D2L is a software company that offers a learning management system (LMS) known as Brightspace.
Moodle will be available for a period of time as a reference but new course shells will not be created after summer 2024 courses.
Yes, courses will get created automatically and students will automatically populate in courses in Brightspace.
Yes, Brightspace is a responsive application that is accessible from your phone. Brightspace offers an app known as "Pulse" which is available in your smartphone's app store.
Brightspace will be accessible from https://brightspace.aurora.edu and it will be available as an app from your Okta dashboard.
There will be updates regarding the migration process of specific tools used in Moodle and there will be changes that require new tools to be used in Brightspace.
Brightspace can be accessed by going to https://brightspace.aurora.edu and logging in with your Okta account. To log in, you must be actively enrolled in a course.
Brightspace is cloud-hosted and available 24x7 for students and faculty. Please contact itshelp@aurora.edu if you experience issues connecting to AU’s Brightspace instance.
A demo site is in the process of being created for all students to log in and preview what courses will look like in Brightspace.
Brightspace faculty training guides are available on the ITS Knowledge Base website and from the Brightspace Community website.