Blackboard Learn for REST and LTI Developers
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As an Instructional design and course management role
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use, and usable by anyone without any deep experience in technology or programming.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes there is a drop in the Blackboard web page loading, also in Ultra Collaborate recording, there is no "Pause" button that makes many recording files appear for one session.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In the supporting language (Arabic) there are some problems such as printing the student's attempt in the exam as well as in the preview of the assignment attached files.
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Continuous Release - Contiunous Growth
What do you like best about the product?
I have worked with BB Learn in both a LMS technician and Online Design/Technician roles and I have seen both the backend and faculty/student facing aspects of Blackboard Learn. From managing the transition from Original to learn; I would say the most impactful aspect was the technical support and weekly update sessions provided by Blackboard. These aspects built a confidence in support of the product and mostly timely updates and releases ensured that the system kept running smoothly; even through hiccups.
The important thing to note is that continuous release means that the system is not released as a perfect model but will continue to evolve and hit snags along the way. The snags can be beneficial in re-working the way we think about both data management and content delivery and force universities to think outside the box. This push to creativity is necessary in the tremulous climate that higher education is facing and I feel has actually allowed colleges to push harder for online courses and education which has elevated its worth. Having a reliable LMS is vital when surviving a pandemic but also for creating new programs that can be offered solely online - this increases enrollment and reach for universities.
The important thing to note is that continuous release means that the system is not released as a perfect model but will continue to evolve and hit snags along the way. The snags can be beneficial in re-working the way we think about both data management and content delivery and force universities to think outside the box. This push to creativity is necessary in the tremulous climate that higher education is facing and I feel has actually allowed colleges to push harder for online courses and education which has elevated its worth. Having a reliable LMS is vital when surviving a pandemic but also for creating new programs that can be offered solely online - this increases enrollment and reach for universities.
What do you dislike about the product?
While I appreciate the value of continuous release, the timing and punctuality of fixes is not always ideal. Often we are left encouraging faculty to stick it out until the fix comes through which can diminish their faith in the online learning environment.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The system itself is much more user friendly and intuitive; whereas, Original was very unapealing to non-IT faculty who struggled sometimes with understanding how to use the system. The new look and feel provides similar features as Original but with significant updates and visually appealing and intuative navigation that makes the usage more universal. I would love to see more Universal Accessibility features implemented to alleviate some of that lift from course designers and technicians. I believe Ally should be an included part of the LMS system to help universities reach Federal and State ADA guidelines.
The only LMS solution you need for your University
What do you like best about the product?
The student facing interface is very user friendly and so does the Admin panel. Over the years Blackboard has done some of the great changes which significantly improved the way we build the courses and then deliver it to multiple classes. The most important feature for us is the ability of the system to allow granular copy of content from a different sets of courses, which is really really useful. Absolutely loved the idea of Blackboard to come up with this feature.
What do you dislike about the product?
The slowness due to having loads of content within the Ultra course, makes it difficult when you have to audit the courses before delivery. This is really annoying tbh and the same have been reported.
Other thing is the support, the staffs need to level up their knowledge and increase the response time. So far there is a very little improvement but a lot can be done in this area.
Other thing is the support, the staffs need to level up their knowledge and increase the response time. So far there is a very little improvement but a lot can be done in this area.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We deliver almost 200 courses every month, each class has their unique sets of delivery method. This is very challenging and time consuming. With blackboard this becomes just another hurdle for us. We simply split the development into two or more ultra courses based on the class requirement and then copy it into a single course, making it as a parent course to serve the all the classes acting as a child. The whole idea of Parent and Child relationship in the courses solves the classing requirement and delivering what is being asked.
The Fantastic Blackboard Learn Ultra
What do you like best about the product?
The ultra interface is a significant improvement and helps make learning accessible and logical.
What do you dislike about the product?
The training for Blackboard Learn Ultra should be more multi-modal in its learning materials.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is enabling the 24/7, 365 days, asynchronous distributed learning model so that students can have a personalised learning experience that suits their needs and lifestyle.
Have worked with Blackboard starting off with wEBct.
What do you like best about the product?
the leadership is a wonderful group of folks who truly work hard to assist you obtain your goals for the client.
the support that is available to us as administrators
the support that is available to us as administrators
What do you dislike about the product?
I can't think of anything. I am a big believer in using technology for education and blackboard has only enhanced the faculty to help them streamline their teaching.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It assisted us wiht cadet assessments that included evaluation of their dorms using rubrics. saved the military hundreds of man hours doing this on their own.
Worked well in a small course setting
What do you like best about the product?
The fact that it was able to intergrate with platforms we were already using.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes it was not user friendly, at times it was difficult to manuever some of the technical aspects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allowing our team to learn together when not in the same space
AtlanticCape Adjunct Faculty Review (EdL)
What do you like best about the product?
Access to 'Messages' without having to open a specific course section. This enables me to see at-a-glance if a student has messaged me.
What do you dislike about the product?
The removal of the forwarding of individual messages in the Course Messages section to my email acocunt (external to Blackboard).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Communication/Learning online with students unable to access in-person learning.
The Standard in Learning Management Systems
What do you like best about the product?
Blackboard Learn in the app format is a rather seamless and robust application that allows for utilizing a mobile platform to access the content of the Blackboard learning managmenet system. It runs on multiple mobile platforms including iOS and Android, and works very well. All necessary options for utilizing the Blackboard LMS are available in the Learn app. This app is also easy to find in either the App Store or Google Play store and installs quickly.
What do you dislike about the product?
As for drawbacks to the application, there are not many. From an instructor perspective, since the mobile interface is different from the desktop, it takes a while to get familiar with it so that the same content can be found. Navigation may also take a bit longer due to learning where options are, however this will improve with continued use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Blackboard Learn solves the problem of mobility. I am able to review details about submissions and manage student performance without being tied to a desktop computer. By leveraging self-graded assignments, I can spend more time helping students to improve their learning and focus on the scored results.
Esiest platform for blended teaching
What do you like best about the product?
Whether you teach in a classroom or fully remote or something in-between Blackboard is an essential tool for grading and communicating with your students. Need a place for group meetings, live video, and collaboration-Blackboard has that too. It is the all-in one communication tool that will get your students ready for working with Slack and Microsoft Suite while giving you the access, control, and grading functions to make teaching much simpler.
What do you dislike about the product?
Tool integration is not smooth if your IT department likes to turn things off!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Blackboard mirrors the multi-tool function of SLACK that all students need to master. Without realizing they are practicing the most important business skill there is- effective communication with a team.
Reliable vendor/partner and feature-filled LMS
What do you like best about the product?
Learn (original and ultra courses) are full of features that adapt to instructor, student, and institutional needs. Lots of options for classes using the LMS for everything as well as those who just supplement their face to face interactions.
What do you dislike about the product?
Integrating third party tools and managing them can be a challenge but this situation has been improved by the sunsetting of building blocks adn the embracing of LTI and REST API integrations...if the third parties will get their ducks in a row...
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Blackboard Learn as the online learning platform for all academic-facing efforts for 39,000 students and 5,000 faculty/staff. We use it for all aspects of course management. It gives a single point of access for instructional technology at the institution and allows instructors access to tools to give content, administer assessments, conduct discussions, and more.
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