Educators Don't Like Bullies, and Blackboard Was a Bully
Blackology Goes Chapter 11 Back in the day I spilled a lot of ink writing about Blackboard , aka Blackborg, aka Blackbeard, aka BlackCT (after they bought the WebCT LMS), aka BlackAngel (after they bought the Angel LMS). After Anthology bought Blackboard back in 2021, it seems to me that Blackology is an apt moniker. Full disclosure: I was a D2L customer for 9 years (2003-2012) and and a D2L employee for 13 years (2012-2025), now retired. Anthology filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a couple weeks ago . Many good writers/thinkers have posted their thoughts in various forums. Here is a sampling: Phil Hill of OnEdTech: Anthology Declares Bankruptcy, Blackboard to Remain as the Core Subscribe to OnEdTech Phil Hill of OnEdTech: Anthology's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by the Numbers Justin Ménard of ListEdTech: Anthology’s Chapter 11 Filing: Breaking Up to Refocus Subscribe to ListEdTech Al Essa on AI-Learn Insights: What Can We Learn From Anthology's Demis...
