This page provides you with information related to Summer and Fall 2026 courses, as well as information about the deprecation process for our Blackboard environment, happening now until June 2028.
Course of record shells for Summer 2026 courses have been created for your courses in either Canvas or Blackboard, according to the information provided to us by your Colleague admin.
If your course is in Canvas, see our Getting Your Canvas Course Ready for the First Day of Class guide →
If your course is in Blackboard, see our Blackboard Basics - Setting Up for Success! video →
All courses in Fall 2026 will use :canvas: Canvas.
The Teaching and Classroom Technology team has been working on logistics for deprecating our Blackboard environment. Please see below for a note to the faculty and staff community.
Dear Faculty and Staff, As previously announced, Canvas will serve as our primary LMS for all courses beginning in Fall 2026. Blackboard will remain available under our current contract through June 30, 2028, for access to historical materials and records, however, they have confirmed that Blackboard Learn Original will be deprecated on December 31, 2026.
Recommended deadline of October 31, 2026 for exporting or downloading any Blackboard course and organization content you would like to keep.
Blackboard Learn Original courses and organizations become read-only for all users on December 31, 2026.
This date is enforced by Blackboard and cannot be changed.
After this date, all Original courses and organizations will become read-only for everyone, including instructors, students, organization leaders, and administrators. Content will remain viewable, but no one will be able to modify content or interact with collaborative integrated tools.
Please make alternate plans if you anticipate students will need to complete work in an Original course or organization past this date.
End of access to Original courses and organizations for faculty, students, and administrators on October 31, 2027.
Blackboard will begin auto-converting Original courses and organizations into Ultra courses. Since Quinnipiac is not adopting Ultra view in Blackboard, content may no longer be available in usable form. This date is enforced by Blackboard and cannot be changed.
Institutional access to Blackboard ends on June 30, 2028.
To avoid disruption and preserve materials you may want in Canvas, consider taking one or more of the following actions: