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{September 30, 2007}   I’m Just Sick Of It!

Have you ever encountered a website that tried to sabotage you? You know what I mean, the one that makes you want to toss your $2,000 machine out the window? Well hold on to your seats folks, the worlds WORST website just happens to be UAF’s Blackboard Learning System. I have struggled with this disgusting site for almost four years, yet I am forced (with a gun to my head) to deal with it until my student years are over. The unfortunate events of Blackboard lie completely beneath it’s support center; I do apologize to those who work for them, I mean no offense :) . My Blackboard sessions have not been updated for three years and I do enjoy encountering my old classes every time I open up my course list, YAHOO! If there are quizzes posted on Blackboard, the Auto Correct method is just not accurate. I can’t count on my fingers how many times I’ve had to contact my professors in order to re-correct my work. I did enjoy the prompt regarding a new password each year, yet it would have been nice if I could actually use my new password! Yes, Blackboard is a nightmare and yes, it does make me want to smash my PC in. I am destined to be held hostage under the wrath of this website until the bitter end of my student career. Thanks Blackboard!



chrisl says:

If it makes you feel any better, many of us who teach hate blackboard and wish we had an alternative (or that there wasn’t pressure to use it) as well. There’s a reason I don’t use it unless I have to :)



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