The Chronicle of Higher Education

Patent Office Agrees to Review Blackboard’s Controversial Patent on E-Learning Technology

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office agreed on Thursday to re-examine the validity of a controversial patent on online-education technology, held by Blackboard Inc., that many college officials and ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Patent Office Rejects Blackboard’s E-Learning Patent in Preliminary Ruling

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a preliminary decision that rejects all 44 claims Blackboard Inc. made regarding the controversial patent it was granted for an online-learning system.
Education Week

E-Learning Industry Update: Blackboard Acquires ANGEL

Blackboard Inc., a dominant company in the U.S. for e-learning tools, announced this week that it had acquired education software developer ANGEL Learning Inc. The Indianapolis-based ANGEL’s products ...
WFMZ-TV

Northumbria University Completes Transition to Blackboard Learn Ultra

WASHINGTON and LONDON, Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard Inc. today announced that Northumbria University has completed transitioning to Blackboard Learn Ultra and enabled the Ultra course view ...
EDN

Wiley and Blackboard Launch Combined Digital Learning Integration

The solution gives students and faculty access to the rich collection of learning content and tools from Wiley's research-based, online teaching and learning environment, WileyPLUS,directly within the ...
The Washington Post

Blackboard Buys Maker Of Learning Software

Blackboard Inc. chalked up its fourth acquisition in the online learning sector today, buying software created at George Washington University that helps teachers put course material on the Web and is ...