Yes - I very much agree - and will of course add this to the list - I am
currently being pestered by staff who want me to remove the v. intrusive
system wide announcements that are not relevant to their students (who
are actually staff :) and which can result in the students missing
announcements that are important!
ben
David Morrison wrote:
> At 16:26 +0000 4/3/02, ben hyde wrote:
> >I have just started a wish list thread on the BUG site - under
> >administration (as I didn't know where to put it).
> >
> >Thought I'd copy it here - for those non-members on the list etc...
>
> Perhaps you could add this to the wish list:
>
> One thing I would like to see improved is the handling of
> announcements. At present, announcements stay visible for 7 days,
> irrespective of how many times a user logs in. This is particularly
> irritating for system announcements, which appear in every course, to
> the consternation of some instructors.
>
> It would be very helpful if only new announcements appeared when
> someone logged in. After they have been seen, they could go into a
> category of "old messages" or similar, where they could be seen if
> necessary by clicking on a tab. This would be much like the current
> "today", "7 Days", "30 Days" tabs.
>
> Regards
>
> David
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> David Morrison, Systems Specialist
> Flexible Learning Administrator and Blackboard Project Manager
> Communication and Information Services, University Services
> The University of Newcastle, Australia
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