Blackboard Features
What are the features of Blackboard?
Assessment delivery
- Question variety
- Real-time assessment
- Pre-made content
Grading and reporting
- Automated grading
- Gamification
- Analytics dashboard
- Reporting
Administration
- White-labeling
- Mobile compatibility
Training & eLearning
- Assessments and Practice
- Content Delivery and Tracking
- Content Creation
- Customer Training
- Content Storage and Management
- Content Libraries
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Course Authoring
Course Builder | Enables user to create courses. This feature was mentioned in 28 Blackboard reviews. | 93% (Based on 28 reviews) | |
Role-Based Templates | Provides templates for course creation based on industry or role. This feature was mentioned in 28 Blackboard reviews. | 79% (Based on 28 reviews) | |
Assessments & Quizzes | As reported in 31 Blackboard reviews. Enables the design and administration of tests and quizzes. | 90% (Based on 31 reviews) | |
Instructor-Led Training | Enables for design of classes that are led by an instructor. This feature was mentioned in 29 Blackboard reviews. | 87% (Based on 29 reviews) | |
Course Builder | Allows users to create sales training courses | Not enough data | |
Questions | Provides a range of premade question types for sales training courses | Not enough data | |
Instructor-Led Training | Enables for design of classes that are led by an instructor. | Not enough data | |
Customized Learning Paths | Allows managers to create custom learning paths based on role, or experience | Not enough data | |
Video simulations | Provides video coaching features with object handling scenarios | Not enough data |
Course Delivery
Learning Paths | Based on 29 Blackboard reviews. Creates sequences of classes which must be taken in a specific order. | 83% (Based on 29 reviews) | |
24/7 Availability | Enables access to courses 24/7. This feature was mentioned in 29 Blackboard reviews. | 94% (Based on 29 reviews) | |
Communication & Notifications | As reported in 31 Blackboard reviews. Provides functionality to communicate and send notifications to users. | 85% (Based on 31 reviews) | |
Assignment Scheduling | Based on 31 Blackboard reviews. Enables users to plan assignments and dispense them automatically. | 90% (Based on 31 reviews) |
Course Management
Gamification | Based on 26 Blackboard reviews. Motivates users by tracking points, achievements, and badges. | 65% (Based on 26 reviews) | |
Varied User Types | Limits user access to certain functionality and courses. This feature was mentioned in 27 Blackboard reviews. | 83% (Based on 27 reviews) | |
Certifications | Based on 28 Blackboard reviews. Provides custom certifications to distribute after course completion. | 83% (Based on 28 reviews) | |
Industry Compliance | Provides training solutions that are compliant with industry regulations such as manufacturing, government, law enforcement, healthcare, and more. 22 reviewers of Blackboard have provided feedback on this feature. | 85% (Based on 22 reviews) | |
Gamification | Motivates users by tracking points, achievements, and badges. | Not enough data | |
Assessments | Enables the design and administration of tests and quizzes. | Not enough data | |
Certifications | Provides custom certifications to distribute after course completion. | Not enough data | |
Manager Portals | Allows managers to see progress of trainees | Not enough data | |
Feedback | Provides features for coworkers and managers to provide feedback on sales training lessons | Not enough data |
LMS Marketplace
E-Commerce | Based on 23 Blackboard reviews. Enables user to sell their courses and receive compensation electronically. | 62% (Based on 23 reviews) | |
Course Marketplace | Based on 23 Blackboard reviews. Enables users to purchase and consume courses via an online marketplace. | 70% (Based on 23 reviews) | |
Subscriptions | Based on 23 Blackboard reviews. Enables user to sell and manage subscriptions to created courses. | 69% (Based on 23 reviews) |
Interface
White Labeling | Customizes account to with homepage branding, personalized URL, and more. This feature was mentioned in 25 Blackboard reviews. | 76% (Based on 25 reviews) | |
Multilingual | Provides multiple language choices. This feature was mentioned in 22 Blackboard reviews. | 79% (Based on 22 reviews) |
Assessment delivery
Question variety | Based on 68 Blackboard reviews. Enables instructors to develop assessments with a variety of question types, such as multiple-choice and short answer. | 89% (Based on 68 reviews) | |
Real-time assessment | Displays real-time student responses to questions an instructor asks during a live class or event. This feature was mentioned in 65 Blackboard reviews. | 86% (Based on 65 reviews) | |
