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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
Twitter
@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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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Very user friendly and the interface is really easy to jump to what you need Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

It is not really doing well with iPhones and iPads and especially when viewing the courses pages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Saved a lot of time and effort tracking my courses materials and grades and my progress Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I like the notification box displayed at the top of the screen to keep track of new course material and grades. This feature makes it easy to view all course notifications in one place and review past notifications. I additionally like the ability to organize course material into folders within other folders for ease of finding pertinent material. Blackboard Learn also conveniently emails you when you've uploaded assignments throughout Blackboard Learn and when there are new course announcements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Blackboard Learn is not user friendly. The way Blackboard Learn is displayed on computers, mobile devices, and the Blackboard Learn app is incredibly inconsistent. The main screen for Blackboard Learn after logging in on a computer is cluttered and overwhelming including links to content that one rarely needs to access. I wish the main page on computers was simpler (similar to how it displays on the mobile app) and only includes links to current courses.

In addition, I have had issues uploading assignments. Typically this feature works fine, but once my document was completely blank after uploading to Blackboard Learn. This resulted in me having to email the professor the assignment directly and made grading more difficult for the professor. After this incident, I no longer trust the assignment upload feature and constantly check to be sure it worked, as I would not want to receive a poor grade simple because of a software issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I have used both Blackboard Learn and Canvas, and I definitely recommend using Canvas instead of Blackboard Learn. Blackboard Learn seems to be equally as clunky and inefficient as it was several years ago, so I don't anticipate it changing for the better anytime soon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Although Blackboard Learn is clunky and annoying to use, it meets my needs of accessing course material and grades. I am able to view all course material in one place, and I enjoy the real time updates of grade notifications when out of the classroom. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

The ease of communication, the easy to understand layout and the simplicity of having everything in one place is more convenient than a 3-in-1 shampoo conditioner body wash, and much more practical too! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

The one size fits all model can occasional be too stringent, but there's ways around it, and the customer service knows them all Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Worth the hassle of switching, due to the convenience of the site! very user friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Juggling multiple classes is made much more convenient with the all in one place site, I can update multiple different classes and assignments with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

It makes course (degree) completion a possibility for students with busy schedules or students living in remote areas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

There is limited access in editing pre-existing courses. It is also not intuitive to link pages from one section to another, which also makes it very difficult to edit existing pages that are already linked elsewhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It has made online learning a possibility for many students who are unable to attend classes. It has allowed me to set out learning materials and various assessments including assignments and tests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I use this to organize courses I teach and I enroll, very easy to upload and download documents and receive and send out announcement! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Grade Entry system is sometimes hard to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I get to bring students together! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I like that it has a clean layout. It's simple and easy to navigate, and the interface is user-friendly. It's very organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

The downside is that the interface can sometimes look outdated compared to other interfaces. It also can be a little slow at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Blackboard Learn has impacted my work in mostly good ways. I've learned how to organize certain content and it's been nice to see all of my work laid out in the calendar. It's easy to keep track of things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Professors can easily post assignments and communicate with all students efficiently. It also allows testing and quizzes to be done very quickly and with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

I really do not have anything much to dislike about blackboard other than sometimes it was hard to log into but that was a school internet problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Blackboard helped me learn and participate in class more. Professors were able to give access to more information and it was accessible wherever there was internet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I suppose I like that you can categorize files and assignments into folders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

I dislike that it takes so many clicks to complete one task. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Do trials of other LMS first, like canvas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I use blackboard at my current university. It allows me to distribute online materials to my students, but I could do it better using another platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard is absolutely amazing! I use blackboard every day as a student and as an instructor!

As an instructor, I am able to interact with all my students at the same time. I upload all my powerpoint, homework, assignments, book chapter, etc! Al they need to each of my classes! They can see their grade and I can update every time I needed!

As a student, it makes me feel organized and I can keep track of all my grades and assignments.

I am glade I can have it in my computer and in my phone! Whenever I need it, I can just easily access it!

I use Blackboard everyday and all its features! My students can see deadlines and be always informed about assignments and what they have to do for the next class!

Also, I can easily access the classes I have already took or taught in the pass! This gives me the possibility of reusing material or access my previous students' assignments. If a student at the end of the semester complains about their grade, I can easily go to Blackboard and show them their progression! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

There is nothing I dislike! I think Blackboard works perfectly! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Use Blackboard! It will change the way you teach! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

My students were always complaining in the past that they did not keep track of their grades and blackboard is perfect for that! Instead of giving them a weekly report, they can just go to blackboard and check every time they need it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I like how easy Blackboard is to navigate. It keeps everything in appropriate folders and is easy to navigate around on as a teacher. This helped me stay sane when I was teaching my psychology course. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

There weren't many things about blackboard that I did not like. The only thing that I wasn't crazy about (and maybe this has changed) was that you did not get emails when an announcement was posted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

This is a great tool to use! I would really recommend all schools use this. We have tried other learning platforms and they do not seem to be as great as Blackboard. I, as a student, thought it was very easy to use and keep track of my important class information and deadlines, and as an instructor, I feel that it was very easy to get into contact with students and upload important resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am teaching introduction to psychology using this course. My students really like it and it seems to do a great job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.