Just uncovered these BB plots . . .
1) Ya know that pesky problem of breaking editing links in BB8 because a developer might copy/paste Modify/Delete editing tools along with other text into a new BB space? This glitch prevented the developer to edit in that location--such as deleting modules. In BB9, the editing codes are not visible. Click an arrow close to the title of the module: a pop-up menu offers the choice to Edit (called 'Modify' in BB8) or Delete.
2) Other BB9 tools are menu driven with a click to an arrow next to a module title.
3) Ya know about that mysterious Export glitch in BB8 when Discussion Boards would not copy over? Same's true in BB9: but . . . there may be a motive. In BB9, for each instructional module the developer creates, there is a" build" link to choose from a menu of designated activities connected with that instructional module. For example, one of these menu choices is a Discussion Board. This means that the student-user remains in one location and will understand how each activity is connected by virtue of the layout.
4) Here's the catch: when BB8 spaces are converted to BB9, the instructor-developer will have to copy/paste or re-develop a Discussion Board for each instructional module--and other activities as well. (Oh, little worried owl-face and sorry little cat-eyes see their summer dwindling away).
No wonder so few faculty actually use Bb for anything more than the mandated syllabus posting.
ReplyDeleteWhen Bb9 throws away our discussion boards, will we still be able to reach Bb8 to retrieve samples?
I suppose I could archive and print or just cut and paste electronically into Word a few discussion board posts worth saving and then re-paste to post these in Bb9, but of course that the users adapting to the software instead of the programmers doing competent programming--or did they just assume that people don't want to clean up discussion boards each semester and would rather start from scratch?
What's the switchover date for Bb9 (not mid-semester, I hope)?