About this study

Goal of this project

The Ally team is organizing usability sessions with instructors and instructional designers to gain insight on how to improve Ally’s instructor-facing functionality. If you’re attending BbWorld17, you can already book an in-person 50 minute session here. We will also share sign-up information for remote sessions later for those who can’t attend BbWorld17 (stay tuned!) .

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Who are we looking for?

We’re specifically looking for people who use the instructor-facing side of their Learning Management System. If you’re an instructor, teaching assistant, instructional designer… you’re the kind of person we’re looking for, regardless of your level of teaching experience.  If you’re not an instructor but know anyone who is, we need your help getting people signed up, so feel free to share this page, or invite anyone to take part!

Do you need to be familiar with Ally?

No, but it’s okay if you are. We’re looking for feedback from anyone who could be a potential user. We’d love to find out how you would engage with it for the first time, as well as if you’ve already used Ally before.

Do you need to be a Blackboard user to take part?

No, but it’s okay if you are. Ally integrates with various learning management systems so you can take part as an instructor, regardless of the system you use. However, the round of in-person sessions is only organized at Blackboard’s annual conference, BbWorld17. We will also share sign-up information for remote sessions later for those who can’t attend BbWorld17.

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What is Ally?

In a nutshell, Ally is a relatively new tool which helps make course content more accessible in various ways. It has a student, an instructor and an administrative interface. We need your input on the instructor part of the tool.

Do you need to be familiar with Accessibility

Again no, but it’s okay if you are. Ally is a tool which helps make course materials more accessible, aiming to help students with certain disabilities, but also students in general. We need to get insights from people who don’t know anything about accessibility, as well as people who have more experience with it. Both backgrounds may give us different insights.