Using Ally to Improve Accessibility in your Courses
Start time
November 25, 2025 10:00 AM
End time
November 25, 2025 11:00 AM
Presented By
OTDI Learning
Location
Online
Workshop Worth
1
Description
Ally is a tool to assist instructors in their efforts to make course material
more accessible. Integrated within CarmenCanvas, Ally scans course content and
provides a report rating the accessibility of the content. It suggests ways to
improve the accessibility of the course content and can even automatically
provide students with alternative formats for many course materials. This
workshop will introduce participants to Ally and cover the basic features of
the tool within the CarmenCanvas context, including reports, available material
remediation, and what alternative file formats are available to students. We
will also discuss the tool's limitations and where to prioritize your efforts.
more accessible. Integrated within CarmenCanvas, Ally scans course content and
provides a report rating the accessibility of the content. It suggests ways to
improve the accessibility of the course content and can even automatically
provide students with alternative formats for many course materials. This
workshop will introduce participants to Ally and cover the basic features of
the tool within the CarmenCanvas context, including reports, available material
remediation, and what alternative file formats are available to students. We
will also discuss the tool's limitations and where to prioritize your efforts.
Please note that this workshop will focus on the technical strategies of
using Ally. While it may reference accessibility strategies such as the 7 Core
skills or the 3 R framework, the facilitators are not accessibility experts and
may not be able to address specific questions on what makes content accessible.
We recommend you reach out to your unit's accessibility experts regarding such
questions.
Register by Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Login Instructions (after registering in BuckeyeLearn)
Find the CarmenZoom link in "Session Details" and in the registrant confirmation email.
To join:
using Ally. While it may reference accessibility strategies such as the 7 Core
skills or the 3 R framework, the facilitators are not accessibility experts and
may not be able to address specific questions on what makes content accessible.
We recommend you reach out to your unit's accessibility experts regarding such
questions.
Register by Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Login Instructions (after registering in BuckeyeLearn)
Find the CarmenZoom link in "Session Details" and in the registrant confirmation email.
To join:
- In the sign in window, select Sign In with SSO.
- The domain is osu.zoom.us. Select Continue.
- Sign in using your Ohio State Username (lastname.#) and password.
If you have never used CarmenZoom, you will need to activate your account before you can access the session. Please download the desktop client, or the app if using a mobile device, and log into go.osu.edu/carmenzoom to activate your account. For help, visit Getting Started in CarmenZoom in the Teaching and Learning Resource Center. Be sure to test Zoom at least one hour in advance of the session and contact the Service Desk at 614-688-4357 or carmen@osu.eduif you have any issues.
You must attend at least 45 minutes of this session for it to show as completed on your BuckeyeLearn transcript.
Make sure you RSVP with the CLSE and the hosting unit!
· RSVP for the workshop with the CLSE here by clicking “RSVP” in the upper right corner. If you decide not to attend, please “Cancel RSVP”.
· Also RSVP with the hosting unit (if other than the CLSE) using the event webpage linked above.
Following the workshop, email Toacca Roberts (.2384) to confirm your attendance for the full event time. If you were not able to attend the full event, email Toacca Roberts to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.
