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Educational dashboards that report course progress to students are likely more motivating for the underperforming set than for those who are doing well, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan and Blackboard.

Over the past year, Blackboard Inc., the leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, forged new and expanded partnerships with clients around the world....

Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, is pleased to announce the first round of winners in its 2016-17 Exemplary Course Program...

Blackboard Chairman, CEO and President Bill Ballhaus last week joined an exclusive delegation of U.S. private sector leaders visiting Colombia at the invitation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and...

Top K-12 leaders selected Blackboard's Personalized Learning Solution as one of District Administration magazine's "Readers' Choice Top 100 Products for 2016," recognizing the positive impact the...

Blackboard leaders will make multiple presentations on accessibility and education policy during OLC Accelerate, taking place November 16-18 in Orlando, FL. During these presentations,...

In recognition of its outstanding commitment to education worldwide, Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, has been honored with...

Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, was named a winner in multiple categories of two prestigious industry awards programs – the...

Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced the acquisition of U.K.-based Fronteer, including its flagship Ally product....

Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced usability enhancements to Blackboard Learn, its flagship Learning Management...

Experts from Blackboard Inc. will make multiple presentations during EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2016, taking place October 25-28 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. During these...

Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard"), a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced the expiration and final results for its previously announced...

Leaders from Blackboard will present at WCET's 28th Annual Meeting, October 12-14 in Minneapolis, MN. Blackboard will lead seven sessions covering some of the most important issues facing...

Blackboard today announced that it will host its annual Teaching and Learning Conference Asia at the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore on 6th and 7th October 2016.

Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard"), a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced the early tender results for its previously announced private...

Recent research shows the tremendous potential of learning analytics, but most of this research has been limited to a single course or a small number of courses within a single institution. What...

Blackboard has a long history of supporting developers who wish to integrate with or extend the capabilities of Blackboard Learn. The company is expanding that support with the release of a new...

Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard"), a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that it has extended (i) the early tender deadline (the "Early...

Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard"), a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that it has commenced a private offer to certain eligible...

Blackboard announced today at the annual Teaching and Learning Conference in Sydney that its flagship Learning Management System (LMS) Blackboard Learn (commonly referred to as Learn 9.1)...

Blackboard Inc. today announced the details of Innovate & Educate: Teaching and Learning Conference 2016, the company’s annual event...

WASHINGTON – AUGUST 9, 2016 -- Blackboard Inc. announced today a new alignment of the company’s organizational structure aimed at focusing its teams to better serve the needs of its clients...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced the launch of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) Digital...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that an affiliate of the company has successfully completed its...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that an affiliate of the company completed the previously announced...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced the appointment of Lisa Mayr as Chief Financial Officer. Lisa will oversee all financial aspects of the company,...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced a new product toolset focused on student success – Bb Planner, a new mobile application aimed at making career...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced that the 'Ultra' experience is available now for Blackboard Learn, the company's flagship learning management...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced that it has obtained IMS Global Conformance Certification for Moodlerooms its enterprise open source learning...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that its affiliate, Winchester Acquisition Corp., has commenced its...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced the general availability of Moodlerooms 3.0, the latest version of its enterprise open source solution dedicated...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that an affiliate of the company has entered into a definitive...

Blackboard Inc. and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a collaborative agreement for IBM to manage Blackboard's datacenters and cloud infrastructure. The two companies will also work together to...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced the acquisition of Sequoia Retail Systems (Sequoia), a leader in comprehensive point-of-sale (POS) solutions...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly will deliver the BbWorld 2016 keynote address. BbWorld is one of the largest education...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced a partnership with FATV to deliver financial aid and financial literacy information via on-demand video to...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced a new partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. that creates a convenient travel alternative for students at...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced the launch of the Blackboard K-12 New Learning Experience Platform for districts and schools. The platform brings...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced that Blackboard Collaborate™, the company's state-of-the-art web conferencing solution that allows for...

Blackboard Inc. has announced its annual Teaching and Learning Conference, which will gather educators, technologists and industry leaders from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, at the...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, is participating this week in the 31st annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference in San Diego,...

