eLearning Annual Report 2020-2021

2020-2021 ANNUAL REPORT - 31 An alternative to a textual discussion forum, VoiceThread allows students to post their replies using video, audio or both. Below shows the trends on a monthly basis, April bringing the most traffic. Blackboard Ally is a tool used to track universities’ accessibility per- formance by analyzing Learning Management Systems (LMS), in an effort to satisfy accessibility standards through the use of detailed acces- sibility 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. Allly aims to better equip universities to provide necessary support to its students as accessibility usage rises through the years. May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 August 2020 Sept. 2020 Oct. 2020 Nov. 2020 Dec. 2020 Jan. 2021 Feb. 2021 March 2021 April 2021 0 200 400 600 800 Students Active Voicethread Users 14,910 10,160 Unique Blackboard Users Facts from the Apps BlackboardOverall Usage May 2020 toApril 2021 VoiceThreads created VoiceThreadUsagebyMonth May 2020 toApril 2021