The university opted for Blackboard’s comprehensive e-learning platform featuring three integrated products, which provide anytime/anywhere access for the university’s 33,000 students and 7,300 staff across nine faculties.
Leeds University’s visual learning environment (VLE) steering group thoroughly evaluated Blackboard’s products for a year on pedagogic, technical, commercial, legal and financial aspects. The university selected the Blackboard Academic Suite products following detailed feedback from staff and students.
We needed a system that both satisfied our ever-increasing student and faculty demands and was highly scalable. We are very pleased that we invested time in carrying out such a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation of our options, and we are confident that the Blackboard platform will give staff the leading-edge tools needed to realize our vision for developing a high-quality blended learning experience for all our students, commented Professor Vivien Jones, pro-vice-chancellor for learning and teaching at Leeds University and a member of the VLE steering group.
