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Solution Capabilities

To give you insight into the rich capabilities Blackboard offers, we’ve organized them according to four impact areas: instructor efficiency, inclusive and personalized learning, actionable insights, and support and guidance.

The core capabilities below refer to basic but distinctive features included in the LMS, while premium capabilities are optional advanced features that complement and elevate the power of the solution.
  • Instructor Efficiency

    Core Capabilities

    AI Design Assistant

    Market-leading generative AI capabilities to inspire instructors' course structure, assessments, and grading rubrics.

    Content Designer

    Engaging, multimedia course content that supports all study areas and pedagogical approaches.

    Plagiarism Detection

    Plagiarism Detection is seamlessly integrated into assessment workflows, allowing instructors to uphold academic integrity without leaving the LMS.

    Flexible Grading

    Reimagined grading interface that saves times for instructors and facilitates detailed, inline feedback for learners.

    Deep and Seamless Integrations

    Instructors can easily access hundreds of teaching tools natively within the LMS environment to quickly create engaging courses.

    Premium Capabilities

    Contextual Video for Course Creation

    Advanced recording and editing tools to create engaging video natively within the learning environment.

    Course Design Services

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    Elevate your course standards to create successful learning experiences.

  • Inclusion & Personalized Learning

    Core Capabilities

    Native Mobile App

    Students can access their courses when and where they need to, with an immersive mobile experience that provides full LMS functionality when on the go.

    Accessibility Checker

    Native accessibility checker within the LMS that scans content to identify and fix accessibility issues in order to build more accessible learning environments with best practices in place.

    Optimized Test Taking Experience

    Tests in Blackboard are designed to reduce learner stress, while ensuring flexibility for the instructor.

    Lifelong Student Portfolio

    All students' achievements, including badges and microcredentials, are readily available to ensure goal alignment and career advancement.

    Premium Capabilities

    Advanced Accessibility & Inclusion

    Anthology Ally Truly inclusive learning experiences and more accessible learning environments through alternative formats, instructor built-in feedback and institutional reporting. Learn more >


    An Anthology ServiceBecome an expert at creating and sustaining courses that deliver inclusive experiences and meet learners’ unique needs. Learn more >

    AI Assessment & Engagement Tools

    AI guidance on engaging, authentic tasks to promote lateral thought and real-world skills, all with strong oversight from the instructor. Learn more >

    Badging and Digital Credentialing

    Anthology Milestone Attract new learner demographics and promote career advancement via badges and microcredentials, integrated seamlessly into the LMS. Learn more >

    Course Catalog

    Further increase access to distinct learner demographics with non-credit programs, backed by all the capabilities of the Blackboard environment.

  • Actionable Insights

    Core Capabilities

    Holistic Student Understanding

    Administrators and instructors can access detailed reports on student progress—extending beyond grades to provide a complete understanding of the learner—helping to identify at-risk learners and promote student success.

    Progress Tracking

    All users receive inline insights on their progress as they complete tasks in Blackboard, ensuring goals remain in view and next steps are always clear.

    Native Communication Tools

    Not only does Blackboard surface insights on progress, it also provides inbuilt communication tools to connect learners with their peers and professors to ensure they get assistance where required.

    Content Insights

    Instructors are provided native insights on their content effectiveness, including detailed discussion analytics and test-question optimization.

    Institutional Intelligence

    Anthology Illuminate Uncover the value of converging rich data in a single place to deeply understand students with key actionable insights and enhanced analytics, and light a clear path to success.

    Premium Capabilities

    Course Evaluations

    Anthology Evaluate Easy collection of feedback on the perceptions of learning experiences translated to usable data for instructors to know where course adjustments can be made, help them gain insights and boost learners' success. Learn more >

  • Support & Guidance

    Core Capabilities

    Anthology Idea Exchange

    Direct input into the development of the Blackboard solution, working collaboratively with our Product Management team and global learning community.

    Unlimited Courses

    Create as many courses as you need without additional costs.

    Cloud File Integration

    Local storage allocation for course content. Additional integrations with standard content collaboration tools such as OneDrive, Box, DropBox, and Google Drive as well as Blackboard's own core files storage that reduce storage use in the LMS.

    24/7 Admin Support

    Global product and technical post sale support, resolution of issues or every-day questions, partnering across product and services team to ensure client success.

    Test Instance

    A real-time test environment to try new features and functionality prior to implementation for users.

    Core Implementation and Training

    An Anthology ServiceLMS Implementation, project management and access to Blackboard Anthology Academy resources for product training.

    Premium Capabilities

    Customized Adoption Campaigns

    Direct instructors to features and workflows that can improve the learning experience and deploy targeted, engaging, in-app communications to inform students. Learn more >

    Staging and Technical Support

    A staging environment for training and to prepare for new releases, direct data queries for advanced analytics, and additional technical support.

    24/7 End-User Support

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    Virtual, 24/7 IT support for instructors and students

    Personalized Implementation and Training

    An Anthology ServiceAccelerate Blackboard adoption across your institution through expert training and other key resources available in Anthology Academy to create and deliver state-of-the-art learning experiences.

    Managed Services

    An Anthology ServiceLeverage Anthology expertise to supplement your team after Blackboard’s implementation or on day-to-day operations. Our skilled consultants enhance your solutions and support you in efficiently accomplishing your goals.

See them in action! Get a closer look at how the capabilities in Blackboard can empower everyone across your organization.

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