The Ally Course Accessibility Report provides an overview of the accessibility of your course content in Blackboard Ultra. It displays an overall accessibility score and highlights specific files or items that require improvement, providing guidance on how to address them. What is the Ally Course Accessibility Report? Ally is built…
Looking to strengthen your course design, improve accessibility, or streamline your Blackboard setup? Our collection of ID Tips is designed to provide practical, just-in-time guidance to support your teaching. These short, focused tips are grouped by topic so you can quickly find what you need, when you need it. 🧠…
Creating a syllabus is a key step in setting the stage for a successful course! Think of it as a roadmap that helps both students and instructors navigate the semester with clarity and confidence. It should clearly lay out course requirements, expectations, and goals, while also covering essential details like…
Starting with your course goals is a great way to kick off the design process—it gives you a clear direction to follow! By setting both course-level and lesson-level learning outcomes, you’ll ensure your goals are achievable and aligned. Plus, taking the time to write these outcomes makes it much easier…
Introduction Creating accessible course content isn’t about perfection; it’s about making sure all students can engage with your materials without barriers. The good news is that accessibility becomes much more manageable when you focus on a few core practices. The sections below highlight the most common areas where small adjustments…
Take a look at these accessibility tools in Blackboard: Ally Ally is a built-in tool that provides instructors with guidance on how to create accessible learning materials for all students. Ally automatically checks course content and files in Blackboard for common accessibility issues, gives feedback on how to improve the files,…
ScreenPal (formally Screencast-O-Matic) is a simple and intuitive video recording and editing web-based tool and is available using your Daemen University credentials. Step-By-Step Guide: 1. Login to the service by going to https://screenpal.com, select the Google option, and use your Daemen user ID and password. 2. Once you’re logged in,…
Here you can find links to short tutorials highlighting various features of Blackboard Learn, including tips and best practices in teaching. Tutorials have been developed by Daemen, while others have been made available by Blackboard. Getting Started – Faculty Gettings Started – Students Building Your Course Assessing Learners in Blackboard…
The Blackboard Test Pool Generator was developed to help you create Test/Quiz/Exam questions for Blackboard Original and Ultra. It allows you to type up the quiz offline in a program like Word, Notepad, or Google Docs and not have to go through the trouble of making assessment questions via the…
3. In your Blackboard course, navigate to the “Details and Actions” section. 4. To import a Zip file into question banks, click on the purple “+” button and select the option “Import from File.” After that, you should upload the Zip file and then proceed to create your test questions….