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    Blackboard Learn by Anthology

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ABlackboard Inc. is an enterprise learning management systems vendor. Blackboard was founded in 1997 and became a public company in 2004. The company provides education, mobile, communication, and commerce software and related services to clients including education providers, corporations and government organizations. As of December 2010, Blackboard software and services are used by over 9,300 institutions in more than 60 countries. Blackboard Learn is the company's flagship LMS, supporting…N/A
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    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
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    Blackboard Learn by Anthology
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    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    Blackboard is definitely more in touch with older students, particularly high school and college age students.
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    I used Canvas as a student at a university in town. The feature set was comparable to that of Blackboard Learn with the mobile app was far, far superior.
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    Blackboard is the all around better fit for our intuition. It provides the "bells and whistles" we require in having a diverse faculty and flexibility in course delivery. The "bells and whistles" aren't cheap, but we have found that budgeting for this large expense has been …
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    Coursera offers a variety of modules in which a team is able to work on then, but [Blackboard Learn] offers more options to understand how are the team members developing and which tasks have offered a harder challenger for them. [Blackboard Learn] also offers a variety of …
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    I have not reviewed Brightspace till now but I have heard good things about it from my peers
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    I did not select Blackboard Learn.
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    Google Classroom has the same objective, and that is to connect students to their teachers along with the organization. Google Classroom is organized easy to read and customizable by the teacher. Very user friendly. I can say that Blackboard is a much better platform to take …
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    Blackboard Learn is way far behind Canvas. Many schools are switching to Canvas as it is better integrated with other solutions, it is much more user friendly and provides better user experience. Canvas is cloud native, unlike Blackboard Learn. They are trying to catch up with …
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    Zoom is better equipped for live streaming and recording lectures and tutoring sessions, research interviews, etc. and does allow content files to be attached through live chat function but does NOT have a student management component for grading and instructions or a …
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    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    I personally prefer Udemy because of its simplicity. Blackboard Learn has more options for how the content can be delivered to its users; Udemy only provides instructors the ability to upload videos and insert multiple choice questions for tests. Ultimately, it depends on the …
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    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    Blackboard Learn is very similar to Canvas by Instructure since they are both essential Learning Management Systems. Canvas is a bit more rigid in the structure and does not permit faculty to customize the course navigation menu fully. Blackboard Learn allows faculty to …
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    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    We use another product just like Blackboard Learn, and I also have used Google Classroom. I like Blackboard for this because the system and tabs are easy to map and navigate. I also think it appeals more to the students we have today who can connect better with technology than …
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    Blackboard Learn is more user-friendly than Moodle. Blackboard offers support to customers which is not available effectively when using open-source learning management systems such as Moodle.
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    Blackboard has been good for putting together course work and class discussion, which Google Classroom does not feature and Moodle is too laggy to work well.
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    Blackboard Learn is more robust because it allows for much more dissemination of materials for higher-level courses. Assignments are seamlessly connected in Blackboard Learn versus Google Classroom, where you have to access Google Docs to see your instructor's comments. Edmodo …
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    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    I am not a decision-maker about our learning platform but I have used both Canvas and Blackboard Learn for several years. From a teaching perspective, Canvas is SIMPLE and clean for a new user. However, Blackboard offers more options and creativity for integration and exporting …
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    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    Blackboard has a vast training system to allow for supporting the product. While Moodle provides OpenSource code to allow for customization, it requires and investment in technical staff to program the software to do what you want. Blackboard has on-premise and hosted …
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    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    Very similar, equally effective in my experience. Perhaps the communication features in Blackboard are stronger.
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    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    We did a formal evaluation of the LMS a few years ago, and selected to remain self-hosted on Blackboard Learn. At the time, we were not ready to upgrade or migrate and it was easier to remain with the system we already had.

    If we started from scratch - Canvas is the clear …
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    It can be configured to do anything you want. It is Blackboard's blessing and curse. I think it has the biggest feature set in the industry. It confuse people and leads to strange UIs. But some organization and working together you can find something that will work well for …
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    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    I have used Schoology before, and I think Blackboard Learn has many more features, and is easier to navigate. It is well organized, and easy to customize for each user. Schoology might be better suited for a mobile device, but when the mobile version of Blackboard is not up …
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    Blackboard Learn compares favorably to the other learning management solutions out there but has a leg up if you are using other Blackboard products. We liked Absorb a lot but it was ultimately more costly for us based on our current infrastructure. Moodle and Canvas are …
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    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    Blackboard is more expensive than its direct competitors but has better customer support and a wider variety of features. Courses are more structured in blackboard. The graphics are less messy compared to Moodle and Edmodo. Blackboard has more interactive features and the code …
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    Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    I believe that blackboard is more user-friendly than the other modalities I have used and taken online course work in as well. I think it is setup in a logically way, making it easy to navigate.
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    Blackboard Learn by Anthology
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    Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    8.6
    30 Ratings
    Course authoring9.024 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.024 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.021 Ratings
    Learning content6.127 Ratings
    Mobile friendly9.030 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.024 Ratings
    Assignments9.030 Ratings
    Compliance management9.017 Ratings
    Learning administration10.025 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.026 Ratings
    Social learning9.022 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (58 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.6
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (14 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)