Instead, PSU is switching to an LMS called Canvas, after deciding that it would serve the university better than its current online course hub, Brightspace—better known as D2L, the company that owns the Brightspace LMS. The Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) made the announcement Feb. 19.
The migration process from one system to another will take awhile—about a year. All classes will be in Canvas by winter 2022.
The Office of Academic Innovation (OAI) will host weekly Canvas information sessions in the spring term. Course migration from D2L into Canvas will start in the summer and continue into fall 2021—however, outside of the existing pilot program, no classes will be held in Canvas until the official campus-wide launch in winter 2022.