Important Changes Coming for Summer 2025 Courses

To enhance functionality, security, and user experience, the Top Hat and McGraw Hill Brightspace integrations are being upgraded this May. Faculty using these tools must transition to the new versions before May 16, 2025, to ensure continued access.

What’s Changing?

🔹 Top Hat 1.1 → Upgrading to Top Hat 1.3

  • More secure and improved integration
  • Faculty must update links in Brightspace

🔹 McGraw Hill Connect → Upgrading to McGraw Hill Connect LTIA

  • Enhanced features and security updates
  • Faculty must transition to the new tool in their courses

📅 Deadline: May 16, 2025

What Faculty Need to Do

To ensure a smooth transition, faculty should:
✅ Remove old integration links from their Brightspace courses
✅ Remove related gradebook items (if applicable)
✅ Add the new integration tool to their Brightspace course
✅ Follow setup guides to configure their courses properly

Support & Resources

For step-by-step instructions, refer to:

Top Hat

McGraw Hill

Need help? Visit us in Library Room 227, contact ServiceNow, or join our drop-in Zoom sessions:

For full details and support, check out our transition resources: Brightspace Integration Updates

ITS Service Desk
Walk-in support is available M-F 8-5 in the basement of the library