eLearning Annual Report 2019-2020

29 Blackboard Ally An alternative to a textual discussion forum, voicethread allows students to post their replies using video, audio or both. lackboard Ally, a tool used to track a University’s accessibility performance, analyzes Learning Management Systems in order to satisfy accessibility standards through the use of detailed accessi- bility reports. Ally’s newest update allows for multiple formatting of uploaded content (such as PDFs, Word Documents, etc.) into ePub, Audio, Electronic Braille, BeeLine Reader and the Translated Version. Ally aims to better equip universities to provide neces- sary support to its students as accessibility usage rises through the years. 6,793 Voice Threads cre ated 10,160 Unique Blackboard Users Voicethread 8