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Hey, Imperial College . Meet D2L Brightspace.

The Learning Management System for Student and Teacher Success

Consolidate your digital teaching and learning in one platform whilst delivering a student-centered approach to teaching and learning.

D2L Brightspace is the market leader in learning analytics and supports lifelong learning opportunities so you can reach every learner. You deserve a partner you can trust, who can help provide excellent student and educator outcomes, offer inclusive pedagogical flexibility and measure student engagement and attainment.

These top institutions made the switch to D2L Brightspace from Blackboard

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The swift but smooth transition from Blackboard to Brightspace in six months exemplifies the ease of use, and Brightspace features make it easy for teachers to create effective digital courses.

Steven Trooster Educational Advisor, Radboud University

A key decision that influenced moving to Brightspace was the flexibility of the platform, as the look and feel was more enticing than our previous VLE. The personalisation we can achieve with intelligent agents and the mobile friendly app are excellent features too.

David Haggarth Learning Technologist, NesCol

A Perfect Fit For Imperial College London

Why have multiple VLE instances, when D2L Brightspace can do it all?

Imperial can use Brightspace to deliver the most inclusive, active, and personalised learning.
With our advanced capabilities you can make data-informed decisions, foster community engagement, and develop future-ready skills with Brightspace.

Ranked the easiest to use LMS by G2, we are confident our platform is aligned with ICL’s vision for the future of learning.

  • Student Success and Engagement

    Enhance student engagement and success through personalised learning paths, collaborative tools, intuitive design and world-class mobile accessibility.

  • Scalability and Future Readiness

    Reach every learner with Course Merchant. Offer short courses or lifelong learning opportunities with our D2L e-commerce storefront, complete with advanced analytics and capabilities.

  • Data-Driven Decision Making

    Drive student success, effectively allocate resources and implement targeted interventions to address student needs with robust analytics and reporting tools.

  • Pedagogical Flexibility

    Enhance student engagement and success through personalized learning paths, collaborative tools, intuitive design and world-class mobile accessibility.

  • Develop inclusive learning experiences

    Create inclusive learning experiences that celebrate and empower and underserved communities, regardless of background or circumstances.

  • Improve the educator and student experience

    We offer over 50 interactive content types from H5P, natively integrated within the all-new Creator+. This allows educators to focus on delivering engaging content that improves the student experience.

D2L Brightspace Outperforms Blackboard*

Leveling up your learning platform is easier than you think. With a D2L partnership, you not only get access to an award-winning learning platform. You’ll get the support you deserve every step of the way.

D2L Brightspace

Blackboard

Ease of Doing Business With

90%
81%

Likelihood to Recommend

89%
78%

Product Direction

88%
69%

Ease of Use

88%
79%

Quality of Support

88%
77%

Ease of Admin

84%
76%

Ease of Setup

85%
74%

D2L has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information. The content of this page is based upon information available as of August 16, 2024, and it is to be used for informational purposes only. D2L has permission to use information available on G2. If you identify any information outlined on this page that is inaccurate, please contact us at [email protected] with details so we can make the appropriate modification.

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Tim S

4 stars
Reviewed on February 22, 2024

It is saving my organization a lot of money as opposed to Blackboard. The support has been very helpful as well.

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Mirissa A

5 stars
Reviewed on March 17, 2021

Easy for students + great for faculty

I have used Moodle, Blackboard, and Canvas—and D2L Brightspace is the best by a long shot… It has a great interface that is simple for users to navigate and provides plenty of opportunities for engagement between student and instructor,…

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Verified User in Higher Education

4.5 stars
Reviewed on February 23, 2022

One year experience

The user experience is the best thing about Brightspace, far from Blackboard learn original experience and more complete than the ultra experience. For instructors and learners from this institution, it has been a smooth transition from Blackboard.

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Verified User in Higher Education

5 stars
Reviewed on July 13, 2023

The Best LMS

It’s helping us engage our students in a much more stable environment than Blackboard

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Verified User in Higher Education

5 stars
Reviewed on May 12, 2022

Satisfaction is high with D2L platform

D2L offers an easy-to-use interface for both instructors and students that is preferable compared to Blackboard. Support from D2L to perform administrative tasks has been exceptional.

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Harness the Power of Partnership

From LMS migration to course design and everything in between, when you partner with D2L you get more than help setting up your learning platform. You get a team dedicated to helping you succeed and maximize your results every step of the way.

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Learning Services

Engage students and boost outcomes with a team of instructional designers and course developers.

Onboarding Services

Ensure a smooth transition to Brightspace with our personalized, people-first approach.

Customer Support

Keep the momentum going post-launch with customized, flexible support.

Optimization Services

Get the attention and care you need to take your results to the next level.

A Future This Bright Can’t Wait

Our team is ready to help you reshape the future of learning.