What is Ally?

Your class is full of diverse students with unique learning abilities.  Ally automatically scans your original content, and performs a series of steps to make them more accessible:

• Generates alternative formats for students to download
• Provides accessibility scores
• Gives instructor feedback on how to improve your accessibility score

Accessibility Scores

The score indicators are only shown to the instructor as a way to help them improve their accessibility score for their course documents.

Best Practices for a Good Session

Google Course Kit integration with Blackboard allows instructors to take up assignments into their Google Drive and send grades to the LMS.   The initial setup steps below would need to be completed in each course to create the Google Drive folders.

Error:  Some students receive “multiple DWR Servlets” when trying to click submit a file in Blackboard.  This is sporadic/random.

Fix:  Try again in a little while.  Let the IT Service Desk know by calling 859-622-3000 to report the issue.

Last update: 8/7/2018 at 10:30 a.m.

1. Login to Blackboard.
2. Go to the class where you have an assignment.
3. If the assignment is using Google Course Kit, you will also need to sign into your EKU Google account.  NOTE: You should log into the EKU Google Account first.  When you click on the assignment in Blackboard, you'll be prompted to log in.  Click the 'Sign in' button.

Annoucement are an ideal way to post time-sensitive information critical to course success.  Add announcements for these types of activities:

You can make a very nice banner graphic or "header" for your course, to display at the top of the Announcements page. NOTE: If this image isn't formatted correctly, it will not display correctly if a user views their courses in the Blackboard tile view. 
 

1. Add images to test questions

The Bb Test Canvas lets you add images directly to any test question. While you are creating or editing a question, the third toolbar on the Question Text box has a button to “browse” for the image. First, put your cursor in the Question Text where you want the image to appear, and then click the Insert/Edit Image button.