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Blackboard launches Center for Advancing Learning to address education policy
Organizers said the edtech firm's new center will begin by focusing on HBCUs and community colleges.
Predictive analytics are only as useful as the university culture around them
Data analytics are a key tool for higher education institutions seeking to bolster student success, but don't expect a silver bullet, experts said.
Blackboard 'Ally' tool aids course design for students with disabilities
Blackboard recently released a free, online course based on insights from its accessibility tool, Blackboard Ally, which is used at more than 700 institutions.
Amazon releases new Alexa API, simplifying custom voice commands
Edtech developers can now design custom Alexa commands that integrate directly with schools' information systems.
Blackboard announces move to Northern Virginia
One of the largest learning management system companies in the U.S. will soon move its headquarters out of Washington D.C.
Blackboard launches iPhone, Apple Watch card-reader support for universities nationwide
The company will initially offer the card-reader service at Duke University, the University of Alabama, and the University of Oklahoma.
How Canvas came to unseat Blackboard as the leading LMS
A recent analysis found that Canvas had surpassed Blackboard as the favorite learning management system in higher education. So where do the companies go next?
Canvas edges out Blackboard in LMS market share
For the first time, Canvas eclipsed Blackboard as the most popular learning management system for U.S. colleges and universities.
Blackboard now offering over half a million open educational resources to K-12 students
Blackboard and ACT's OpenEd are collaborating to deliver free, openly licensed materials to school districts.
