We compromise by putting body of content onto a web page and keeping
Inst Announcements down to a one-liner linking to web page on our own
server with earliest evaporation date. We also vet requests carefully
and keep to a minimum.
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Regards
Mark
Mark Gamble
Head of Learning Technology
University of Luton
Tel (+44)1582 489260 Fax (+44)1582 489259
Mob 07720 068605 Int ext 2260 / 6360 (mobex)
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How would you define an "authentic system announcement"?
I am with the 'annoyed' on this one. Of course you can always turn
your
announcements page off and, if the trend at my institution towards
using
this feature as advertising gets any worse, I shall shortly be doing
this.
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From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Harrison,
Peter
Sent: 23 February 2006 13:59
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Institution Announcements
At the risk of a glib reply it an issue with users not announcements:-)
They either:
are authentic system announcements in which case they are relevant to
the
users irrespective of what the instructor may think or
are not system announcements but belong in a news module!
Ok it is not elegant but we implemented school level boards that have
very
little real content (and only about 3 menu items active) but identify
particular groups of users that can be targeted with announcements,
surveys,
document revisions etc.
Peter
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From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rachel Kelly
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 1:36 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Institution Announcements
Hi all
We are currently running the Blackboard Learning System and have come
across
an issue with announcements. We would like to post an announcement on
the
Welcome page without it cascading into the announcement section of all
courses - this is annoying lecturers as announcements which may not be
relevant to them are pushing their announcements down the page. Does
anyone
know a way around this?
Thanks
Rachel Kelly
e-learning Co-ordinator
Birmingham College of Food, Tourism & Creative Studies
Tel: 0121 604 1000
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