A female-presenting UCLA student studying in Powell Library. She sits at a table. On top of the table, there is an open book, a laptop and a notebook. The student is looking at the book and smiling slightly.

The transition from CCLE to Bruin Learn

CCLE UCLA managed course materials and resources for instructors and students from Spring 2019 to Summer 2022. The transition to Bruin Learn, UCLA’s Canvas-based platform, began in Fall Quarter 2021. CCLE UCLA was officially removed from general public use on Friday, November 18, 2022, at 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

CCLE stands for Common Collaboration and Learning Environment. CCLE UCLA was based on Moodle, an open-source learning management system (LMS), a web-based software that manages course materials and resources for institutions, instructors and students.

After two years of using CCLE, UCLA transitioned from CCLE to Canvas. Dating back to the winter 2022 quarter, most UCLA courses have been offered through Canvas. Official information about the transition was available on the UCLA LMS Transformation website, which is currently inaccessible. However, the website was cited in a Daily Bruin article, which states that the university turned to Canvas because it “offers more powerful tools to integrate Gradescope and Slack, leads the learning management system market and is better suited for UCLA’s future.”

Canvas also allows for smoother transfers from other institutions into UCLA, as Canvas is widely used among other University of California campuses, California State Universities, community colleges and high schools.

As UCLA transitioned from CCLE to Canvas, several courses on CCLE UCLA were migrated to Bruin Learn, and courses from the five most recent academic years from the current year have been archived. The Learning Technology Experience (LTE) team and DTS will support requests to retrieve archived content from courses in the five most recent academic years. To request archived content, please complete the Bruin Learn – CCLE Archive Request.

Students and faculty can access their course materials through the Canvas portal using the link below.

UCLA Canvas

Have any questions about the transition to Canvas or need help using your Canvas portal? Please reach out to bruinlearn-support@it.ucla.edu.