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Blackboard, previously Anthology Inc., and before that, Blackboard, is an American educational technology company with corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. Blackboard is known for Blackboard Learn, a learning management system. Blackboard Inc. merged with Anthology in late 2021.
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Blackboard at a glance
Blackboard is an education technology company headquartered in United States, founded in 1997. Xcout tracks 1 named person at Blackboard, including Jo Packer (VP of Design).
Blackboard leadership
- Jo PackerVP of Design
Recent Blackboard news
- Product launchBlackboard Launches New Gradebook on August 7
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Anthology Inc. provides products and services for transformational teaching and learning. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, United States.
PV Campus II, L.L.C., operating as part of Anthology and Blackboard, provides software products and services for higher education institutions, focusing on learning management systems, student information systems, institutional effectiveness, and student success solutions.
Instructure, Inc. is an education technology company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company develops and supports digital learning management systems, notably the Canvas LMS, designed to improve student success across K–12, higher education, and corporate markets.
D2L (Desire2Learn) is a Canada-based global software company founded in 1999, headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario. It is a learning innovation company committed to transforming education, designing its software for educators and content creators, and initially focused on the higher education market.
Absorb Software provides an AI-powered learning management system (LMS) designed for corporate training, employee onboarding, compliance, and customer education. The platform offers tools for course authoring, personalized upskilling, reporting, and integrations to support both internal and external organizational learning needs.
Packback, Inc. is a privately owned education technology company based out of Chicago, Illinois. The company operates an online platform providing educational products, including inquiry-driven discussion portals and writing lab software for students and educators.
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