Blackboard (Anthology)
VerifiedAI-enabled LMS for higher education from Anthology, used in more than 70 countries
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- Starting price Custom
- Free trial Not offered
- Best for SMEs, Enterprises
What is Blackboard (Anthology)?
Blackboard is a learning management system for higher education, built by Anthology, an education technology company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. It is used by institutions in more than 70 countries and includes an AI Design Assistant for building courses, an AI Conversation tool for Socratic questioning and role-play practice, a Gradebook Grid View, and Blackboard Ally for creating accessible content formats.
Blackboard can be deployed as a cloud SaaS service, through managed hosting, or fully self-hosted on an institution's own servers, with pricing quoted individually per institution rather than published. The platform connects with tools such as Turnitin, VitalSource, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams, and offers free mobile apps for students and instructors on iOS and Android.
Key Features of Blackboard (Anthology)
Blackboard (Anthology) lists 10 documented features, including AI Design Assistant for building and organizing courses, AI Conversation tool for Socratic questioning and role-play practice and Gradebook Grid View and rubric-based grading. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.
- AI Design Assistant for building and organizing courses
- AI Conversation tool for Socratic questioning and role-play practice
- Gradebook Grid View and rubric-based grading
- Blackboard Ally for accessibility and alternative content formats
- Blackboard Evaluate for course feedback and improvement
- Institutional Effectiveness suite for accreditation reporting
- LTI 1.3 and REST API for custom integrations
- Free mobile app for students and instructors
- Video Studio for creating and sharing video content
- Flexible hosting: cloud SaaS, managed, or self-hosted
Blackboard (Anthology) Pricing
Blackboard (Anthology) lists 3 plans without published figures. Pricing is quoted on request.
Cloud SaaS
Custom
Per-institution quote
Fully managed cloud hosting with monthly updates and the Ultra experience; two tiers available, Plus and Advantage
Managed Hosting
Custom
Per-institution quote
Hosted in a vendor data center on behalf of the institution
Self-Hosted
Custom
Per-institution quote
Installed and maintained on the institution’s own servers, updated twice yearly
Blackboard (Anthology) Specifications
Blackboard (Anthology) is available on web app and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API.
- Deployment
- Cloud Based
- On Premises
- Hybrid
- Billing cycle
- Yearly
- Desktop
- Web App
- Mobile
- iOS
- Android
- Languages
- English
- Built for
- SMEs
- Enterprises
- Support
- Phone
- Tickets
- Training
- Integrations
- Turnitin, VitalSource, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, most Student Information System (SIS) platforms, and custom integrations via the Anthology Partner Network, LTI 1.3, and REST APIs
- Public API
- Yes
- Free trial
- No
- Free plan
- No
- Runs in browser
- Yes
- Customisable
- Yes
- Website
- anthology.com
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