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Blackboard & Higher Colleges of Technology Establish Digital Education Center of Excellence in the Middle East
31 JULY, 2018: New initiative to boost the institution’s strategic role in Emiratization by training technology-savvy educators.
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Blackboard Ends Participation in Moodle's Certified Partner Program
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.
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Blackboard Announces New Partnership With CoSector – University of London
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.
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Blackboard Launches New Website Accessibility Solution
4 MAY, 2018: Blackboard Ally for Web will help administrators and content creators ensure their websites are accessible to all.
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Blackboard Joins the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology
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.
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Education Leaders & Experts to Discuss Challenges & Outlook at Teaching & Learning Conference 2018
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.
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Blackboard Inc. Names Rick Essex Chief Financial Officer
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.
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Blackboard Announces Organizational Changes to Better Serve Clients Worldwide
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.
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Blackboard Shows Sustained Momentum in Brazil
28 JULY, 2017: More than 1.3 million users across more than 230 institutions leverage cutting-edge solutions to achieve educational success.
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Blackboard Delivers Continued Innovation Across Its Teaching & Learning Suite
26 JULY, 2017: Leading edge capabilities and an advanced accessibility tool help drive academic success for learners globally.
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Blackboard Unveils New Mobile App for Instructors
25 JULY, 2017: Blackboard Instructor gives faculty mobile access to view course content, participate in discussions, create announcements, and virtually collaborate with students.
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Blackboard Launches Open Innovation Initiative for Developers
25 JULY, 2017: Company removes barriers to facilitate development and deployment of integrations.
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Utrecht University Renews Its Partnership With Blackboard
20 JULY, 2017: Ranked first after a competitive tender, Blackboard Learn will continue to empower more than 35,000 students and teachers.
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Educators, Administrators & Thought Leaders to Gather at Blackboard’s Annual Conference
11 JULY, 2017: Leading education technology conference taking place July 24-27 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Middlesex University Renews Its Partnership With Moodlerooms
14 JUNE, 2017: The integrated scalable solution will support further online expansion.
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Blackboard Achieves AWS Education Competency Status
14 JUNE, 2017: This designation recognizes that Blackboard has demonstrated technical proficiency and success building cloud-hosted educational solutions for clients.
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Blackboard Announces Winners of 2017 Catalyst Awards
13 JUNE, 2017: Blackboard announced the winners of the 2017 Blackboard Catalyst Awards.
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Blackboard Ally Receives Award for Global Impact in Education
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.
A New Chapter for Our Moodle-Based SaaS Product
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.
It’s Time to Take Another Look at Learn Ultra
We haven’t just been adding functionality to Ultra, but we’ve been refactoring features and workflows so they are better than before.
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