Q. I don't understand why I got an F in this course. It hasn't started yet.
A. You logged into Blackboard, downloaded the syllabus, and went through all the instructions. I know -- Blackboard tracks you. I'm sure a due date of August 30 equals October 30 in the Snowflake Calendar, be my guest, but the rest of us run on Real Time.
Q. I don't understand why I got an F in this course. How can I improve my grade?
A. Rent a time machine and go back to the point in the first third of the semester when you stopped turning in assignments. Do them all. Each and every one.
Q. I don't understand why I got an F in this course. I turned in all my assignments.
A. --------!!!!
Q. I don't understand why I got an F in this course. I submitted all my assignments.
A. *shows student log for assignment days.*
Student: Oh, I didn't put them there. I emailed them to [provides wrong address.]
**Headdesk**
---Picky Historian.
As mentioned in another thread, the nice little feature of Blackboard that shows when a student last logged in is very telling. It's almost diabolical. When I enter grades, I see that some are obsessive about logging in. IF ONLY they were that obsessive about reading and preparing for class...
ReplyDeleteThat particular feature of blackboard saved my job a few years ago. And it got one ***hole, liar of a student in big, big shit with the assistant dean.
ReplyDeleteThey hate it that we know this, particularly when they're lying like rugs.
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