OWL Migration Plan
Many projects are in progress as we continue to take flight with OWL Brightspace, Western's New Learning Management System!
We are working project by project as we phase out Sakai, our former learning management system (LMS), which will no longer be available on April 30, 2026.
Now that the Academic Course Migration is complete, WTS is working on:
The Sakai Project Site Transition
Project Site Maintainers will be required to:
- Claim their Project Sites by June 1, 2025 (more information coming mid-April)
- Transition content from Sakai Project Sites to alternate solutions or migrate to OWL Brightspace if eligible by April 30, 2026.
If your project site is an HR Training Site (stores training content and are used to deliver central HR training) or Research Site (stores research data), there will be additional information required to assist you. Coming Soon!
Western Continuing Studies Migration
Western Continuing Studies courses will be migrating to their new home in OWL Brightspace!
Published on and maintained in Cascade.
Migration Projects News:
April 30, 2026
Access to OWL Sakai will be unavailable.
June 1, 2025
Project Sites not claimed by a Project Site Maintainer will be deleted.
January 2025
Work in progress for Western Continuing Studies Migration project.
January 2025
Planning in progress for OWL Sakai Project Site Migration project.
September 2024
All Academic Courses are now officially taking place in OWL Brightspace.
Quick Links:
Academic Course Migration Project
Western Continuing Studies Migration Project
Sakai Project Sites Migration Project
Training Sites Migration Project