We performed a comparison between Blackboard Learning Management and Cornerstone Learning based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Cornerstone Learning is preferred over Blackboard Learning Management. Users like Cornerstone's integration with other platforms, training modules, and ease of use. Blackboard Learning Management is a pricey solution that struggles with large file sizes and needs more features to track student activity. Furthermore, it requires frequent updates, which can be inconvenient for users.
"One of the most important features is the possibility of creating unlimited subdomains."
"The modules and courses are flexible."
"Blackboard enables instructors to collectively gather all the grading data into one place. If students upload content or post it to a Google Doc, I can do my grading and calculate the grades. It is an excellent holding place for all of that data"
"It encompasses various components, including course delivery modules, content management, community engagement features, digital classrooms, and mobile integration."
"It is scalable."
"Cornerstone Learning's most valuable features are the keyword search, filters, and add-to-favorites option."
"The Meeting feature is similar to a conference call facility that can be used for virtual meetings."
"Combining everything together, our on-time completions have gone from the mid-sixty percentile to over 99% on-time completion."
"The most valuable feature is how easy it is to learn and use. It's built off the Microsoft Word format, so if you can use Word, you'll be able to figure this out."
"The most valuable features are the Playlists, Learning Assignment Tool, Earner Experience Platform, Machine Learning, and Reporting 2.0."
"Its user-friendly interface is most valuable. You can configure your welcome page and design it the way you want on your own."
"There are new releases every three months that keep up with industry standards and meet the needs of the customer."
"It is a one-stop shop solution, where you can actually log in using your Windows username and password, and the single sign-on can be configured with this LMS."
"Blackboard has limitations in terms of delivering content and assessing student assignments because it can't handle large file sizes. It's also limited in its ability to track student activity. Instructors can see the student's most recent login, but they can't follow the activity."
"The system falls short in terms of managing assessments and exams effectively."
"The solution is not flexible."
"It would be ideal to create a more responsive or more intuitive template for access from telephones or tablets."
"The solution must provide better integration with third-party software."
"The recruitment module needs to be improved in Cornerstone Learning."
"A minus is that Cornerstone doesn't provide the admin the ability to create their own content for learning. So, you can just manage the content."
"Even though the system has a number of features, design wise the user interface is a little bit complicated. It is hard for the user to navigate properly. Because the system has so many features, it has a lot of tabs and links. Sometimes, people get confused as to where to go and search."
"The existing test functionality is really old-fashioned, basic, and limited."
"There is a need for quite a bit of improvement. The reporting side of things definitely needs a lot of improvement. At the moment, it gives you a data dump. You have to open it up in Excel and filter out the bits that you don't want and need."
"Its integration with Microsoft Teams for virtual sessions could be better"
"Cornerstone Learning's initial setup was complex, but I don't see that as a downside. It was complex because there is a lot of customizing and a lot of settings that can be done in the setup."
"In general, some of the portal pages have an outdated look and feel."
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Blackboard Learning Management is ranked 8th in Learning Management Systems (LMS) with 6 reviews while Cornerstone Learning is ranked 5th in Learning Management Systems (LMS) with 28 reviews. Blackboard Learning Management is rated 7.8, while Cornerstone Learning is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Blackboard Learning Management writes "Expandable with good real-time live interactions but is very expensive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cornerstone Learning writes "Scalable LMS that keeps up with industry trends with continuous new releases". Blackboard Learning Management is most compared with Google Classroom, CYPHER Learning and ELITE LMS, whereas Cornerstone Learning is most compared with Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM Cloud, LinkedIn Learning and SAP SuccessFactors Learning. See our Blackboard Learning Management vs. Cornerstone Learning report.
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