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Ally’s New PDF “Quick Fixes” Empower Faculty in Minutes

Fix titles, language, OCR issues, right inside Blackboard

Imagine encountering a PDF flagged in Ally for having no embedded title, missing language metadata, or being a scanned-only image. Ally’s latest update brings a trio of PDF "quick fixes" that turn...

Posted: September 9, 2025, 3:28 PM

A human figure with outstretched arms inside a circle of two curved arrows, suggesting movement. Below the figure are two words: digital accessibility.

Repost: Announcing the 2025 AI Symposium

Join us for our virtual series this fall!

The original post can be found on myumbc at Announcing the 2025 AI Symposium! On the heels of the successful “AI, Privacy, and Ethics Symposium” of April 2024, we’re back with a new iteration!...

Posted: September 8, 2025, 1:18 PM

Decorative flyer of the AI symposium