Pre-made content | As reported in 59 Blackboard reviews. Provides users with a pre-built library of usable content or questions. | 79% (Based on 59 reviews) |
Grading and reporting
Automated grading | Automates grading of student assessments. 65 reviewers of Blackboard have provided feedback on this feature. | 90% (Based on 65 reviews) | |
Gamification | As reported in 61 Blackboard reviews. Contains gamification tools, including but not limited to badges, leaderboards, and point scoring. | 70% (Based on 61 reviews) | |
Analytics dashboard | Contains analytics dashboards to visualize student assessment results. This feature was mentioned in 65 Blackboard reviews. | 83% (Based on 65 reviews) | |
Reporting | Provides detailed reports centered around student performance. 67 reviewers of Blackboard have provided feedback on this feature. | 85% (Based on 67 reviews) |
Administration
White-labeling | Allows users to implement their own branding throughout the platform. This feature was mentioned in 58 Blackboard reviews. | 77% (Based on 58 reviews) | |
Mobile compatibility | Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go. This feature was mentioned in 65 Blackboard reviews. | 80% (Based on 65 reviews) |
Training & eLearning
Assessments and Practice | Provides Quizzes, Testing and Software Simulations to reinforce and measure effectiveness of materials 50 reviewers of Blackboard have provided feedback on this feature. | 85% (Based on 50 reviews) | |
Content Delivery and Tracking | Includes Self-led, Instructor-led, web-based collaboration and tracking of completion for compliance. This feature was mentioned in 54 Blackboard reviews. | 81% (Based on 54 reviews) | |
Content Creation | Provides tools to create training materials for instructor-led and self-led courses This feature was mentioned in 46 Blackboard reviews. | 76% (Based on 46 reviews) | |
Customer Training | Training courses can be offered outside organization to customers and partners. Can include e-Commerce functionality for customers to purchase training courses. This feature was mentioned in 39 Blackboard reviews. | 81% (Based on 39 reviews) | |
Manager Portals | As reported in 37 Blackboard reviews. Allows Managers and/or parents to see progress of team members or children | 70% (Based on 37 reviews) | |
Content Storage and Management | As reported in 50 Blackboard reviews. Provides functionality to store, organize and search all training content | 76% (Based on 50 reviews) | |
Content Libraries | Provides pre-created content (Courseware) on standard topics that can be used as part of a curriculum. This feature was mentioned in 45 Blackboard reviews. | 74% (Based on 45 reviews) |
Process Automation
Course Authoring | Based on 10 Blackboard reviews. Provides an integrated authoring tool to create custom courses, classes, and content. | 83% (Based on 10 reviews) | |
Online Learning | Enables medical professionals to create, administrator, track, and deliver digital content, courses, competencies, and procedures in an online classroom setting. This feature was mentioned in 10 Blackboard reviews. | 92% (Based on 10 reviews) | |
Certificate Generation | Generates certificates of completion of courses that are compliant with local, state, and industry licensure. 10 reviewers of Blackboard have provided feedback on this feature. | 78% (Based on 10 reviews) | |
Tracking & Reporting | Tracks, analyzes, and documents employees' attendance and learning progress. 10 reviewers of Blackboard have provided feedback on this feature. | 80% (Based on 10 reviews) | |
Collaborative Environment | Based on 10 Blackboard reviews. Enables messaging and communication between employers, employees, and course instructors. | 82% (Based on 10 reviews) | |
Automatic Boards Reporting | As reported in 10 Blackboard reviews. Integrates with industry web services to store and report completed courses, certificates, and credits to relevant certification systems. | 77% (Based on 10 reviews) |
Platform
File support | Supports various file types including video | Not enough data | |
Mobile support | Allows users to access training content from mobile devices | Not enough data | |
Integration | Integrates with sales software such as sales performance management | Not enough data |
Onboarding
Documentation | Manages files and documents required to onboard new employees. | Not enough data | |
Coaching | Assign coaches to new employees based on role and experience. | Not enough data | |
Programs | Define various types of onboarding programs that can be customized by role or team. | Not enough data |
Generative AI
AI Text Generation | As reported in 16 Blackboard reviews. Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt. | 72% (Based on 16 reviews) | |
AI Text-to-Image | Provides the ability to generate images from a text prompt. 16 reviewers of Blackboard have provided feedback on this feature. | 60% (Based on 16 reviews) |
