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Blackboard Learn

Composite Score

7.9 /10

CX Score

8.0 /10

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What is Blackboard Learn?

Blackboard Learn designed with the modern learner in mind. As learner lifestyles change, you need an inclusive, flexible, and insightful learning management system to provide engaging educational experiences and meet the needs of learners from all backgrounds. Strategically focused on creating efficiencies for instructors, Blackboard® Learn has the fastest rate of product development available on the market and is truly the LMS for modern teaching and learning in higher education.

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Awards & Recognition

Blackboard Learn won the following awards in the Learning Management - Midmarket category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

3 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Conflict Resolution

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

7 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Contract Negotiation

2023

Blackboard Learn Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

83 Likeliness to Recommend

86 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Blackboard Learn?

6% Negative

6% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Efficient Service
Respectful
Trustworthy
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 83

3rd Party Integration

100

Gradebook

Analytics and Reporting

Lesson Planning

Assessments and Quizzes

Course Management

Student Collaboration

Customer Partner Training

Content Creation

International Support

Content Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

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Blackboard Learn Reviews

Sanjana B.

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Sep 2024

Excellent Online Learning Platform

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Blackboard Learn from other similar products?

Blackboard Learn is known for its higher cost compared to competitors. Some users find the software less intuitive and user-friendly. Additionally, Blackboard offers limited customization options for the course navigation menu.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The 'best feature,' if it could be called that, is simply that there are many ways of doing assessments: such as blogs and journals.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Failure to reach consensus on a matter. Some experts might not get a chance to participate. It limits the thought process to the person who will give more input on the matter. It’s time consuming as experts have to write and erase stuff.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

We use the latest version of the Ultra solution. There's always, with any tool, a simple, basic way of using the tool as the vendor supports it. That's the basics. Complications come if you're going to add content that goes beyond what is normally covered. Complications could happen. However, Collaborate isn't too complicated. Their alternative was annoying. It still is. When I'm teaching now with Ultra, I do two connections to Collaborate. One is with Chrome so that I can get past the tunnel of mirrors effect where there's an image within an image within an image, and it's a distraction. I have a second connection through Firefox.

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Caring

Luke F.

Role: Operations
Industry: Education
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Clunky and just not needed next to G. Classroom

Likeliness to Recommend

5 /10

What differentiates Blackboard Learn from other similar products?

It had a more responsive, easy to follow gradebook than Google Classroom.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Gradebook.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The interface and setting up a class was just a bit more clunky and less intuitive than Google Classroom.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Seriously try Google Classroom first. If it doesn't fulfill your organization's needs, I'd be shocked.

Pros

Reliable
Security Protects
Continually Improving Product

Cons

Inhibits Innovation
Less Performance Enhancing
Less Productive

Kevin O.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Very simple to use and full of useful features.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Blackboard Learn from other similar products?

It has a lot of features that are easy to use but offer a great value to students

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The simplicity yet breadth of the features offered

What do you dislike most about this product?

The color scheme could be more customizable and there are some minor glitches from time to time

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Do your work, blackboard is great but if you don’t do your work it doesn’t matter

Pros

Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation
Caring
Respectful

Cons

Less Reliable
Wastes Time
Less Transparent

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Blackboard Learn Ratings

83 Likeliness to Recommend

86 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Blackboard Learn?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

3rd Party Integration The system integrates with other 3rd party applications.

Gradebook Includes an individual's marks, progress, and overall appraisal.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Lesson Planning Includes an objective, content, method, and evaluation of a particular lesson.

Assessments and Quizzes Includes time and attempt limits, question banks, block progression, and certificates.

Course Management Includes course descriptions, course requirements, and materials.

Student Collaboration Includes ability to view, share, and direct work between co-workers and students in or near real-time.

Customer Partner Training includes ability to share content externally with partners and customers

Content Creation Provides tools for creating content to be used and shared on the platform.

International Support includes ability to support multiple languages concurrently

Content Management Includes collaboration, check-in/check-out, and version control.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

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Blackboard Learn Reviews

Sanjana B.

Excellent Online Learning Platform

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Luke F.

Clunky and just not needed next to G. Classroom

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Kevin O.

Very simple to use and full of useful features.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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