Blackboard's Learner-Focused Platform Gains in Corporate Learning Space April 15, 2009
A new report suggests that as companies of all sizes become more interested in collaborative, learner-focused systems for their development needs, many are leveraging the learner-focused corporate learning solution offered by Blackboard Inc., a leader in education technology.
The report, LMS and Learning Platforms 2009, is published by analyst group Bersin and Associates and notes that Blackboard is "steadily growing its corporate customer base." The report also highlights the ease of use and administration of Blackboard’s solution, now used by more than 2,000 enterprise clients that are home to millions of daily users.
The report includes a comprehensive review of trends in the Learning Management System (LMS) and corporate learning market. The report finds growing adoption of learning systems by small and mid-size companies and a distinct shift toward social, collaborative and informal learning. The report also cites Blackboard's solution as a "highly successful system" and that it "should be considered a high-value, low-cost solution for any instructor-facilitated corporate training application."
Blackboard's flagship learning platform, Blackboard Learn, includes a range of powerful capabilities, social learning tools and Web 2.0 innovations to more effectively engage learners. The platform supports secure instant messaging, blogs, journals and enhanced group tools; notification dashboards and alerts; and applications that let users access course information on Apple iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices and through the Facebook interface.
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