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SUNY Campuses Coming Together
on a Unified DLE.

Author: ATIS Apps

Collaborative Successes of the SUNY DLE

As we begin a new academic year, we are reflecting on how far we have come collectively with the SUNY Digital Learning Environment implementation. All Cohort 1 campuses and six Cohort 2 campuses have moved from implementation to operational support.  All campuses in Cohorts 3 and 4 are in production and continue to receive ongoing implementation support.

The DLE currently has 54 campus tenants in production with over 540,000 total user accounts. Over 200 unique tools have been vetted for the DLE. Work groups, consisting of Campus and System Admin staff, have collectively produced 7 DLE course templates, coordinated and delivered training workshops and developed resources, drafted a Data Governance policy, evaluated and integrated tools, and implemented technical solutions to integrate systems that interface with the DLE.

We continue to collaborate in support of the success of the DLE and look forward to celebrating additional milestones as we complete full integration of all cohorts.

Celebrating Successes of the SUNY DLE

Cohort 1 campuses achieve milestones

Over 240 representatives from 30 campuses that comprise Cohort 1 went through the Brightspace implementation tasks and activities. Cohort 1 campuses moved through a multi-month process involving academic and technical planning, training, testing, and piloting. The respective project teams from SUNY System Administration and D2L assisted with the initial schedule of activities and throughout the implementation to assist campuses with the transition into SUNY’s new Digital Learning Environment. Cohort 1 campuses have been transitioning to operational support as their implementation wraps up.

Cohort 1 Success Milestones:

  • Implemented SUNY Global IDs for Student and Faculty Accounts for 30 campuses
  • Enabled Integration Pack for Student Information Systems (IPSIS) for 30 campuses
  • Integrated SUNY Federated Authentication for 30 campuses
  • Implemented Multi-Factor Authentication for 28 campuses
  • Implemented Vanity URL for 30 campuses
  • Completed Organizational Structure, Roles & Permissions for 30 campuses
  • Completed Homepage and Branding for 30 campuses