{"id":1951,"date":"2025-08-28T21:52:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/?p=1951"},"modified":"2025-08-28T21:52:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:52:27","slug":"brightspace-is-live-ufv-kicks-off-a-new-chapter-in-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/2025\/08\/28\/brightspace-is-live-ufv-kicks-off-a-new-chapter-in-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace is Live! UFV Kicks Off a New Chapter in Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UFV has officially crossed the finish line! On August 25, 2025, the university came together to celebrate the go-live of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brightspace<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, our new Learning Management System (LMS). After years of planning, consultation, and hard work, Brightspace is now the digital home for teaching and learning at UFV.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CIO <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/ocio\/contact\/#:~:text=Katie%20Tuck%2C%20Chief%20Information%20Officer\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Katie Tuck<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> compared the project to \u201crunning a marathon\u201d \u2014 with plenty of hills and blisters along the way \u2014 but reminded everyone that the journey was always about people. Faculty piloted courses on tight timelines, IT teams worked tirelessly on migrations and support, and the Teaching and Learning Centre kept pedagogy at the heart of it all.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Awneet Sivia<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> brought humor and heart to the celebration, likening the project to a big family vacation: picking the right destination (Brightspace, proudly Canadian!), choosing how to travel (change inspiration over change management), and inviting the best travel buddies (UFV faculty, IT, and D2L). The result? Outlaws turned into in-laws, and a family that knows how to laugh, collaborate, and create together.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From D2L, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dimo and Rachel<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> reminded us that this isn\u2019t just a tech upgrade \u2014 it\u2019s the start of a new journey. Brightspace opens up flexible, personalized, and engaging learning opportunities for students while supporting faculty with intuitive tools. They praised UFV\u2019s passion and teamwork and promised to be partners every step of the way.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The launch was more than a milestone \u2014 it was a celebration of resilience, collaboration, and community. Here\u2019s to Brightspace and to the next exciting chapter for UFV!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ufv\/albums\/72177720328633038\/with\/54746862155\">Link to more Brightspace Launch Celebration Photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746862255_f5821f47a0_w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1955\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746862255_f5821f47a0_w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746862255_f5821f47a0_w.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746862255_f5821f47a0_w-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746734654_e591b5a6da_w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1956\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746734654_e591b5a6da_w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746734654_e591b5a6da_w.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746734654_e591b5a6da_w-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746734554_3341936a6c_w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1957\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746734554_3341936a6c_w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746734554_3341936a6c_w.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746734554_3341936a6c_w-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746730183_39e528338c_w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1958\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746730183_39e528338c_w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746730183_39e528338c_w.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/files\/2025\/08\/54746730183_39e528338c_w-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFV has officially crossed the finish line! On August 25, 2025, the university came together to celebrate the go-live of Brightspace, our new Learning Management System (LMS). After years of planning, consultation, and hard work, Brightspace is now the digital home for teaching and learning at UFV.\u00a0 CIO Katie Tuck compared the project to \u201crunning &#8230; <a title=\"Brightspace is Live! UFV Kicks Off a New Chapter in Learning\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/2025\/08\/28\/brightspace-is-live-ufv-kicks-off-a-new-chapter-in-learning\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":268,"featured_media":1954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-1951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","tag-brightspace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1951"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1960,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951\/revisions\/1960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}