Brightspace is your new Learning Management System (LMS), pilot phase launching January 2026.
Your Winter term course(s) may be included in the Brightspace pilot phase (around 50 courses).
Check the Brightspace card on MyRDP for a complete list of courses using Brightspace:
If your course is on the list, you'll access it through Brightspace.
If your course is NOT on the list, you'll access it through Blackboard.
This guide will help you use Brightspace for your courses.
For help with Blackboard, visit the Blackboard Help guide.
Brightspace is the new Learning Management System (LMS) that will be used at Red Deer Polytechnic!
You'll find the following in your Brightspace courses:
During Winter term, some RDP courses may be included in the Brightspace pilot phase (~50 courses). The rest of the RDP courses will continue to use Blackboard.
By Fall 2026, all RDP courses will use Brightspace. At that time, Blackboard will no longer be available to students.
