About Blackboard Learn
Easy, engaging, and accessible, Blackboard Learn has been redesigned in collaboration with educators and is better than ever before.
With hundreds of new SaaS based features, a network of over 200 partners, and deep, seamless integrations all designed to work reliably alongside your current technologies, Blackboard Learn is low-maintenance, modern, simple, and focused on improving learner outcomes.
See what else is new with Blackboard Learn at Anthology.com/learn.
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- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Easy and flexible learning management system.
Reviewed on 16/04/2023
Students are satisfied with it.
Students are satisfied with it.
Pros
It has very strong and fast customer support service.
Cons
It's bit costly and there are no free version.
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MoodleReasons for Choosing Blackboard Learn
More features are there in Blackboard.Switched From
Google Classroom- Industry: Consumer Electronics
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Wow..an excellent online Learning platform
Reviewed on 30/07/2021
Pandemic-related problems with submitting assignments and accessing information for my online and...
Pandemic-related problems with submitting assignments and accessing information for my online and face-to-face classes. It has become increasingly apparent to me as I progress through graduate school that this site will be useful not only for my coursework, but also for group presentations and collaboration with other students.
Pros
My assignments and materials are organized in one place. As of the most recent update, it is now much easier to use than it used to be. Assigning assignments and adding details to classes has never been simpler. Now, it's much easier to use than it was before. The process of giving students feedback and organizing my responses is simple. It's also how I communicate with them. As a result, it's easy to refer back to them and remember what I said.
I also like that Blackboard integrates well with other apps. When it comes to presentations, I rely heavily on VoiceThread and Panopto. GoReact and Top Hat are also on my to-do list.
Cons
An update to the mobile app is still in order. There is a lot of work to be done on this project. On the web, the user experience was much better.
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MoodleReasons for Choosing Blackboard Learn
I've used Moodle and Canvas, and I believe Blackboard Learn is more user-friendly and easier to use. The saying "you get what you pay for" applies to Blackboard.Switched From
CANVASReasons for Switching to Blackboard Learn
Student logistical challenges were addressed and resources were provided by Blackboard. It simplifies managing and improving communication with students and teachers. The whiteboard allows you to attach Microsoft Outlook, and anyone in the class can send an e-mail to the class.- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10
Blackboard - Really clunky!
Reviewed on 05/03/2020
At our institution Bb Learn instructions sometimes don't match the local implementation.
At our institution Bb Learn instructions sometimes don't match the local implementation.
Pros
What I like most about the software is what is is *supposed* to do: serve as a total course management system.
Cons
Everything about Blackboard is clunky — at least as it is set up in our university. Operations that should be drag and drop require multiple clicks. Nearly every function in Blackboard is present in other generic software and works more efficiently. In addition, Blackboard (as set up in our school) forces templates onto teachers, Redoing the templates into usable form takes lots of clicks.
Here are two examples of the most egregious design errors.
1. The Bb gradebook. It vaguely resembles like Excel or Google sheets in how functions. But unlike spreadsheets where one can easily duplicate columns and reassign formulas, the Gradebook requires separate multiple-menu-click operations for every column creation, every grade entry and every grade change. We find little flexibility in creating grading formulas, compared to off-the-shelf spreadsheet programs. And the import-export functions of Bb gradesheets to generic spreadsheets is so clunky that it is unusable.
2. Course duplication. Bb allows the teacher to duplicate a course. Except it doesn't really work. If you try and duplicate the course you taught in the year 2020 for use in 2021, you find that Blackboard will duplicate the general template for all university courses without importing all of the eaacher's innovations.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A perfect LMS for remote learning
Reviewed on 19/07/2023
We have since moved on to Canvas at my workplace, and I long for the days when all we used was...
We have since moved on to Canvas at my workplace, and I long for the days when all we used was Blackboard. I have had more trouble with Canvas than Blackboard with my distance learners.
Pros
Its adaptability and flexibility for the content writer. Information is so easy to add, edit, or remove at a moment's notice, and the changes are reflected immediately.
Cons
There could be more assessment tools added, but the ones already there are more than adequate.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
BlackBoard as a student
Reviewed on 15/04/2020
It's super easy to navigate and find all your resources on. It's well organized and I love it.
It's super easy to navigate and find all your resources on. It's well organized and I love it.
Pros
I really like using blackboard. It is a lot better than other programs I've had to learn for school. It is super easy to navigate. You can find all your assignments there. There's a calendar to make when assignments are due. My favorite part I think, is the fact that you can email another student through blackboard. So if you are doing a project and you've never met your partner, or don't have their information, you can email them through blackboard.
Cons
There really isn't anything that I don't like about it.
Blackboard Learn FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Blackboard Learn.Q. What type of pricing plans does Blackboard Learn offer?
Blackboard Learn offers the following pricing plans:
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- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Contact Anthology for more pricing details.
Q. Who are the typical users of Blackboard Learn?
Blackboard Learn has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Blackboard Learn support?
Blackboard Learn supports the following languages:
Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, European Portuguese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
Q. Does Blackboard Learn support mobile devices?
Blackboard Learn supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Blackboard Learn integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations Blackboard Learn has
Q. What level of support does Blackboard Learn offer?
Blackboard Learn offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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