Moodle and Blackboard today announced a new agreement that will secure resources and technology contributions to Moodle, one of the most widely used learning management systems (LMSs) in the...

Following a competitive evaluation of the industry's leading e-learning systems, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has selected Blackboard Learn™ as its new teaching and...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced a partnership that will increase community engagement in Texas' Socorro Independent School District (ISD). The...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced a partnership with Skytap to provide cloud-based, on-demand virtual training labs via the company's flagship...

Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced two new options for deploying its flagship learning management system (LMS) Blackboard Learn™ via...

Blackboard today announced the release of Moodlerooms 2.9, its enterprise open source solution dedicated to institutions and organizations that leverage Moodle, one of the most widely-used...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2016 -- Blackboard Inc., the world’s leading education technology company, today announced that William "Bill" L. Ballhaus, PhD has been named Chairman, Chief Executive...

Blackboard Inc. today announced the five organizations that received grants as a part of the company's annual Charitable Giving Program. Local representatives from three of the organizations were...

Blackboard Inc. today announced their community engagement mobile app Blackboard ParentLink has been named a 'Top Product' by District Administration Magazine. This is the third consecutive year...

Blackboard Inc. announced a new partnership with software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider VoiceThread that will enable learners and instructors to actively engage in discussions within their learning...

Today, Blackboard announced the acquisition of Blue Canary, a higher education predictive analytics company that helps institutions glean powerful data-driven insights and use them to improve...

Blackboard Inc. congratulates Paula Barr, 2nd grade teacher at Quail Run School in Lawrence, Kansas, recipient of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning's (iNACOL) Blended and...

Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard") today announced that their flagship learning management system (LMS), Blackboard Learn™, along with its Moodle-based platform Moodlerooms, has experienced strong...

Blackboard today announced that during 2015 more than 110 new customers have chosen one of its Moodle-based solutions to deliver a superior learning experience for their learners. Active in the...

Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard") today announced two accessibility milestones for the latest version of its online virtual collaboration tool Blackboard Collaborate™. Today's announcement marks...

Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard") today announced an update to the 9.1 version of its flagship learning management system Blackboard Learn™. Today's announcement represents the latest evidence of...

More than 100,000 educational resources, including lessons, assignments, tests, and more, have been added to Blackboard xpLor, the company's cloud-based, cross-LMS repository system. This new...

Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard") today announced that Virginia Commonwealth University ("VCU") and Marshall University are the latest institutions to reaffirm and expand partnerships with Blackboard...

Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard") earned first place in Campus Technology's 2015 Readers' Choice Awards' 'Learning Management and E-learning' category, the company announced today. Blackboard also...

Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard"), the world's leading education technology company, today welcomed Congressman Hal Rogers and representatives from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to its...

Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard") today announced a new partnership with Trevecca Nazarene University (TNU) that will deliver a more engaging digital teaching and learning solution at the university...

Blackboard Inc. congratulates Brevard County Public Schools, Eden Prairie Schools, Oklahoma City Public Schools, Portland Public Schools and West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area Schools,...

Blackboard Inc. announced today that it is being sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army, Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) to begin the federal process for compliance of cloud...

Blackboard today announced the acquisition of Nivel Siete, a leading Moodle provider operating in Latin America. By joining their forces, the two companies will be able to offer more services and...

Blackboard Inc.'s flagship learning management system (LMS) Blackboard Learn® earned the highest scores in a report published by G2 Crowd, an independent software review platform that ranks...

Blackboard Inc. today announced that, in collaboration with NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI), they have shipped more than one million near-field communication (NFC)-compatible campus cards...

Blackboard Inc. announced that teachers and learners in K-12 schools will now be able to easily integrate content from third-party cloud repositories like DropBox, Google Drive, and OneDrive, into...

Blackboard Inc. today announced a partnership with Skillsoft, an industry leading content provider, enabling direct delivery of high-quality content to professional learners via Blackboard's...

Student body presidents feel high college costs limit career opportunity, yet student leaders are vastly underutilized as stakeholders on and off campus. High college costs price students out of...

Blackboard Inc. launches the 'New Learning Experience' – an innovative approach to education that focuses on the learner and promotes better engagement, interaction and quality learning by...

