Blackboard

Anthology Student Recognized for 8th Consecutive Year of Growth

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today marked eight consecutive years of growth for its student information system (SIS), Anthology Student. According to the Tambellini Group's recently published 2022 Student Systems U.S. Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report, Anthology was among the top solutions selected by U.S. higher education institutions last year and selected by the most institutions in the private, for-profit sector. The report notes that thirteen not-for-profit institutions also selected Anthology Student.

Key Points: 
  • BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology , a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today marked eight consecutive years of growth for its student information system (SIS), Anthology Student .
  • The report notes that thirteen not-for-profit institutions also selected Anthology Student.
  • "Anthology Student has demonstrated stability and growth and strongly appeals to institutions with nontraditional, competency-based and continuing education requirements.
  • Anthology Student also positively impacts institutional competitiveness through automation, supporting efficiency and helping institutions to optimize academic programs in partnership with faculty.

Lightspeed Systems Adds Brook Bock in Newly Created Chief Product Officer Role

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 4, 2022

Austin, Texas, Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading education technology solutions provider Lightspeed Systems (Lightspeed or the Company) announced today that it has appointed Brook McShane Bock to the newly created position Chief Product Officer (CPO).

Key Points: 
  • Austin, Texas, Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading education technology solutions provider Lightspeed Systems (Lightspeed or the Company) announced today that it has appointed Brook McShane Bock to the newly created position Chief Product Officer (CPO).
  • Ms. Bock joins Lightspeed with decades of experience advancing technology to solve customer problems and improve results.
  • As the market-leading safety and efficacy platform for U.S. schools, we are growing rapidly to serve even more students and to build upon our Lightspeed platform, said Brian Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of Lightspeed Systems.
  • Lightspeed Systems is a proven partner for schools, serving over 20 million students in 39 countries and 28,000 schools globally.

ChaosSearch Enhances Log Analytics Capabilities for Operational Investigation, Visualization, and Alerting at Scale

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

ChaosSearch today announced enhancements to its award-winning log analytics capabilities that make it easier for organizations to conduct exploratory and investigative analytics at scale.

Key Points: 
  • ChaosSearch today announced enhancements to its award-winning log analytics capabilities that make it easier for organizations to conduct exploratory and investigative analytics at scale.
  • While this should create unbounded opportunities for companies, the data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouses they currently rely on are not built for scale.
  • To solve these challenges, ChaosSearch is delivering augmented log analytics capabilities that will eliminate the tradeoffs between data retention, performance, reliability, flexibility, and cost that organizations are forced to make today.
  • ChaosSearch enables organizations to Know Better by activating the data lake for log analytics, delivering unparalleled operational investigation, visualization, and alerting at scale.

Blackboard Learn Ultra Adoption Builds Momentum Worldwide

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 11, 2022

BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced a 46 percent increase in the number of courses designed using Blackboard Learn Ultra, and a 30 percent increase in the number of institutions deploying Learn Ultra courses, year over year.

Key Points: 
  • Following the merger with Blackboard, Anthology tripled Learn Ultra development resources and increased opportunities for client feedback in the development process, a strategy that continues to power a rising cadence of new features and enabled the largest Learn Ultra release to-date delivered this July.
  • With a research-informed approach that involves clients throughout the development process, Blackboard Learn Ultra users benefit from significant improvements to the learning experience aligned with the pedagogical preferences of instructors.
  • "Anthology's Blackboard Learn Ultra is so much more than an LMS.
  • This news comes as education leaders and Blackboard Learn Ultra clients from around the world converge at Anthology Together, the company's first combined user conference with Blackboard.

More than 200 Higher Education Institutions, K-12 School Districts, Business and Government Organizations Expand Partnerships with Anthology

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 11, 2022

BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced that more than 200 higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, and business and government organizations have deepened their partnerships with Anthology since the company merged with Blackboard last October. These clients had existing relationships with the business prior to its growth and selected new solutions, tools and services from Anthology's expanded product suite to create operational efficiencies and continue to improve experiences for students using technology.

Key Points: 
  • BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology , a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced that more than 200 higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, and business and government organizations have deepened their partnerships with Anthology since the company merged with Blackboard last October.
  • This news comes as education leaders from around the world converge at Anthology Together, the company's first combined user conference with Blackboard.
  • Read more about how institutions like Post University and the University of Mindanao are advancing learning with Anthology.
  • Discover more about how we are fulfilling our mission for K-12, higher education, business and government institutions at www.anthology.com .

