Blackboard SUCKS!

kittenkiller

This Blackboard thing sucks huge big monkey balls!!
Not only do i find it racist & offensive, it's NEW TO ME!
What cheek!
Introducing new things when i was used to the old things! Fcuk sake!

In my day we had online classes & they did us just fine!
I don't like these new fangled computerwebthingies!

Bring back on line classes!!!!!!!




I think i sent a message to the registrar askin to host a blackboard course earlier. Oops!

Red Alert

I'll drink to that too. It's a pile of crap as a system as well, I can't believe they paid so much for it. The software for Online Classes was free!

blondie83

Yeah I much prefered online classes, never really got the hang of Blackboard

arbeitsscheuer

UCD continues to astound and amaze with its usual high standard of competence and efficiency.

I for one applaud the senseless change to Blackboard, as it was, well, shucks, just too frickin' USEFUL and user-friendly before. Congratulations to the college authorities for having the foresight and malicious intent neccessary to well and truly f**k up the system.

Kudos UCD. Kudos.

Jonny Arson

Excuse my stupid inertia and the obvious nature of ''online classes'' but what exactly did these online classes compromise of?

SebtheBum wrote:

UCD continues to astound and amaze with its usual high standard of competence and efficiency.

I for one applaud the senseless change to Blackboard, as it was, well, shucks, just too frickin' USEFUL and user-friendly before. Congratulations to the college authorities for having the foresight and malicious intent neccessary to well and truly f**k up the system.

Kudos UCD. Kudos.

I think Seb is really outdoing me at the moment as the biggest moan on this forum which I'm not happy about *tut* ....... but ya can't beat the sarcasm tho'!

kittenkiller

I wonder if they'll actually give me my blackboard course since i asked for it so nicely & incompetently?
It'd be the coolest course in the whole college!

rainbow kirby

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Excuse my stupid inertia and the obvious nature of ''online classes'' but what exactly did these online classes compromise of?

OnlineClasses was the e-learning system used before Blackboard.

tintinr35

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Excuse my stupid inertia and the obvious nature of ''online classes'' but what exactly did these online classes compromise of??:

it was a dumbed down version of blackboard :eek:

Red Alert

No it was a free and miles-better version, which computing services were too incompetent to use.

tintinr35

i dont get this free thing, have we to pay for blackboard, i never did

Red Alert

nope. the software is free for anybody (ie computing services) to use. blackboard costs a lot initially and the college have to renew their licence to run it each year - hence the rip off.

panda100

I like blackboard-we've been using it for two years now and theres even a little message board where we can chat to lecturers and such!

the_syco

Meh. T'was used in IT Carlow a while back. Think it still is. Not a bad thing.

Farcear

kittenkiller wrote:

I think i sent a message to the registrar askin to host a blackboard course earlier. Oops!

Expect a reply within 6 to 8 working weeks.

jellymonster

Blackboard sucks, always has, always will :cool:

Jonny Arson

Blackboard is great and can be a great educational tool but it's disgracefully underused by the departments.

tribulus

i like blackboard this year - all my pharmacology and biochem lecture notes are up already for the whole year, sweet

beanyb

Yeah I found it really helpful when cramming
for my maths exam last year, but it wasnt really used at all by the other departments. Hopefully that'll get better this year, because if used right it could be brilliant.

Blush_01

It was great for Psychology in first year, but the English department are terrified of technology, and philosophy used some online classes and some notes posted on the actual philosophy department website.

I agree that it's woefully underused, and it's a great resource if it is used properly.

Still, I agree that paying for something when a better, free thig exists is thick.

Sarn

tribulus wrote:

all my pharmacology and biochem lecture notes are up already for the whole year, sweet

One word of warning, check back just before your lectures to make sure that the same lecture notes still apply to this year. If lecturers have changed, chances are the course may have as well. As a second year it won't be a problem as basic areas need to be covered and are unlikely to change much. This would only really apply to 3rd and primarily 4th year as lecturers often tailor their course to their research area.

tribulus

will do, thanks

Slippers

How does one sign up for courses on Blackboard? When I do a course search and click on one of my courses it tells me...

"Access Denied
Either you are not logged in or you do not have the appropriate privileges to perform this action."

I registered my courses on stuweb on Friday. Maybe I just have to wait.

Sarn

From the UCD page. http://www.ucd.ie/computing/itucd/elearning/index.html

Having a problem logging in to Blackboard?
Although you may have completed the University's registration process, it may take a few days before your courses are actually assigned on the central registration system. Blackboard needs to use this information to verify your request to login and grants access accordingly.

kittenkiller

Where can i go for a blackboard tutorial type thingy?
It keeps telling me i can't have access to any of my courses!
I HATE IT!!!!!

Slippers

Thanks Sarn.

Michael Collins

Farcear wrote:

Expect a reply within 6 to 8 working weeks.

Ah so about 4 months from now then?