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    Blackboard Learn by Anthology

    Score6.8 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

    Teachable

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ATeachable in New York offers what they describe as a powerful, easy-to-use online course creation platform, designed to provide course creators everything needed to create, market, and sell their course online. Teachable's platform includes unlimited courses and unlimited students, to site customization and personal branding.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    Blackboard Learn by AnthologyTeachable
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $39.00
    per month
    Pro
    $119.00
    per month
    Business
    $299.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Blackboard Learn by AnthologyTeachable
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Blackboard Learn by AnthologyTeachable
    Considered Both Products
    Anthology, Inc
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    Teachable
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    72%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
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    Features
    Blackboard Learn by AnthologyTeachable
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Blackboard Learn by Anthology and Teachable
    Feature
    Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    8.6
    30 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Teachable
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Course authoring9.024 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.024 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.021 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Learning content6.127 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Mobile friendly9.030 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.024 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Assignments9.030 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Compliance management9.017 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Learning administration10.025 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.026 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Social learning9.022 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.01 Ratings2.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Blackboard Learn by AnthologyTeachable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (58 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.6
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
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    Availability
    -
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    10.0
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    Performance
    -
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    10.0
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    Support Rating
    7.7
    (14 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    10.0
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    Ease of integration
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    10.0
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    Product Scalability
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    9.0
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    Professional Services
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    10.0
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    Vendor post-sale
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    User Testimonials
    Blackboard Learn by AnthologyTeachable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Anthology, Inc
    A school with a well-established technology imprint with their students (for example, ours is a BYOB school where every student has their own laptop and must bring it to school every day and where over 99% of our families have reliable broadband at home) is a reasonable scenario for using The arrogance and intransigence of the sales force is quite disconcerting… They are no longer the only game in town and don't yet realize it. Less well-off schools/families may find it a challenge if students must be on campus or at a public library in order to use the technology. Obviously, during the pandemic, this became problematic for some districts.
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    Teachable
    Gets the job done and is easy to use. We've definitely made serious revenue with it, and it's worked well enough with our other systems to enable some handy automations. I'd say if you've got a course or courses you're looking to launch and they are fairly straightforward with up-front payments, Teachable can definitely get the job done. However, if you're running more of a membership model for access to your courses, Teachable by itself may not be the ideal solution, or you may want to use a different platform for the payments and just use Teachable for the actual courses.
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    Pros
    Anthology, Inc
    • Blackboard Learn makes submitting assignments electronically simple and provides a variety of built-in Web-based tools like e-portfolios, wikis, and blogs that our students use to create their own content.
    • Blackboard Learn is intuitive and easy to navigate from a students perspective
    • Blackboard Learn has many integrations available for connecting this LMS to other tools we use at our institution.
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    Teachable
    • Hosting video-based training
    • Receiving and passing on payments and handling the slaes tax
    • Allowing me to work with affiliates
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    Cons
    Anthology, Inc
    • Blackboard Learn has some limitations when it comes to submissions
    • It is not that user friendly, I had to spend some time to get a hang of it in the beginning
    • I have been struggling a bit with deletion of manually added courses
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    Teachable
    • They FALSELY ADVERTISE their services.
    • They kicked us off their "unlimited" plan b/c we were using serving too many downloads?
    • They were terribly rude, cursing at us, threatening us, deleting our forum questions.
    • They have no unlimited plan and need to be sued in a court of law for their misleadings.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Anthology, Inc
    There are several aspects of Desire2Learn that outweigh the benefits of using Blackboard. I find that the Desire2Learn system is a bit more user friendly and looks more up-to-date. However, the decision to renew systems is not up to me because the entire University uses the same system. Regardless, I think I would choose Desire2Learn over Blackboard because of its improved user interface.
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    Teachable
    Because we haven't had any major issues with it. The platform is really simple to use and the content can be uploaded and modified very easily. It has a drag and drop feature that makes everything fast and easy. Their support has always answered our questions or concerns and the cost is affodable. We will keep using it in the future.
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    Usability
    Anthology, Inc
    It is very usable for both faculty and students. The interface is pretty intuitive and most students can use it without a lot of additional training. Faculty do need some training to effectively use the interface, but they usually get it pretty quickly. We have had to create some additional programming to give faculty a way to delve deeper into the content.
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    Teachable
    Because it's easier to use both as administrators and both as user. We have never heard of any users having issues login in or going through the lectures or completing the course
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    Reliability and Availability
    Anthology, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    We haven't had any issues, it's always available. Even when they schedule a maintanance on their end, students still can access the courses
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    Performance
    Anthology, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    Never had any issues with pages or videos not loading
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    Support Rating
    Anthology, Inc
    My Blackboard support comes from the university I work with. They are responsive--eventually... but it takes them sometimes a week to respond to a reported issue. For example, I reported 2 issues last week and one was resolved and I was contacted about one still open option today. That is too long for a tech issue. I have not contacted any support offered directly by Blackboard, which may be a completely different experience altogether.
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    Teachable
    Their support is good overal. There are a couple of things that I would change, like answering faster. Sometimes they take a day to answer a concern and that's kind of annoying considering sometimes there are urgent issues we have to deal with. But the support has been good, they have answered properly.
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    Implementation Rating
    Anthology, Inc
    Blackboard's Managed Hosting was top-notch in getting us up and running quickly.
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    Teachable
    I'd say: learn the system first, try it out and then publish the content with customers. There are a couple of features that will cause issues with customers (especially lazy ones) but I'd say it's easy to implement and modify if needed. People don't need to train much to use Teachable, but they should take their time to know it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Anthology, Inc
    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 reports that can be generate by a team lead.
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    Teachable
    It's honestly just worked really well for us in terms of serving the actual course content. Plus, our customers can maintain one profile and use that to access all of the courses and bonuses that they've acquired from us. And the cost of Teachable has been very reasonable in terms of our budget.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Anthology, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    We wouldn't change anything. Everything seemed fine when we purchased
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Anthology, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    We haven't had any issues with it. Their maintanance hours are always at times when we don't have students there, and even then, they still can access the platform
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Anthology, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    All the implementation process was fast and easy.
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    Return on Investment
    Anthology, Inc
    • At one of the institutions that I worked for, the ROI was excellent for the number of users we were serving; however, I could not speak to other instances as I was not aware of the overall cost of the contract.
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    Teachable
    • This is the basis of my business.
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    ScreenShots

