Blackboard Collaborate pros and cons

Name: Blackboard Collaborate
Brand: Blackboard
Rating: 3.8 (4 reviews)

Vendor: Blackboard

3.8 out of 5

4 reviews
75% willing to recommend

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Blackboard Collaborate Pros review quotes

YN1

Teaching and Learning Systems Manager at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees

Nov 24, 2023

One of the features that people enjoy is the whiteboard, providing opportunities for academics to present content and for students to contribute. The platform also allows for the creating of different rooms, enabling large classes to break into smaller groups for discussions. Students can then return to the main classroom to share their opinions. It integrates with LMS.

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reviewer1389651

Certified Adjunct Faculty, School of Engineering and Computing at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jan 1, 2021

The solution allows me to connect and collaborate with my classes.

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reviewer1380390

Founding Member at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Jul 13, 2020

Document loading and annotation.

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Infrastructure Expert at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jul 12, 2012

The software is easy to use, has clear navigation and structure, and is highly customizable from an administrators standpoint (I've administered and used it as a client).

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Blackboard Collaborate Cons review quotes

YN1

Teaching and Learning Systems Manager at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees

Nov 24, 2023

We faced outages when the user limit went over a certain number.

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reviewer1389651

Certified Adjunct Faculty, School of Engineering and Computing at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jan 1, 2021

If there were maybe more tutorials outside of what I'm aware the university is suggesting, I would take more tutorials on effective ways to deliver content. I come from the industry and content was always needed when people that were observing were smart and involved and decision-makers instead of so passively just trying to pass the course. In my imagination, the tutorials would be a tool where the learners themselves can have much more hands-on learning during a Collaborate session.

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reviewer1380390

Founding Member at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Jul 13, 2020

The system can overload when too many try logging in.

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