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Which Learning Management System am I using?

Introduction:

Michigan Virtual offers courses within a few different Learning Management Systems (LMS). Students may utilize this article to determine which LMS platform they are using for their course.

Details:

Use the table below to quickly determine which LMS you are using for your course and then select linked support articles that will best support you.

MethodBrightspaceMiddlebury
DisplayThe Brightspace LMS top menu navigation as described below. Middlebury landing page shows announcements and up next sections.
AttributesContains courses (waffle) icon in minibar.Contains course name and will have a blue background.
Support ArticlesBrightspaceMiddlebury

MethodBuzzEdReady
DisplayBuzz platform landing page shows credit recovery course as a tile in the body as well as the top navigation menus.The EdReady landing page displays the Michigan Virtual logo in the top left corner of the page and shows an arrow pointing tot he Get Started button in the middle of the page.
AttributesContains “Student App” text in top left corner by menu icon.Contains Michigan Virtual and EdReady logos.
Support ArticlesBuzzEdReady

Last updated on August 17, 2020

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Limited Course Capacity

We’re sorry to inform you that we have reached capacity for several of our Semester 1 and Trimester 1 courses. You’ll notice when attempting to enroll students in our Student Learning Portal that some courses are unavailable. While we are no longer accepting new enrollments for these courses at this time, many courses continue to remain open for enrollment.

With many students across the state 100% remote, demand for our online courses is greater than ever before. Because every course we offer is taught by a Michigan-certified teacher, this high volume of enrollments has created capacity issues for our teachers who provide each and every student with individual feedback.

While the Michigan Virtual team anticipated and planned for significant increases in student enrollments this Fall, the increased demand we’ve experienced has been unprecedented. As a result, we are taking steps to hire even more part-and full-time teachers to support larger numbers of student enrollments for Semester 2 as well as for Trimester 2 and 3. 

For schools that still need online learning options this year, please fill out the form at the bottom of our virtual pathways page to meet with someone to discuss other solutions. While some of our teacher-led courses are full, we may still have the capacity to help you in upcoming terms or can discuss timing to implement a whole-school or collaborative program in which local teachers from your school/district use our online course content to teach students. We also have free course content and resources available for you to use.

We know this is an incredibly stressful time for all, and we’re sorry if the courses you’re looking for are unavailable. We never want to turn away a student who wants to learn from us. Our top concern, however, is student success, and we have a policy to not take on additional enrollments if we cannot guarantee that all students will have a quality online learning experience. 

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate the unusually high volume of enrollments we are receiving.