    Blackboard Learn by Anthology Screenshots

    Screenshot of A modern and intuitive learning management system (LMS) designed in collaboration with the global education community, providing students and faculty with a more inclusive, flexible, and insightful experience.Screenshot of Fostering a sense of belonging is essential to student success. To truly create an inclusive learning environment requires a holistic approach, and Blackboard Learn leads the market in many critical areas which allow your institution to meet students of all backgrounds where they are. Built to be mobile-first, Blackboard Learn is the only LMS that provides the same great experience on PC, tablet, and smartphone. And we're proud that Blackboard Learn was the First LMS to achieve accessibility Certification from the National Federation of the Blind and all of our interfaces undergo rigorous accessibility testing. Learn also has the best integration with our market-leading accessibility product, Ally, of any LMS. Learn also ensures that every user has an experience which reflects – and celebrates – their unique identity. To take just one example, users can record their name pronunciation, and choose their preferred pronouns.Screenshot of Blackboard Learn supports instructors with multiple formative and summative assessment methods, and features capabilities that reduce stress for students. For example, we’ve recently released features that allow students to use different test-taking strategies and understand their progress through assessments – including a timer that can be hidden – to maximize their result and minimize anxiety. Grading workflows have been designed to increase efficiency for instructors and give more insightful feedback to students. For instance, we’ve recently revamped the overall grade functionality to make it easier for instructors to change weightings between tasks and tailor to individual students. Blackboard Learn also offers deep integrations with hundreds of partners to create even more interactive and engaging courses, including the deepest interaction of any LMS with Microsoft Teams.Screenshot of Blackboard Learn presents insights embedded right into instructor and student workflows - making useful information readily available, and making it easier for instructors to help students where and when they need it most. Learn's progress tracking tools help students and instructors always know how they're tracking to achieve their goals - and where there is opportunity for improvement. Quick actions are tied to these insights, like following up with students in groups or individually. Blackboard Learn also provides built-in value with Blackboard Data Reporting to help leaders understand how the LMS is being used, student performance, and surfacing opportunities for continuous improvement.