AI-facilitated course building tools,
accessibility and unprecedented insight into a
learner's journey help universities support student
success
LONDON, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a
leading provider of education solutions that support the entire
learner lifecycle, announced more than 100 universities in the
region are now delivering 100 percent of their courses on its
flagship Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Blackboard Learn
Ultra. Courses taught in Blackboard Learn Ultra benefit from the
significant investments and product enhancements made over the past
24 months, including industry-leading AI design tools.
"We are thrilled to celebrate this achievement with our
clients," said Joel Armando,
Director of Client Experience at Anthology EMEA. "The benefits of
being fully live on Blackboard Learn Ultra, with all classes in the
tool, means that students have the most accessible and consistent
learning experience across their courses. And all users benefit
from the flexibility, effective workflows and the data insights
embedded in their daily activities."
Clients who are live on Blackboard Learn Ultra are among the
first universities in the world to access innovative features like
AI Design Assist for course creation; flexible grading; student
progress tracking and Accessibility Checker powered by Anthology
Ally.
"Our students have embraced the user-friendly interface and
mobile access of Learn Ultra. It has significantly improved their
digital learning experience, allowing them to engage more
meaningfully with course materials," said Steve Montagu-Cairns, lecturer and digital
education academic lead for the University of Leeds School of Law. "I've worked with other
products, and Learn Ultra is just a better experience for staff and
students. The progress tracking button where I can see how many
students have accessed my materials is absolutely brilliant– myself
and my students use it. My students use it to self-mark, and I use
it for the data to see whether students are engaging with my
content."
"We chose Learn Ultra for several core reasons. It's intuitive,
mobile-friendly, device-agnostic, responsive and accessible," said
Rob Farmer, Learning Technology
Manager at University of Northampton. "Our staff like that their
courses look cleaner, their content is at most three clicks away,
and new features are introduced all the time."
Blackboard Learn became a part of Anthology's global EdTech
portfolio in 2021. Extensive investment in features based on
significant input and iteration with clients and the extended
university community were pivotal in creating the user-centric
solution it is today.
The momentum with Blackboard Learn Ultra will continue, as
institutions in Italy (University
of Macerata) and Spain (ILERNA)
have recently made announcements they are moving from their
respective incumbent VLEs to Blackboard Learn Ultra. In addition,
TETFund of Nigeria has recently
announced plans to implement Learn Ultra in up to 253 higher
education institutions representing two million students throughout
Nigeria.
"Anthology is committed to the transformation of education in
EMEA, and this milestone demonstrates our dedication to the
region," said JD White, Chief Product Officer at Anthology. "We
have made substantial investments in Blackboard Learn Ultra to
ensure it meets the evolving needs of educational institutions. Our
commitment to listening to our clients and continuously improving
our products remains unwavering."
It has never been easier to transition to Learn Ultra with new
tools such as the Ultra Adoption Toolkit and bulk course
conversion. The planning, change management, and conversion tools –
built in partnership with Blackboard Learn institutions, their
instructors, and users – together are powering the fastest, most
efficient conversion process and can also be utilised by clients
migrating from other VLEs.
Clients will celebrate this milestone and other innovations in
EdTech at Anthology Together Europe, Anthology's annual user
conference at the Hyatt Regency in Birmingham, UK, on 25-26 October
2023.
About Anthology
Anthology offers the largest EdTech
ecosystem on a global scale for education, supporting more than 150
million users in 80 countries. With a mission to provide dynamic,
data-informed experiences to the global education community through
Anthology Intelligent Experiences™, we help learners, leaders and
educators achieve their goals by offering over 60 SaaS products and
services designed to advance learning. Discover more about how we
are fulfilling our mission for education, business and government
institutions at www.anthology.com.
Media Contact:
Erin Mitchell
Anthology
Erin.Mitchell@anthology.com
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