tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1169317374929976895..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A College Proffie Uses Free Will to Strike Down The Evil CMS Police.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55207124823514960492013-08-22T14:21:42.266-04:002013-08-22T14:21:42.266-04:00A bunch of us did that, in fact, and our dean supp...A bunch of us did that, in fact, and our dean supported us, so we were given server space with the understanding that IT would provide us with no tech support other than setting up our accounts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24681466357613462692013-08-21T06:09:42.655-04:002013-08-21T06:09:42.655-04:00"It's not that I don't think that the..."It's not that I don't think that there are systems with better features out there, but I know none of them are perfect, and the bottom line, as far as I'm concerned, is that I want to use the system that the university supports, so that if it stops working partly or completely at some point (as it did, in fact, one December, just as everything was due), then the university has Edna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50974824073988977802013-08-20T23:13:34.098-04:002013-08-20T23:13:34.098-04:00I like Terry's response, but instead of "...I like Terry's response, but instead of "Free will," I say, "I do all my own web programming, and my software is better." THAT shuts 'em right up.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18843883602782343102013-08-20T17:29:37.497-04:002013-08-20T17:29:37.497-04:00I'm in the opposite position. It seems to be ...I'm in the opposite position. It seems to be cool in my department to hate the official LMS (which is, admittedly, the eminently hateable Blackholeboard), and I keep getting encouraged (in one case officially, in an observation letter -- until I asked to have that part taken out, which, to be fair, the observer did with no protest) to explore other options. It's not that I don't Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1713438154432914522013-08-20T16:40:19.596-04:002013-08-20T16:40:19.596-04:00Me too. The best part of doing it this way is that...Me too. The best part of doing it this way is that adminicritters think you're using the LMS for everything so no hassles about non-compliance with university policies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84039219078889292162013-08-20T14:16:55.365-04:002013-08-20T14:16:55.365-04:00Good for you, TP.Good for you, TP.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22734790053117889312013-08-20T13:45:08.045-04:002013-08-20T13:45:08.045-04:00Awesome mic drop! Go Terry.Awesome mic drop! Go Terry.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23425129682021093262013-08-20T13:37:54.948-04:002013-08-20T13:37:54.948-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karen Ackoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527412523732265688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38477926425592075482013-08-20T12:31:01.424-04:002013-08-20T12:31:01.424-04:00If we all stand together, we can change it.If we all stand together, we can change it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70133514004301838522013-08-20T12:26:26.127-04:002013-08-20T12:26:26.127-04:00Right on, Terry. I use the university's mandat...Right on, Terry. I use the university's mandated LMS (Desire2Kill), but I host all the text materials (assignment descriptions, course schedule, policy statement, and the like) on my own personal website and use D2K for quizzes, gradebooks, and similar shizzle. Why put my stuff into a proprietary system that'd make me expend effort extracting it if (read: when) I jump ship and move Dr. Mindbenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916271564719224677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74153774888967088502013-08-20T11:56:32.443-04:002013-08-20T11:56:32.443-04:00Oh, I see. A trouble maker.Oh, I see. A trouble maker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89247053219450852612013-08-20T10:50:30.570-04:002013-08-20T10:50:30.570-04:00Good for you! There are a number of tech tools we ...Good for you! There are a number of tech tools we "have" to use as well, and they are so cumbersome and outdated that I've started doing some of my own stuff online with WordPress, which I prefer to Blogger.<br /><br />I list on my syllabus that we're using the standard Moodle stuff, but I tell my students on the first day to cross that shit out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com