Blackboard Learn for REST and LTI Developers
Blackboard Inc | 3900.91.0Linux/Unix, Ubuntu Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (Focal Fossa) - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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An education standby, great for upper level education
What do you like best about the product?
Blackboard has been around for years. It excels in the following:
Uniform interfaces so students know where to find everything
Tests and quizzes are easy to create and grade
Uniform interfaces so students know where to find everything
Tests and quizzes are easy to create and grade
What do you dislike about the product?
Blackboard is still lacking in tern of interoperability with other systems - such as different educational apps and school management programs. It is also very expensive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Blackboard Learn was easy for teachers and students to use due to consistency. It is easy to navigate from a student's perspective.
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A Better Form of Free Online Learning Platform
What do you like best about the product?
Easier to use than similar profiles, such as Moodle. Easy to learn and comes with a whole series of different options, including quizzes, grades, sharing, and attendance
What do you dislike about the product?
Some elements require training in order to get the most out of the program
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Teaching a variety of in person and online classes with the flexibility of sharing course materials with students
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Consider using it over existing LMS systems, including Moodle. Find it not as good as Angel, which Blackboard replaced at our institution
Got it to work
I was able to get this to work by precisely following the Usage Instructions on the Marketplace page (ignoring the first step that links out to a 404 webpage) and using Firefox as my selected browser from my Mac. It would be nice to have an idea of how outdated this version of Blackboard is, since it seems a bit old.
New update, changed setup.
What do you like best about the product?
It has always been easy to access and find what is needed with the previous setup of courses and folders. I additionally like how an email is sent when documents are uploaded.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike the new update. It is confusing and in my opinion, unnecessary as it does not add to functionality but rather to its aesthetic. I additionally dislike the setup for individuals to edit one document together. It is glitchy and does not work well. I would much rather use google documents as everybody can see which individual is typing and there is no concern of losing information.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The problem of turning in assignments and having access to information for my synchronous and asynchronous classes during this pandemic. I have realized the benefits as I go through graduate school and need to use this site not only for my courses, to submit group presentations and collaborate with others.
Using Journal Feature on Bb
What do you like best about the product?
There are many positive features of Bb like Gradebook and posting documents allowing easy student accessibility, but just recently, I have begun using a feature that has really enhanced student learning: journals.
In contrast to Discussion Boards which are public--and that students complain about, students actually enjoyed doing the journals where in my case, they commented on each chapter of the books they read. It was easy for me to reply and they loved getting all the feedback (privately). When it came time to grade the journal entries as a totality, I was able to review all of them in one place, easily and expeditiously.
Furthermore, with information communicated in this mode, it lent itself to a low stakes environment, where I did not feel compelled to correct their grammar (rather only conceptual errors). I also was surprised by the quality of the content and its variety. Students seemed to really enjoy having what was an informal , private dialog with me (their professor); many specifically mentioned how much they looked forward to my comments on what they said. It probably also helped that I didn't grade each individual entry, but only did so periodically.
In contrast to Discussion Boards which are public--and that students complain about, students actually enjoyed doing the journals where in my case, they commented on each chapter of the books they read. It was easy for me to reply and they loved getting all the feedback (privately). When it came time to grade the journal entries as a totality, I was able to review all of them in one place, easily and expeditiously.
Furthermore, with information communicated in this mode, it lent itself to a low stakes environment, where I did not feel compelled to correct their grammar (rather only conceptual errors). I also was surprised by the quality of the content and its variety. Students seemed to really enjoy having what was an informal , private dialog with me (their professor); many specifically mentioned how much they looked forward to my comments on what they said. It probably also helped that I didn't grade each individual entry, but only did so periodically.
What do you dislike about the product?
It makes me crazy that when I pull up Bb, I can't set the default to match the number of students in the class, but rather each time, I have to adjust the number of rows visible for entering grades.
I also don't like how sometimes the left side menu bar disappears, and then I have to move the cursor around to find the arrow to show the toggle it so that the menu bar is visible again. It's really frustrating and wastes time.
Finally, the formatting when I post documents is really crazy. The spacing that I see on screen is often very different from what it looks like when I press submit. So I often will post both the document so students can easily see it, AND post it as an attached document.
I also don't like how sometimes the left side menu bar disappears, and then I have to move the cursor around to find the arrow to show the toggle it so that the menu bar is visible again. It's really frustrating and wastes time.
Finally, the formatting when I post documents is really crazy. The spacing that I see on screen is often very different from what it looks like when I press submit. So I often will post both the document so students can easily see it, AND post it as an attached document.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Now that we have switched to having many hybrid courses, I love using the journal feature to give students frequent feedback. So it helps solve the problem of reduced in-person contact with students.
One of the benefits realized is that I feel like with the journals, I get to know students better, with conversational dialog, but based on course material.
One of the benefits realized is that I feel like with the journals, I get to know students better, with conversational dialog, but based on course material.
Blackboard learn for the student
What do you like best about the product?
Blackboard is very organized and helpful with sharing of documents to the students. It is also good for communication of important announcements.
What do you dislike about the product?
It takes a while to upload documents onto Blackboard Learn
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solving the sharing of documents and communicating important messages
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Good for large groups
Excellent platform for students.
What do you like best about the product?
The students grades can be monitored and their grades can be seen online. You can also import directly from the blackboard a list of student emails or contact students. For uploading content, it's also quite easy. Saving time and easy to access is a great way. You can engage very easily with your students.
What do you dislike about the product?
Functionality organization is not intuitive. Even fundamental tasks often involve multiple clicks and page updates. The loading and navigation takes a long time. Sometimes it may be slow, and when you register a student, it may take time, and student messages may be delayed.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The listing of courses and qualifications is a simple method. It permits instructors to keep a website with the course materials that have been written. As they are published, students can view and track their degrees in real time. I can allow many people to take part in my workshops and it allows others to see if they can also attend the workshops.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
A good tool for classmates and teachers, certainly. It is easy to implement, it is innovative, and very interactive.
Blackboard Lean
What do you like best about the product?
Blackboard Learn is an innovative and novel platform for student learning and collaboration. This is one of the platforms that have been explored a lot during the times of pandemic. It can be used to deliver online course management and other items.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are onboarding and timeline limitations while using a platform like this. There is also a learning curve, especially for people not used to modern technologies.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Online project and course collaborations for students.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Please take time to learn the tool as well as possibly having expert guidance while implementing this tool
Easy to Use
What do you like best about the product?
The best feature of Blackboard has to be the instant gratification of completing an assignment, knowing it’s turned in, and being able to use tools like SafeLearn, which searches to see how much of your work matches the work of another.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I dislike about Blackboard is the server itself - there are issues with connectivity and it shutting down regularly throughout the year.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Blackboard makes checking your grades and connecting with professors fairly simple, it is definitively user-friendly.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you want something that has more tools to enable students the best possible outcome for education, Blackboard over Canva any day.
The real knowledge bank
What do you like best about the product?
The best part I like is the they way we can learn from it... Its really amazing if any body really want to learn something
What do you dislike about the product?
Dislike some lengthy videos I would prefer to the pint things
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has make me do more in my field!
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You must spend sometime in it it's really helpful dude.. Just held it
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