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RATON, Fla., May 21, 2024
/CNW/ -- Anthology, the leading provider of education
solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today
announced Centennial College, one of Canada's Top Research Colleges, has selected
Blackboard Learn Ultra as its new learning management system (LMS).
With a commitment to exemplary teaching and a focus on educating
students for career success, Centennial College required an LMS
that could deliver an unparalleled experience for faculty and
students.
"In tests and focus groups, our students
chose Blackboard's intuitive, mobile-first design as their strong
favorite."
"It was important for us to have a partner that truly
understands the needs of faculty and staff and that encourages
development of features in collaboration with its customers," said
Dr. Cary DiPietro, Dean of Learning,
Teaching and Scholarship, Centennial College. "It's clear that
Anthology has made significant investments in reimagining Learn
Ultra based on pedagogical best practices and with an eye
towards leveraging cutting-edge technology to deliver a robust
learning environment. In tests and focus groups, our students chose
Blackboard's intuitive, mobile-first design as their strong
favorite."
Blackboard Learn Ultra was selected following an open
competition and review process and demonstrated industry-leading
innovation and vision. The innovation is the result of significant
investment in fresh functionality and client involvement in the
development of new features such as the AI Design Assistant, a tool
that provides instructors with inspiration and a starting point for
the course design process. The AI Design Assistant helps build more
engaging courses more quickly by suggesting a course structure,
sourcing images, generating rubrics, creating test and quiz
questions, and proposing more authentic assessments. Features like
Flexible Grading provide streamlined navigation to prioritize
workflow by instructor preference and were developed with
substantial input from faculty and users.
"Centennial College is looking to the future and needs a partner
that is delivering innovative education solutions that offer an
intuitive, seamless user experience," said Joe Belenardo, Chief Revenue Officer at
Anthology. "This partnership is the first page in the next chapter
for Blackboard Learn Ultra as we deliver innovation with a purpose,
like AI-facilitated tools to help faculty spend less time on
administration and more time engaging students. We're proud to
serve Centennial College on their mission to educate students for
career success."
The college will also implement Anthology Ally with Blackboard
Learn, a separate application that creates inclusive online content
and supports web accessibility, aligning with institutional
commitments to fostering an environment where everyone feels
welcome and like they belong. Centennial College is recognized as
one of the most culturally diverse post-secondary institutions in
Canada and the ability to provide
digital course content in multiple formats and languages is
imperative to deliver an inclusive student experience. Learn more
about Blackboard Learn Ultra.
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.
About Centennial College
Centennial College, founded in 1966, is Ontario's first public college. Anchored
primarily in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area, the college boasts five
campuses and two satellite locations. Renowned for its outstanding
teaching, creative curriculum, and robust network of partnerships,
Centennial annually welcomes over 40,000 full-time and part-time
students from over 130 countries. These students pursue their
education in over 400 diploma, certificate, and degree programs
across various fields, including business, media, arts, community
and consumer services, engineering technology, health care, and
transportation.
Media contact:
Erin Mitchell, Director of
Communications, Anthology. Erin.Mitchell@anthology.com
Michelle Ervin, Media Relations
Manager, Centennial College. mervin@centennialcollege.ca.
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