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Blackboard Learn (previously the Blackboard Learning Management System) is a web-based virtual learning environment and learning management system developed by Blackboard Inc. The software features course management, customizable open architecture , and scalable design that allows integration with student information systems and authentication ...
Dana Mohler-Faria, former BCC Assistant Dean of Administrative Services (served from 1984 to 1987), former president of Bridgewater State College and the Special Advisor for Education to the former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. David B. Sullivan, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1997–2013)
WebCT (Course Tools) or Blackboard Learning System, [1] now owned by Blackboard, is an online proprietary virtual learning environment system that is licensed to colleges and other institutions and used in many campuses for e-learning. To their WebCT courses, instructors can add such tools as discussion boards, mail systems, and live chat ...
ANGEL Learning (acquired by Blackboard in May 2009) Click2Learn and Docent merged to become SumTotal Systems in 2004; CourseInfo LLC (precursor company to Blackboard, which became Blackboard's core technology, founded by Stephen Gilfus; Edmodo (closed in 2022) Elluminate (acquired by Blackboard in 2010) Learn.com (acquired by Taleo in 2010)
Blackboard Analytics was developed after the company acquired iStrategy, a data analysis firm, in December 2010. [31] The Blackboard Analytics platform is a system for data warehousing and analysis, with applications for educational institutions to analyze student numbers, class scheduling, and financial information. The platform was created as ...
In January 2014, Learning Tools Interoperability version 2.0 was launched, introducing REST-based two-way communication between external tools and the learning platform. [5] Simultaneously, a subset of version 2.0 was released as version 1.2, as a transitional update from version 1.1 to version 2.0.
Most institutions utilize LMSs by external vendors (77%), Blackboard currently dominates the LMS environment with an adoption rate of 31.9%, followed by Moodle at 19.1%, and Canvas at 15.3%. [30] However, in the last year Canvas, by Instructure, has gained an increasing amount of the market share (see graphic).
In 2019, Instructure acquired Portfolium and integrated their pathways, Program Assessment, and ePortfolio network into the Canvas. Portfolium is designed to simplify the assessment of student learning, showcase evidence of knowledge, and keep students engaged along pathways to prepare them for careers.