, Graduate Assistant, TAMUC Dr. Christopher Sessums, Director of Academic Affairs, D2L

Sasha Perkins, Solutions Engineer

How would we engage with one another the way we engaged one another in the physical classroom?

Read this compilation from Inside Higher Ed to see how some colleges and universities are approaching accessibility in higher education.

Phil Voll, Senior Solutions Engineer, D2L

Dr. Christopher Sessums—Director of Academic Affairs, D2L Robert McCunney—Senior Instructional Designer, University of the Sciences Svetlana Lyutsko—Instructional Designer, University of the Sciences

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