Blackboard Ally was adopted at GVSU to provide:
- An institutional dashboard of the overall “health” of the accessibility documents that have been uploaded by faculty into Blackboard at the institutional and course level.
- On demand instructor guidance and help information for faculty on how to improve the accessibility of their uploaded files.
- Automated conversion of instructor uploaded files into alternative formats for students such as: ePub, electronic braille, audio only, HTML, Tagged PDF, and OCRed PDF.
Since January 1, 2020 through November 23, 2020, here are a few highlights around the use of the system by faculty and students.
Overall Ally Usage
In the Fall semester:
- Most severe accessibility concern = documents that are not OCRed (14,196).
Alternative Formats
- 64,650 total downloads of alternative file formats, including: Tagged PDF, HTML, ePub, BeeLine Reader, and audio-only as the top 5 formats.
- 5,600 courses had alternative file format downloads by students.
Instructor Feedback
- 942 total fixes by faculty have occurred in 256 courses.
- 2,865 feedback launches have occurred, providing faculty with feedback.
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