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A graphic depiciting mixed reviews on the online system used at schools around the world, Brightspace. ILLUSTRATED BY MACKENZIE YADDAW/THE STATESMAN

Brightspace: An easy-to-use option for simplified learning

Xingling Yu November 19, 2023
Among the many educational platforms, I see Brightspace as the better option for organizing and presenting course information compared to alternatives like Blackboard or Google Classroom. Even amidst faculty and student feedback, the recently implemented platform proves its worth.
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A graphic featuring Brightspace on a desktop. Starting Fall 2024, Stony Brook University will be exclusively using the new class-management software. ILLUSTRATED BY ONESUN JEONG/THE STATESMAN

Brightspace is a big downgrade from Blackboard

Jennifer Ojilere February 16, 2023
OPINION: Brightspace is not the "user-friendly" platform it makes itself out to be.
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The D2L logo. Stony Brook will be switching over from Blackboard to D2L Brightspace for courses. D2L, CC BY-SA 4.0

SUNY switches from Blackboard to D2L Brightspace

Lori Saxena April 17, 2022
Stony Brook University, in collaboration with SUNY, is moving from Blackboard to D2L Brightspace. In an email on April 13, Charlie McMahon, interim senior vice president and enterprise chief information officer, informed students about the transition.
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