| Moodle Component |
Migration Results |
Notes |
| Activity Completion |
Different tool needs setting up. |
Release logic and activity completion must be manually rebuilt in Brightspace, as completion tracking works differently and cannot be carried over directly. |
| Announcements |
Success |
In Brightspace, Announcements are used to share updates, reminders, and important course information with students. They are available from the course navigation bar or within Course Admin settings. |
| Assignments |
Success |
Assignments transfer to Brightspace with their descriptions and due dates, but settings should be reviewed to ensure everything is configured correctly. Rubrics may transfer, but should be checked for accuracy. Marking guides do not migrate and will need to be rebuilt as rubrics within Brightspace. |
| Books |
Does not migrate |
In Brightspace, books are converted into a single HTML page that resembles the printed version. Chapter order may differ from Moodle, and chapter-to-chapter navigation is not supported, so a table of contents must be rebuilt manually. |
| Calendar |
Different tool needs setting up. |
Assignment and quiz dates migrate and import into Brightspace, but should be reviewed to ensure accuracy. |
| Chat Activity |
Different tool - Instant Messages |
Instant Messages in Brightspace enable real-time, user-to-user messaging within the system. |
| Choice Tool |
Does not migrate |
No equivalent feature in Brightspace. |
| Course Format |
Does not migrate |
Course formats do not exist in Brightspace; course home pages are built using templates, widgets, and pages. |
| Dashboard |
Does not migrate |
The Brightspace equivalent of the dashboard includes Course Search, pinned courses, and the My Home page, where you can view and filter your courses by category. |
| Files |
Success |
Brightspace supports a range of file types that can be viewed inline; non-HTML documents are converted to PDF on upload for faster display, though uploading PDFs directly is recommended for best performance. |
| Forums |
Success |
Forums migrate into Brightspace but may create redundancies; gradebook associations do not transfer and must be re-linked, formatting may require adjustment, and forum structure (forum vs. topic nesting) should be reviewed. |
| Gradebook |
Success |
Basic gradebook items transfer to Brightspace (Grades), but all items and categories should be reviewed to ensure settings are correct. |
| Group Self-Selection |
Yes - alternative |
Use the Brightspace Groups tool and set up self-enrolment to recreate this functionality. |
| H5P |
Does not migrate |
H5P content must be downloaded from Moodle and uploaded into Brightspace, with interactive elements rebuilt where needed. Any gradebook connections do not transfer and will need to be recreated to ensure proper grade synchronization. |
| Kaltura Classroom |
Success |
Integration will be available soon and may appear differently. |
| Kaltura Media Gallery |
Success |
Some videos may need to be relinked, so please review your course content. All videos remain in place on Kaltura's server. |
| Labels |
Limited / Needs Review |
Labels transfer as separate HTML pages in Brightspace and appear as standalone content items. There is no direct equivalent, so they should be reviewed, revised, or removed—especially if used for visual or aesthetic purposes. |
| Lessons |
Limited / Needs Review |
Lessons transfer as individual pages within a Brightspace submodule, but videos do not carry over and must be reinserted. Advanced features like conditional branching are not supported, so lessons will need to be reviewed and often rebuilt or reworked. |
| Links/URL |
Success |
External links generally transfer successfully, but some may break and require updating. Review link settings and destinations, and edit URLs as needed to ensure they work correctly in Brightspace. |
| Pages |
Success |
Pages transfer to Brightspace as files and generally migrate successfully, but formatting may need adjustment. Review and edit the HTML as needed, as embedded scripts or iframe content may be removed during migration. |
| Question Bank |
Success / Different tool |
Question banks become the Question Library where you can organize, create, and manage questions for use in quizzes. |
| Quickmail |
Different tool - improved with intelligent agents. |
Mail in Brightspace allows users to send messages to recipients' external email addresses from within the system, with replies received in their regular email inbox. |
| Quizzes |
Success / Needs Review |
Some question types will not migrate. |
| Respondus LockDown Browser Tools |
Success |
Respondus LockDown Browser does not transfer and must be set up again for each quiz in Brightspace. Once enabled, the interface and student experience remain the same. |
| Rubrics |
Success / Needs Review |
Rubrics partially transfer but should be reviewed. Some values may need adjustment, and feedback text may not fully carry over. |
| Scheduler |
Does not migrate |
Use the Attendance Register in Brightspace to track and manage student attendance. |
| User Overrides (Quizzes, Assignments) |
Different tool needs setting up. |
Special Access replaces user overrides. It allows you to make a quiz available to specific learners or groups, and to set individualized due dates and timing settings. |