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[Tech Webinar] Join Eduventures Principal Analyst James Wiley as he discusses how institutions and vendors are partnering to solve the evolving challenges of the education environment. Additionally, hear from Blackboard Chief Learning and Innovation Officer Phillip Miller on the shifting perception of the LMS from a one-dimensional online learning tool into a platform that combines broad capabilities to help solve those challenges.
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500 institutions and organisations around the world are now delivering online courses and trainings via the SaaS deployment of Blackboard Learn and more than 115 clients are also leveraging the advantages of the Ultra experience.
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12 MARCH, 2019: Together with the adoption of Blackboard Collaborate and Ally, Northumbria University gets the benefits of an integrated edtech platform.
10 MARCH, 2019: Conference to address the most pressing challenges in education and map the future of teaching and learning in the RMEA region.
28 FEBRUARY, 2019: University of the Free State, University of Johannesburg and University of Pretoria transition their LMSs to a SaaS delivery model.
12 FEBRUARY, 2019: As Vice President for Europe, Oleg Figlin will be responsible for driving client success in the region, further expanding the business and leading a multinational team which includes Blackboard’s business channel partners. Read more on Oleg's background.
07 FEBRUARY, 2019: The next-generation cloud-based LMS will empower more than 100,000 students around the world.
08 JANUARY, 2019: More than 115 clients are also leveraging the advantages of the Ultra experience.
01 NOVEMBER, 2018: New enhancements to Blackboard Learn Ultra support institutional and student success.
31 OCTOBER, 2018: 464 institutions around the globe have licensed Blackboard Ally to provide students with more accessible, higher quality and more usable digital content.
3 OCTOBER, 2018: New deployment ensures enhanced quality and in-region support.
24 SEPTEMBER, 2018: Company signs partnership agreement with leading education consulting company to expand local market.
31 JULY, 2018: New initiative to boost the institution’s strategic role in Emiratization by training technology-savvy educators.
27 JULY, 2018: Blackboard remains fervently committed to continued development of its Moodle-based SaaS open-source product and contributing to the open-source community.
3 JULY, 2018: Blackboard today announced that it has formed a new partnership with CoSector – University of London, the provider of choice for products and services that enhance and enrich learning and education, to introduce Blackboard Ally to help its customers in the education sector improve accessibility and inclusion for students.
4 MAY, 2018: Blackboard Ally for Web will help administrators and content creators ensure their websites are accessible to all.
30 APRIL, 2018: Blackboard today announced that it is joining the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPGAT), a diverse group of organisations consisting of assistive technology developers, charities, and universities and colleges, to educate politicians on the incoming EU regulations surrounding accessibility of digital content.
28 MARCH, 2018: Hundreds of educators, technology experts and industry leaders from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa will be gathering in Manchester on 10th-12th April for Blackboard’s annual Teaching and Learning Conference.
6 FEBRUARY, 2018: Rick will oversee all financial aspects of the company, including investor relations, accounting, tax, financial planning and analysis, treasury, and capital markets.
8 JANUARY, 2018: Blackboard is creating two new divisions: Global Client Operations & Success and Global Markets aimed at focusing its teams to better serve the needs of its clients worldwide.
Blackboard Ally is honored to have recently received a 2018 IMS Global Learning Impact Award Platinum medal in the area of Educational Accessibility and Personalization.
We recently announced our strategic decision to exit the Moodle Certified Partner Program, and restated our fervent commitment to continue to provide clients with the most mature and stable Moodle-based Software as a Service (SaaS) product in the market and continue to support the Moodle project.
We haven’t just been adding functionality to Ultra, but we’ve been refactoring features and workflows so they are better than before.
To learn more, contact us today
