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What is Blackboard?

As learner lifestyles change, you need an inclusive, flexible, and insightful LMS to provide engaging educational experiences and meet the needs of learners from all backgrounds. Strategically focused on making instructors more effective and efficient, Blackboard® is pioneering the use of AI to inspire and streamline the course-building process, has new flexible grading tools that make grading less grating, and provides in-line insights that make it easier to identify and engage with students who need support. And with the fastest rate of product development on the market, we're just getting started. Powered by a community of millions of learners, instructors and administrators across more than 70 countries, Blackboard is designed in collaboration with educators, and truly is the LMS for modern teaching and learning. Visit Anthology.com/learn to see what’s new. 

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Blackboard is a scalable, reliable foundation for a world-class learning experience. Our flexible learning platform enables you to extend online learning, increase engagement and optimize learning outcomes.

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Year Founded
1988
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Boca Raton, FL
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Anthology delivers education and technology solutions so that students can reach their full potential and learning institutions thrive. Millions of students around the world are supported throughout their education journey via Anthology’s ecosystem of flagship SaaS solutions and supporting services, including the award-winning Blackboard® (LMS), Anthology® Student (SIS/ERP), and Anthology® Reach (CRM). Through the Power of Together, we are uniquely inspiring educators and institutions with innovation that is meaningful, simple and intelligent to help customers redefine what’s possible and create life-changing opportunities for people everywhere. www.anthology.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I love the ability to add graphics and customize my lessons Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

I don't like the training available. It is boring and long. It does not keep you engaged. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were using SharePoint and had no way to have a grade book. Having homework was difficult to track. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

It paved the way for an industry. Good people generally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

A decades-long strategy of acquisitions led to a frankenstein interface. 9 vs ultra was too drawn out and stumbling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

We only use the accessibility module now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard Learn is very innovative and constantly updated with new features and tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Regular updates are wonderful, but this means that users really must pay attention to stay on top of the latest features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

Blackboard Learn is adapting to the changing landscape of education and introducing features that are responsive to these changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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User friendly (both for users and behind the scenes) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Inability to more easily control content across multiple courses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

Blackboard Learn provides an environment for our online and flex courses, which are currently our strongest areas and continue to see the most growth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Ultra is very user friendly and our students LOVE it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

I think the Original view was hard for our students so making the switch to Ultra was the best decision we made! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is helping our students achieve their learning outcomes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

It is somewhat functional by means of delivering simple files and content to students.

That's probably it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

- Mobile App: Complete rubbish. Critical bugs while taking tests (e.g. images not displaying at all) haven't been fixed for a decade and continues to struggle students to even make simple actions done in the mobile app. Not using native UIs at ALL. Look at what Canvas is doing? And please explain why everytime the one refreshes or even goes into the app, the order of courses shuffles randomly. This is unbelievable. Hard to believe a product that lives in 2023 doesn't even get to the bottom line of mobile app experience. A student toy project probably has more UX considerations than yours.

- Web UI: UI on smaller screens are nearly unusable by the poorly designed and implemented sidebars. And you don't use flyouts for contents like courses. If the one accidentally hit that wide overlay area while taking a quiz then you are done for your life. Worse design ever seen.

- Calendar: Simply broken and unusable. Sometimes all events within (one or more randomly chosen) calendars just simply gone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

It delivers content from professors digitally to me, and that's all I can say. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

The ease in using the product. It helps me support my students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

It lacks personality and seems very black and white, literally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

Providing a strong learning environment for me to reach my online learners in a easy to use environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Its intuitive interface streamlines course navigation, while robust tools facilitate seamless communication and collaboration. The versatile content delivery options, coupled with effective assessment tools, empower educators and enhance student engagement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Blackboard Learn falls short with occasional glitches, leading to frustrating user experiences. Navigation can be cumbersome, causing confusion for both educators and students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

Blackboard Learn addresses key challenges in online education by offering a centralized platform for seamless course management, fostering effective communication, and streamlining assessment processes. Its versatile tools enhance organization and collaboration, ultimately benefiting users with an efficient and comprehensive solution for virtual learning environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Lots of options for student learning, especially with the upgrade to Ultra. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Some limitations, but it is improving. I felt the old product lacked a lot of simplicity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easier ways to communicate with students and retain them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

What I like best about Blackboard as an admin is the customer support and the community of administrators that is ready to help if a need arises. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Nothing at the moment. Issues are addressed in a timely manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

Common structure for students to access and share information Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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