As part of the partnership that was first announced at this year's BbWorld® held in Las Vegas, Nevada, the companies plan to integrate the content and capabilities of WileyPLUS and Blackboard Learn to simplify and strengthen the process for adding digital content and tools to courses. The integration plans to enable users of WileyPLUS to access the system with their Blackboard® credentials and automatically synchronize grades and other data with the Blackboard Learn gradebook.

It further plans to eliminate the need for students and instructors to manage activities and information in separate systems with multiple logins, as well as to greatly enhance adoption and workflow for users of Wiley's digital content and tools within Blackboard Learn, the most popular learning-management platform in higher education.

WileyPLUS is a research-based, online environment for effective teaching and learning that includes the entire digital textbook. With WileyPLUS, students will always know what to do, how to do it, and whether they are doing it right through instant feedback, personalized learning plans, and self-evaluation tools that are available 24/7..

"With this partnership, we are extending our mission to help teachers to teach and students to learn", says Joseph Heider, Senior Vice President for Wiley's Global Education. "We are confident that combining Blackboard's market leadership with the proven ability of WileyPLUS to help instructors and students succeed, more students will have access to affordable and effective online educational solutions."

The reaffirmation of the partnership was made at this year's BbSummit™ Australasia, Blackboard's annual user conference for educators, course designers, system administrators, and eLearning managers from across Australia and Asia.