Company: Anthology
Nomination Submitted by: Young & Associates PR
Company Description: 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.
Nomination Category: New Product & Service Categories - Education
Nomination Sub Category: Postsecondary Learning Management Solution
 Nomination Title: Anthology's Blackboard Learn Ultra
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the nominated new or new-version product or service, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
- If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: If this is a brand-new product, state the date on which it was released. If this is a new version of an existing product, state the date on which the update was released:
The latest update of Blackboard Learn Ultra (Learn Ultra) was in April 2022
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Describe the features, functions, and benefits of the nominated product or service (up to 350 words):
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Anthology's next-generation learning management system (LMS), Blackboard Learn Ultra (Learn Ultra), was created with a contemporary, accessible, and customized interface to engage college students and reduce the workload of educators. With the shifting Edtech environment in mind, Learn Ultra recently underwent an update to enhance teacher and student experiences. These updates included expanded assessment and grading capabilities, richer course and content design, deeper student insights with improved access to the "How am I doing?" performance report, and enhanced auto-save functionality in the Content Editor inside Tests & Assignments.
Fully secure and privacy compliant, the Learn Ultra experience is a learner-centered environment designed to increase user efficiency that supports the student experience and enables best practices for faculty through flexible, insightful and inclusive capabilities. Learn Ultra's time-saving features and simplified interface make it simple to teach and learn on any device. Anthology also recently launched a new version of the Blackboard Learn mobile application. The new mobile experience allows learners and instructors to seamlessly move their learning experience from their desktop to mobile and back again while simplifying the user experience.
Learn Ultra lowers the barriers to and encourages ongoing educator-learner interaction—whether inside the classroom or through digital learning. For example, Learn Ultra improves accessibility and inclusivity for students through better support of student self-expression by providing more control over how a student’s personal pronouns and identification information is presented to peers. Students also enjoy a more personalized test-taking experience, through student visibility into progress during a test, the option to hide the timer to help with test anxiety, filters to accommodate different test-taking strategies, and reminders about unanswered questions.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Outline the market performance, critical reception, and customer satisfaction with the product or service to date. State monetary or unit sales figures to date, if possible, and how they compare to expectations or past performance. Provide links to laudatory product or service reviews. Include some customer testimonials, if applicable (up to 350 words):
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With its strong track record in the education technology market and continued innovation, Blackboard Learn Ultra remains a top choice for schools and universities seeking a comprehensive and effective LMS solution. In 2022, Anthology saw 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.
Greenville Technical Community College tracked success rates in the courses where they implemented Blackboard Learn Ultra and utilized Anthology’s course design services.
Customer Testimonials:
"Learn Ultra supports our goals of retaining and graduating more students. It looks great, facilitates communication, and offers students the educational resources needed to be successful." - Jean Marlow, Deputy Chief Technology Officer of Eastern Kentucky University.
"With 98% of our students using Learn, it has become a part of our brand. Learn influences students’ perception of our ability to teach them what they need to be successful. Ultra helps us create the modern perception we’re aiming for." - Stephanie Richter, Director of Faculty Development and Instructional Support at Northern Illinois University.
WATCH: Meagan Knoll, Instructor in the Seidman College of Business Management Department at Grand Valley State University on how Learn Ultra’s data-driven insights are guiding how to make the most impact with her students https://youtu.be/VEPD3OBQOgs
“Our staff like that their courses look cleaner, their content is at most three clicks away, and new features are introduced all the time, It's amazing to see how quickly Anthology is developing Blackboard Learn Ultra, and we really appreciate the work that Anthology is doing to keep us up-to-date with the latest developments via the monthly office hours and Blackboard user group webinars.” --Rob Farmer, Learning Technology Manager at the University of Northampton.
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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Here are some customer case studies to give an inside look at how Learn Ultra has positively impacted institutions:
Trevecca Nazarene University Case Study: https://www.anthology.com/story/improving-the-user-enrollment-process-with-blackboard-learn-extensions
Belmont University Case Study: https://www.blackboard.com/learnultra/belmont-university
Northern Illinois University Case Study: https://www.blackboard.com/learnultra/northern-illinois-university
Eastern Kentucky University Case Study: https://www.blackboard.com/learnultra/eastern-kentucky-university
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