Blackboard today announced that it has certified its flagship software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based LMS Blackboard Learn™ to provide data about learner and teacher use, as specified by the IMS...

Blackboard today announced the acquisition of X-Ray Analytics, a research-based, predictive analytics technology that helps instructors and organizations meet the learning needs of their students....

More than 90 percent of K-12 administrators say that effective use of technology within instruction is important for achieving their school or district's core mission of education and preparation...

Blackboard Inc. today announced the availability of an improved integration between Blackboard's teaching and learning solutions and Pearson's PowerSchool student information system (SIS) that...

Following an evaluation of the industry's leading learning management systems, Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) in Georgia has selected Blackboard's innovative classroom solution for K-12, the...

Blackboard today announced the expansion of BlackboardPay™, a prepaid card program that simplifies the disbursement of student federal financial aid. Starting in June 2015, institutions offering...

Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) selected Blackboard to expand its district-wide communications capabilities following a competitive review, the company announced today. Blackboard will provide...

Today Blackboard Inc. announced that it has finalized its acquisition of Schoolwires, one of the leading educational website, hosting and content management providers to K-12 schools and...

Blackboard Inc. today announced a powerful new collaboration with Achieving the Dream Inc. that will aim to address the most pressing challenges facing education, including workforce preparedness...

The University of Manchester has extended its partnership with Blackboard to support over 40,000 students and staff in achieving better outcomes and attaining educational success. Through this...

To strengthen its ability to innovate and deliver blended teaching and learning programs, Texas-based Crowley Independent School District (ISD) selected Blackboard following a competitive review,...

Today Blackboard Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Schoolwires, one of the leading educational website, hosting and content management providers to K-12 schools and districts. The...

Blackboard Inc. announced today several updates to Moodlerooms, the company's services offering for the open source learning management system (LMS) Moodle, that improve both the functionality as...

Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) has expanded its partnership with Blackboard, the company announced today. The decision was largely driven by the desire by ACPS officials to improve mobile...

Blackboard Inc. has launched its Charitable Giving Program, the company announced today. This year, over $200,000 will be provided to multiple organizations to help foster education technology...

Cornell University is the latest institution to reaffirm and expand their partnership with Blackboard by moving to the company's customized learning and analytics offering available exclusively to...

Blackboard announced today the availability of the latest book by Jon Kolko, vice president of consumer design at Blackboard. Well Designed: How to Use Empathy to Create Products People Love, has...

Blackboard Inc. has acquired ParentLink, uniting two of the leading providers of K-12 communications, the company announced today. The combination will create a powerful approach to K-12 community...

Blackboard Inc. today announced the availability of a tablet app designed to improve faculty workflow around assignments and easily track student submissions. Specifically designed for teachers,...

Singapore, 10 October 2014 – Blackboard today announced the opening of a new data centre in Singapore, responding to customer requests for an in-region, private cloud facility to host and manage...

Blackboard will work with Unizin, a university owned and directed consortium, to pilot xpLor™, the company's standards-based, cloud-delivered open content repository, the company announced...

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) has reaffirmed and expanded their partnership with Blackboard by moving to the company's customized learning and analytics offering for...

Blackboard has introduced a cloud version of its flagship LMS, Blackboard Learn™, the company announced today. With the addition of a Software-as-a-Service model (SaaS), Blackboard is now the...

Blackboard Inc. has acquired Requestec, a leading provider of Web-based Real Time Communication (WebRTC) technology, to reinvent and revitalize the company's product portfolio and revolutionize...

Blackboard Inc. today announced that nearly 2 million students have signed up to take advantage of the company's student-centric solutions focused on career preparedness. During the back-to-school...

Blackboard now supports more than 1 million students and faculty members at over 70 institutions in Brazil, the company announced today. Now registering an impressive 100 percent growth in the...

Blackboard Inc. today announced the release of Job Genie™, a free mobile app designed to minimize student anxiety around the job selection process by helping them explore potential career paths...

Blackboard has acquired CardSmith, the industry's leading cloud provider of campus card solutions and turn-key card program management services, Blackboard announced today. CardSmith joins...