Request an Academic Course Migration
If you have an Academic Course on OWL Sakai that you would like to retain, you must request migration to OWL Brightspace by March 31, 2026 prior to access of OWL Sakai being removed on April 30, 2026.
Click the link that best applies to your course to see the relevant information for requesting migration:
- My course has been taught on OWL Sakai in the last two years.
- My course is a new course that has never been taught in OWL before.
- I need help migrating Question Pools.
We strongly encourage you to request migration as soon as possible. Migrated courses are currently being delivered approximately 4 weeks from the date of request. Courses are prioritized in order of course start date, which can also impact the delivery estimate. Once migration has been requested, you will receive an email when your course is available to edit in OWL Brightspace.
My course has been taught in OWL Sakai in previous years.
Please submit a service desk ticket to request the migration of the academic course for the purpose of teaching that course in an upcoming term. Include the requested course’s name and OWL Sakai link and whether you want a self-migration or an assisted migration of the course in the ticket.
In the Migration Request Type field, you will have two options:
1) Self-Migration/Build New: Migrate your course content yourself or start from scratch with a blank reference course in OWL Brightspace.
2) Assisted Migration: Have the migration team migrate your course content for you.
The table below can provide additional guidance on which option might be best for you.
| Scenario | Self-Migration | Assisted Migration |
| You are building a new course from scratch | ✔ | |
| You are ready to get started in OWL Brightspace and would like to get started right away | ✔ | |
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You would like to spend time learning OWL Brightspace as you prepare your course and want to use OWL Brightspace to its full potential |
✔ | |
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Your course is straightforward and uses tools such as Resources, Assignments, Announcement and Gradebook |
✔ | |
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Your course has complex or multi-layer lessons |
✔ | |
| Your course has complex quizzes or uses Question Pools |
✔ | |
| Your course has a large amount of media content (video, images, audio files) |
✔
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If you are unsure of which option to choose, please contact the WTS Helpdesk for assistance.
My course is a new course that has never been taught in OWL before.
Please submit a service desk ticket to request a blank reference site for brand new academic courses if your course site is not yet available in OWL Brightspace.
Migrating Question Pools
If you would like to self-migrate but you have Question Pools, you can request a "Question Pool Only" migration by submitting a service desk ticket.
Please note that Questions in the migrated Question Pools will have to be revised by the instructors after delivery to check for missing images, attachments, answer weights, etc.
Migration Request FAQs
Published on 06/19/2025 18:13:20 and maintained in Cascade.
