Events

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Use Ally Reporting to Prioritize and Improve Course Accessibility for All Learners

Remediate content, fix images, offer alternative formats

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 19, 2025, 10:00 am – 10:45 am

Description

Learn about Ally, a tool in Blackboard Ultra that scans content created in a course and offers instructors remediation options in real-time to improve accessibility. In this session we highlight...
Blackboard Ally Logo, "Accessible content is better content"

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 18, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

Examine ways that VoiceThread can serve as an AI-resistant tool for online courses. From low-stakes activities to audio-visual summative assessments, VoiceThread offers a platform that can...
The VoiceThread logo, which consists of a black circle with the letter VT inside above the word "voicethread"