Blackboard Learn for REST and LTI Developers
Blackboard Inc | 3900.93.0Linux/Unix, Ubuntu Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (Focal Fossa) - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Not user friendly
What do you like best about the product?
I don't have much things to say about Blackboard. It is not that user-friendly. I used it for more than 8 years. It is dated and I tested ultra and I don't think it is ready to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
Every extra service they charge such as user data and analytics. Canvas and D2L don't.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use for learning management system.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I rather use Canvas or D2L. They don't communicate well with user compare to other LMS.
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Versatile LMS
What do you like best about the product?
There are so many options and different ways to accomplish objectives. Learn Original Experience/course view is versatile because it’s extremely customizable, with innumerable integrations, and instructors can develop courses at their preferred level of complexity.
What do you dislike about the product?
SaaS environment model does not seem to be “finished.” New to the model (though long time Learn clients) but not too impressed with level of service so far. Doesn’t seem especially reliable or secure and find it frustrating to be at the cutting edge, going live with untested releases (having to find all the bugs). Enormously grateful we haven’t switched to Ultra Experience, at least, which is totally confusing and not particularly intuitive for longtime users of the original experience. Large gap in features between original and ultra, though they are slowly adding features to Ultra. Also, although they say original isn’t going anywhere for the foreseeable future, it’s clear the vendor is focused on Ultra dev and Original is just not a priority anymore, so expecting to see a decline in the development of original and address of issues affecting original.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Online, blended and traditional courses use LMS to present course materials and assess student learning. Significant amount of staff/employee training and administrative use cases as well, including a badging/micro- credentialing and professional development program for employees (non-faculty). Recently seeing projects focused on student retention and success, as well as programs to develop qualifications and credentials for post grad studies and/or careers.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Definitely invest in higher levels of support. Recently my company dropped the extra support due to budget concerns and functional team immediately noticed a decline in the service level and quality of support (seems to be outsourced for non-premium clients).
Not as good as Canvas
What do you like best about the product?
Blackboard can be simple and intuitive to set up for a class.
What do you dislike about the product?
From the student perspective, it can be a headache to navigate.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is a decent way to interact with a class, particularly either large classes or online/distance-learning courses.
Great tool for pupils and educators alike
What do you like best about the product?
The ease of communication, the easy to understand layout and the simplicity of having everything in one place is more convenient than a 3-in-1 shampoo conditioner body wash, and much more practical too!
What do you dislike about the product?
The one size fits all model can occasional be too stringent, but there's ways around it, and the customer service knows them all
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Juggling multiple classes is made much more convenient with the all in one place site, I can update multiple different classes and assignments with ease.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Worth the hassle of switching, due to the convenience of the site! very user friendly
Excellent for College Classes
What do you like best about the product?
As an instructor, it is important for me to keep my classes and all my course content organized and accessible to my students. Blackboard Learn allows me accomplish both of these tasks easily. I love that I have the ability to create specific content folders wherein I can upload documents and videos for my students to access, and I love that I have a lot of space to do so! I am also so impressed with the wealth of resources available to import to my own class, like discussion boards and ready-made quizzes. I use these as templates and edit them so that they are tailored specifically for my class. Overall, I love Blackboard learn!
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes it is difficult for me to figure out how to use Blackboard Learn. For example, it took me a while to be able to organize my gradebook so that it was to my liking. I also sometimes have difficulty copying course content from one class section to another. While I have been able to navigate these issues, I do wish there were tutorial videos available for Blackboard learn.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I solve the general problem of creating and organizing content for my students that is accessible and affordable. Blackboard learn allows me to neatly post and organize content for my students, and they have access to this content throughout the course of the semester. That being said, the benefits to using Blackboard learn are astounding.
Blackboard is well-organized and easy to navigate
What do you like best about the product?
My favorite part of using Blackboard is the column on the far left side that allows you to click between different aspects of the site. You can see all of your classes in one place, all of your messages in one place, and even a calendar. Professors are able to customize their class sites to have their own menus on the lefthand side, making the organization structure appropriate for each class I'm in.
What do you dislike about the product?
On my courses page, the courses I took last semester appear before the one I'm in this semester, so I'm always having to scroll past old courses before I get to the new one.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In university you're always trying to solve the problem of how to best communicate with your professors. Blackboard allows professors to easily organize content in a nice way for the students.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would look around at other services first, but ultimately you should consider the fact that Blackboard allows you to customize your pages based on what class is using it and what class you are teaching. I would also make sure that your organization is all using Blackboard Learn. It gets a little confusing if within your organization, you are all using different softwares. This does not make it easy on the student.
Online classes!
What do you like best about the product?
I like the ability to access all classes and resources. Makes contacting professionals easy.
What do you dislike about the product?
Can sometimes be difficult to navigate through. Email sometimes takes a little while to come through.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Easy connection to all learning activities and abilities.
Good
What do you like best about the product?
I really like this product. I really helps me with my school work and with my office work.
What do you dislike about the product?
That not all class sites are the same. We need to have mandatory training to show professors how to set up there blackboard.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Na
A reasonable LMS for higher education
What do you like best about the product?
Compared to its competitors, Blackboard provides a more detailed view of student grades statistics.
What do you dislike about the product?
Just the design of the platform is not that appealing to the users (including its page colors).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Uploading course materials, inputting and calculating grades, making announcements, etc.
Robust but outdated system
What do you like best about the product?
Blackboard seems to be quite reliable and the support is on point. It is very customizable out of the box and can be further enhanced with building blocks linking to third party services such as tutoring, presentations, etcetera
What do you dislike about the product?
Blackboard is still struggling to become mobile friendly. The dedicated app presents many issues and browser compatibility leaves much to be desired. Some areas are not intuitive enough for the students to figure out on their own.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We provide online course content to thousands of students through Blackboard. We have been using it on a SAS basis since 2017. Before that we hosted it in-house.
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