Anthology Introduces Intelligent Experiences at Anthology Together

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 11, 2022

BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today introduced Anthology Intelligent Experiences (iX)™, the company's vision for a connected ecosystem of products and services that use data to power meaningful interactions both in and outside the classroom.

Key Points: 
  • The Anthology iX approach will create interactive moments by breaking down data silosand combining insights across critical systems to inform more relevant engagement between staff, faculty and learners.
  • "With Intelligent Experiences incorporated into daily interactions, institutions are better positioned to meet strategic objectives like raising retention rates and keeping students on track for graduation," said JD White, Chief Product Officer at Anthology.
  • That's an Intelligent Experience, and we can make it a reality within the Anthology portfolio," said White.
  • With a mission to provide dynamic, data-informed experiences to the global education community, Anthology helps learners, leaders and educators achieve their goals through over 60 SaaS products and services designed to advance learning.

Class Technologies Closes Acquisition of Blackboard Collaborate

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, June 30, 2022

WASHINGTON and BOCA RATON, Fla., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Class Technologies Inc., a leader in synchronous virtual learning, today announced it has closed on the acquisition of Blackboard Collaborate. Prior to the acquisition by Class, Blackboard Collaborate was part of the Anthology product suite, following Anthology's merger with Blackboard last year.

Key Points: 
  • Prior to the acquisition by Class, Blackboard Collaborate was part of the Anthology product suite, following Anthology's merger with Blackboard last year.
  • Blackboard Collaborate will now be known as Class Collaborate.
  • As previously announced, Class will continue full support of Class Collaborate and Class for Zoom for over 1,750 institutions representing higher education, K-12, and corporate learning & development teams around the world.
  • "We are excited to welcome Collaborate customers and team members to Class," said Michael Chasen, co-founder and CEO of Class.

Post University Expands Partnership with Anthology; Saves Hundreds of Hours Daily for Administrative Staff using Anthology Solutions

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

BOCA RATON, Fla., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced that Post University has selected Anthology Milestone and will migrate to Blackboard Learn Ultra to continue providing an exceptional experience and further successful outcomes for students. This marks an expansion of the institution's partnership with Anthology following its initial adoption of Anthology Student and Occupation Insights in 2017.

Key Points: 
  • This marks an expansion of the institution's partnership with Anthology following its initial adoption of Anthology Student and Occupation Insights in 2017.
  • Over the past five years, solutions like Anthology Student have saved Post University's centralized administration hundreds of hours daily in manual processes through enterprise-wide data collection, equating to thousands of hours annually that staff can reallocate to more strategic initiatives.
  • In addition, Post University's use of Anthology technology helps the institution process over 3,000 leads each day via its Admissions Department to help drive enrollment.
  • "Thanks to Anthology, we can now meet student expectations in the digital age," said Greg Theisen, Post University Chief Information & Technology Officer.

Anthology Recognized for EdTech Innovation in 2022 EdTech Breakthrough Awards Program

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, June 9, 2022

BOCA RATON, Fla., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced that Anthology Reach has been selected as "Overall Enrollment Management Solution Provider of the Year" in the fourth annual international awards program conducted by EdTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global educational technology market.

Key Points: 
  • "We're powering the next wave of EdTech innovation by delivering experiences that are informed by data and tailored to meet each student's individual needs," said JD White, Chief Product Officer at Anthology.
  • Congratulations to the entire Anthology team for taking home a well-deserved 2022 EdTech Breakthrough Award."
  • Part of Tech Breakthrough , a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership,the EdTech Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in educational technology products, companies and people.
  • The EdTech Breakthrough Awards provide a platform for public recognition around the achievements of breakthrough educational technology in categories includinge-learning, student engagement, school administration, career preparation, language learning, STEM and more.

Class Technologies and Open LMS Announce Partnership to Provide Best of Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

RALEIGH, N.C., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Class Technologies Inc., the company that is changing the way the world learns by adding teaching and learning tools to Zoom, and Open LMS, the company that leverages open-source software to deliver an effective and engaging online learning experience, today announced their partnership to maximize the hybrid learning environment and student engagement.

Key Points: 
  • Class recently reached a definitive agreement to acquire Blackboard Collaborate, aiming to build the next-generation platform for synchronous virtual learning.
  • With this agreement, Class and Class Collaborate, formerly known as Blackboard Collaborate, will now be Open LMS' preferred synchronous virtual learning solution.
  • Through these combined platforms, learners and instructors can seamlessly access synchronous and asynchronous learning tools, solving for the new world of remote and hybrid learning.
  • "Both Class and Open LMS share a common goal of providing users with an effective and engaging experience that ultimately helps learners reach their educational goals," said Phill Miller, Managing Director of Open LMS.