By Sherman Dorn on September 6, 2003
The university computing center made a major mistake in upgrading Blackboard just before the fall semester began. The result? Significant glitches and long stretches when the server has either been down entirely or just so screwed up as to make no difference between screwed up and completely off-line. So I’ve been reassuring frantic students that […]
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By Sherman Dorn on September 3, 2003
Thanks to several server failures at the university’s Blackboard portal, students have panicked this week about various deadlines for taking on-line quizzes. I say, “Don’t worry too much.” So this week is scrambling to figure out what Blackboard is actually doing (or not) and holding hands. I’ve been invited to be a “fellow” at another […]
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And the pace steps up…
By Sherman Dorn on September 3, 2003
Thanks to several server failures at the university’s Blackboard portal, students have panicked this week about various deadlines for taking on-line quizzes. I say, “Don’t worry too much.” So this week is scrambling to figure out what Blackboard is actually doing (or not) and holding hands. I’ve been invited to be a “fellow” at another […]
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