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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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Anthology
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Year Founded
1988
HQ Location
Boca Raton, FL
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@AnthologyInc
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4,691 employees on LinkedIn®
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800.483.9106
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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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Victoria G.
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Human Resources Coordinator
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I like that you can take tests on blackboard, have a calendar, see your grades, have many different organized folders, and I like they it has it's own built-in video software to collaborate with others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

The layout is not very visually appealing, especially on the "my courses' page. I think there could be a design and color improvement there which will make it more user-friendly as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Blackboard tech support could be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Taking tests. I like that with the tests (if allowed by the instructor) you can see how many you got wrong immediately. I also like that the answers save automatically. This is a definite benefit to my learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

The format of Blackboard is great. You can share screens. make others a moderator so they can share screens. You can put people into groups and set a timer for them to come back into the main group. you can also add assignments and grades in BlackBoard. Can not ask for a better system for instruction, group meetings, breakout sessions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

I have not seen anything that I dislike about BlackBoard. It does many things that help instructors teach. I wish that our district would not set limits on what each instructor is allowed to do and to use for virtual classes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

It is a great program for education and other business that want to communicate with others. In education is great for assigning lessons and teaching tool that helps with distance learning. I have been an instructor and a student on BlackBoard so I have seen first hand it works for both instructor and students. So if you want a program that does multiple things this program is for you. I like to how you can do so many things with the program. BlackBoard is keeping up with times! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It is easy to upload assignments for the student to the teacher and vise versa. I did not realize how well BlackBoard works for all levels of instruction. Our school uses it for both teachers to student instruction and PD Professional development for teachers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard is very user friendly. As a student, I have been able to use blackboard and communicate with professors as well as other students with ease. The uploading process can be down within a few clicks of a bottom. And if a problem does a rise then Blackboard is quick to fix the problem. I would recommend Blackboard Learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

On occassion Blackboard Learn would run into errors and students would not be able to upload work. While this could be problematic if a deadline was soon approaching, blackboard was always quick to respond. The problem was always taken care of in a timely manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Blackboard Learn, for me, was a way to connect virtually with classmates, professors, and others. This was a platform that served a functional way to submit assignments and gain feedback on those assignments. It also allows for a way to save paper and work virtually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Renee K.
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

It is easy to look up parent contacts for students. I appreciate the site's ease of use and being able to pull information up quickly. It is similar to google classroom but without the ability to assign and grade work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

The site has to be used in collaboration with other sites like Google Classroom because it does not have all of the components necessary for virtual assignments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Definitely use this to keep communication with parents! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Blackboard learn helps me be able to reach out to parents and send quick updates or reminders without having to call or email every parent. It has helped keep good communication open with parents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Online to-do items on my list make my life simpler when I am grading. I enjoy having very few changes and updates in the program throughout the school year. Compared to other platforms that our school board has used, I like Blackboard best to work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

It has been very challenging this year getting Blackboard to sync with our school database. It can sometimes cause me to have to double my workload which doesn't make me very happy, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The program lends itself to our needs in the education field where it offers alternative learning platforms. I can use it for online learning when students are quarantined or just generally out of school for more than a few days. I have noticed in my grade level meetings and my department meetings that other teachers engage in using Blackboard Learn. It enables me to offer instructor-led virtual learning that keeps my students on track and engaged in classwork that they may miss. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard allows my university to present all of the information needed per class in a secure, organized space. I am an online student - this would not be possible without Blackboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

The only issues I have experienced with Blackboard are when there is a glitch or system issue, and it goes down. I do not have any dislikes with the functionality of the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

As an online-only student, Blackboard allows me to access all of the materials necessary to complete my courses. Blackboard gives my instructor a space to include any required updates to complete assignments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kristen B.
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

All content is housed in the same place, and it's easy to update any readings or syllabi as needed. The journal and blog functionality was handy in my English classes. I loved the ability to toggle with privacy settings on individual blog posts. Some required student feedback, while others did not and were more of a personal experiment for my students. Overall, BlackBoard's system is flexible and able to accommodate multiple learning strategies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

The grading system, for me, wasn't as functional and flexible as I'd like it to be and, due to my classroom needs. I had to keep grades on a separate system, which m Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

BlackBoard enabled me to implement learning strategies crucial to students' success and has made online learning an asset rather than an obstacle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard was relatively easy to use. The interface was simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

The whole aesthetics of Blackboard were plain ugly. It had a very antiquated look and feel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Blackboard Learn has a very intuitive and easy to use interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I used Blackboard Learn to administer my courses at University. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Manager of Instructional Technologies
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Reliable. Good partner. Easy to use. Great integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Honestly, communication from Bb is not good. Technical support lacks urgency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Do your research! Take into account all aspects. What is the return on investment? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Deliver education content to students and staff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alanna B.
AB
Student Marketing Assistant
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I like that it gives you one place to view all your classes (as a student or teacher). It also allows you to create folders by week (or by any other criteria) where you can upload reading assignments, assignment upload locations, and quizzes which are taken within the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

It is not always easy to navigate. There is a sidebar on the left that should have all the tabs a student needs. Because there is so much there, and teachers put things in a different order, students may not be able to find everything they need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Blackboard allows me as a student to complete my online coursework. It also shows what grades I have gotten on things and what my total grade is for each class. This makes it easy for me to stay on track and perform well in school. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.