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Blackboard and Aptilink: partners since 2018!
Aptilink supports organisations that want to deploy, drive adoption of and optimise their LMS platform at scale. Our partnership with Blackboard rests on a simple equation: a high-performing solution with AI built in + solid integration + effective change management = lasting, measurable usage.
Blackboard is an EdTech publisher offering solutions for teaching, learning and learner success, including Blackboard (LMS) and Ally (accessibility).
Aptilink is the partner that supports LMS projects end to end : scoping, integration, adoption, optimisation, steering and continuous improvement.
What the partnership makes possible
Deployment
– Getting your Blackboard platform live successfully
– Structured go-live (governance, configuration, roles, spaces, courses, assessment scenarios)
– Gradual activation of the features that matter (according to usage and maturity)
– Stabilisation & quality before general rollout
Adoption
– Engaging learners, teachers and administrators
– Onboarding and communication
– Targeted training (admins / teachers / support)
– Ongoing animation and follow-up (adoption campaigns, good practice, toolkits)
Optimisation
– Continuously improving experience and performance
– Analysis of usage, pathways and content effectiveness (insights available natively).
– Catalogue rationalisation and UX
– Continuous improvement plan (roadmap, quick wins, next steps)
Integrations
– Connecting Blackboard/Ally to your IT estate
– SSO/directory, HR systems, collaboration tools, reporting
– Reliable data (accounts, enrolments, history, completions)
– A seamless experience (fewer breaks, less double entry)
The solutions on offer
Blackboard (LMS): teach more effectively, learn flexibly, steer with data
Blackboard is an LMS platform designed to save trainers time, offer an inclusive, multi-device experience, and connect insights & action to improve success and engagement.
Key features (depending on scope and licence):
Design assistance (including generative AI features) to structure courses, assessments and rubrics.
Content authoring tools (Content Designer) and assessment workflows (grading, feedback).
Plagiarism detection built into assessments (depending on configuration).
Built-in accessibility through an accessibility checker in the content editor.
Mobile app and a multi-device experience for reaching content wherever and whenever.
Reporting & indicators : progress, an overall picture of the learner, insights into how effective content is.
Ally: accessibility, alternative formats, guidance and steering
Ally helps institutions and organisations make digital content more accessible : alternative formats, recommendations for authors, and reporting to prioritise action.
What Ally delivers in practice:
Automatic generation of alternative formats so users can choose the best way to engage with the content.
Feedback & recommendations to guide teachers and designers and embed lasting improvement in practice.
Institutional reports to track progress and prioritise fixes.
An “LMS and CMS agnostic” approach : integration with the main LMS platforms, plus operation on the website and CMS side too (scanning pages and subdomains).
Our service offer
As a long-standing Blackboard partner, Aptilink offers a complete range of services covering the deployment and ongoing operation of your solution.
Scoping
Objectives, audiences, use cases, IT and security requirements, KPIs, trajectory and roadmap.
Integration
Configuration, structuring, migrations where needed, interfacing, acceptance testing, go-live.
Training
Building your teams’ skills (admins, teachers, support) plus resources and tutorials.
Support
Assistance, continuous improvement, functional optimisation, support at key moments.
Change management
Communication, ambassador network, rollout kits, adoption tracking, corrective action.
Use cases and sectors
Higher education & training providers : course management, cohorts, assessments, monitoring and teaching quality.
Companies & L&D : onboarding, compliance, corporate academies, blended learning, steering.
Networks & multi-site : large-scale rollout, standardisation, consolidated reporting.
Accessibility & inclusion : bringing content up to standard, alternative formats, supporting teams with Ally
Discover two use cases!
Request your demo
Are you thinking of deploying Blackboard, improvingadoption of your LMS, or strengthening theaccessibility of your content with Ally ?
Aptilink offers you a use-case-led demo, followed by a conversation to frame your needs quickly (scope, IT constraints, timeline, support).
During the demo we can cover:
your objectives (learning, business, compliance, user experience)
your audiences (learners, teachers and trainers, administrators, support)
your integrations (SSO, directory, HR systems, collaboration tools, reporting)
accessibility and inclusion (assessment, prioritisation, upskilling with Ally)
a project path: scoping → integration → training → support → change management
Request your demo : leave your details and two or three lines of context, and we will get back to you to arrange a slot.