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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
Company Website
Year Founded
1988
HQ Location
Boca Raton, FL
Twitter
@AnthologyInc
1,220 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
4,691 employees on LinkedIn®
Phone
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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"Blackboard is a leading provider in teaching and learning, offering excellent support."
Our institution is making an exciting transition from Blackboard Original to Blackboard Ultra course view. The Ultra platform boasts a range of inn...
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard is very simple to use and is intuitively organized. There are some unnecessary bells and whistles, but these can easily be turned off. I am not nearly as tech savvy as I used to be, but Blackboard has managed (even with several updates) to not go beyond my range of understanding and usability. I also like that Blackboard seems to work well for classes with computers and classes without. I teach at a university that has computer labs and classes without computer and it just depends on which classroom you'll get. I have found that even in classrooms without computers, students can still follow along with their mobile devices which makes it much easier for all of us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

I wish there were more flexibility for saving and downloading certain materials. For example, my announcements are where I place the overview/lesson plans for each class meeting. I wish there were a way I could 'bulk download' all of these at once in a Word document so I could save them, slightly alter them, and then use them for future semesters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I can't necessarily speak to this as I do not work on the business side of things, but as a faculty member I know that for those who use the LMS their students tend to have a better grasp of what's expected of them in class. I also think that students enjoy being able to access course materials online and it makes a significant impact on the environment and minimizing budget lines for paper, printer ink, and related products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I like that it is easy to nagivate. The program has everything I need on the front page and I like that. The page rarely messes up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

I do not like how it logs you out so quickly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

This program has been a success for all students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

It’s accessibility and different tools that the professors can use to share content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

I like to use it better in a tablet, iPad or cellphone. The computer version seems out of date even though is

Not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Share content and to use an online bridge between professor and student Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I was able to easily manage my undergraduate classes and retrieve lectures for this program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Nothing. I find it easy to use and and was able to use it throughout my undergraduate yets Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Haven't used it to solve any busines sproblems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard is helpful

because you can access all your content in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

I think it would be beneficial for it to be similar to google drive for collaboration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Can store multiple classes in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

The thing I liked the most about blackboard was how easy it was to use. It was clear and you could easily communicate with your professor or another student when need be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Sometimes I would not be able to open links that my teacher placed on blackboard, but I am not sure if this was my teachers fault of if it was something within blackboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

This is not relevant to me because I used blackboard as a student, not for business purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

It is easy to communicate With classmates and professors as well as post submissions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Sometimes if a professor has loaded to much to the main page of The course it freezes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It allows me to communicate with my professor and follow a guide that’s provided. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Easy to navigate and houses all that is needed in an orderly fashion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Sometimes it kicks me off and requires me to sign in again when in the middle of something Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Having a classroom setting for everything we need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I like that you can manage organizations and classes. It is almost limitless with what you can do! From online tests, to work teams, and announcement. Great for any form of classroom structure or organization like Residence Halls, Class of Groups, etc. It has great tools for organizing classwork and extra activities. You can also customize the layout and look based on your institution! It is great for transfer students especially if they are used to this platform.

When using this for more than just classrooms, students are really able to see and understand how versatile blackboard is. I use this for announcements for my residence hall, espcially for documents of important info like student handbooks, housing polices, etc.

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What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Honestly, I love blackboard. Every system has its downfalls though. It has a lot of features which is great, but so many go unused because you cant always figure it all out. I think especially for students a blackboard training course, specifically structured for the particular institution would be great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Take the time to learn this product. It is best to get an entire department, college, institution on board for the sake of the students. Having all their courses and organizations run on the same platform helps give consistency and ease of use during a stressful period in their lives. Additionally, having set guidelines for faculty so they are using the platform in the best way! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Building courses, online courses, work group, student organization groups, residence halls, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard Learn was very innovative when collaborating with our student. Also, it created an online forum for students to learn and receive information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Blackboard Learn is very complex to navigate for a first-time user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Please take time to study the navigation tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Classroom innovation and Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.