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Blackboard Learn
What Is Blackboard Learn?
Help learners, instructors and institutions achieve their goals with Blackboard Learn by Anthology, a market-leading Learning Management System (LMS) that integrates with the world’s most holistic EdTech ecosystem. Redesigned in collaboration with educators, Blackboard Learn is better than ever. With hundreds of new SaaS based features that foster collaboration, extend accessibility, keep learners engaged, and much more - there's more to Learn. Visit Anthology.com/learn to see what's new.
Who Uses Blackboard Learn?
For colleges and universities, businesses, government agencies, and more.
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Comments: I had great experience with Blackboard Learn and I will continue to use it in the future. I have not found any other education software out there that can do what Blackboard Learn does.
Pros:
It is easy to use and has all of the feature I need like auto grade, the ability to create quiz and text on the fly and allow the student to get involved in the discussion.
Cons:
There is nothing I do not like about the software.
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Reliable where it counts
Pros:
Blackboard is a rather intuitive learning platform, packed with a huge amount of features. If you need it for your school, it can be done. There were also a number of training materials and good customer support. It's reliable, which means students and instructors will know when to expect outages and prepare accordingly.
Cons:
The UI, until recently, was a bit stale and outdated in appearance. Thankfully this has been updated and seems more modernistic now. It is also a bit more expensive than alternatives.
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Comments: Overall excellent experience when familiarized with all tools even though, their continuous updates make it difficult to say that you know the platform 100 percent
Pros:
Platform organization, accessibility (accessible on mobile devices), and also ensures a safe and protected learning environment.
Cons:
The cost of the platform compared to other learning platforms. Also, complexity when first exposed to it
Not bad, but could be better
Comments: My overall experience has been somewhat frustrating. I used a different platform at the previous university, and the transition to Blackboard Learn has not been an easy one. I have not had the time to learn all the functions available, and some of the features I would like (from my previous platform) are not available with Blackboard Learn.
Pros:
Blackboard Learn employs a feature where many other apps and learning platforms can be smoothly integrated into the LMS.
Cons:
I do not find Blackboard Learn to be intuitive.
How Blackboard Contributed to My College Success
Comments: Blackboard Learn is an invaluable tool for universities across the country. It removes much of the unneeded paperwork via online assignments that automatically grade themselves (which is also wonderful on the student side, receiving immediate feedback). My college experience was improved by having Blackboard in it, as I had been to schools with inferior software that was more frustrating to utilize.
Pros:
Blackboard is an easy to use learning management system that eases the stress of juggling college courses for the student and professor both. Blackboard is easy to format, and very conducive to discussion between professors and students via the discussion board or the other tools provided.
Cons:
When I was a college freshman, it was one of the first years my university used Blackboard. This caused a slight learning curve between the professors as they used the website the first year, which they asked for patience for. This is understandable, however, and in my sophomore-senior year the professors had a firm grasp of the program and it was not an issue.
