Item: Blackboard Learn by Anthology
Rating: 6
Author: Amy Westby

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Blackboard Learn to create and manage online classrooms and course content. It's been really helpful to stay connected to students, use Google to create assignments, and coordinate with other teachers and easily communicate with students.

Pros and Cons

Course content management.
Communication with students.
Scheduling assignments and class discussions.

More third party features, beyond Google Suite.
Connecting to our SIS can be tricky at times.
The mobile app could use some smoothing out.

Return on Investment

This has been a great tool to dive into for setting up course work quickly and simply.
Other than slow server speeds, we haven't had a negative impact on our work.

Alternatives Considered

Moodle and Google Classroom

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.

Support Rating

Support is helpful. It does exactly what I need it to in my capacity and role. However, I do know that other instructors could certainly use a few more features than I use.

Key Insights

Do you think Blackboard Learn by Anthology delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Blackboard Learn by Anthology's feature set?

Yes

Did Blackboard Learn by Anthology live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Blackboard Learn by Anthology go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Blackboard Learn by Anthology again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Moodle, Google Classroom

Likelihood to Recommend

Blackboard is well suited for creating simple, easy-to-structure course content.

Connecting to my students and colleges in online coursework

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with Blackboard Learn