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To my knowledge ELM was also "broken in" in the summer. From what I heard, D2L was written by some Waterloo CompEng/Sci grads who were fed up with their old system. Given the reputation of Waterloo CompEng (and testimonials from friends at Waterloo), it seems that D2L seems satisfactory.
Also I believe Learnlink (Firstclass) is kept for BHSS because there is more than just course content on it, thus migrating everything (academic, social, etc.) would be a tremendous hassle for the entire program...
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we should have a RIP ELM party at the pheonix
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I've used D2L before and it is AMAZING if whoevers uploading stuff knows how to use it. As long as the profs have to learn to use it, I think it'll be fantastic.
p.s. I used it on unreliable dialup for an entire year and it loaded flawlessly and quickly every single time I went on.
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Originally Posted by zeChinaman
To my knowledge ELM was also "broken in" in the summer. From what I heard, D2L was written by some Waterloo CompEng/Sci grads who were fed up with their old system. Given the reputation of Waterloo CompEng (and testimonials from friends at Waterloo), it seems that D2L seems satisfactory.
Also I believe Learnlink (Firstclass) is kept for BHSS because there is more than just course content on it, thus migrating everything (academic, social, etc.) would be a tremendous hassle for the entire program...
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Yea, especially migrating the health sci students only folder would cause unforeseen problems, seeing as how there's gross amounts of material that would be considered academically dishonest, but you know , it's fine, cuz right now just health sci's have access.....*end annoyed tone here* |
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we should have a RIP ELM party at the pheonix
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More like a good riddance party.
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I wish we would have gone with Sakai or Moodle, two free and widely used systems (Sakai is used by Stamford, Rutgers, Cornell, etc.)
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Most of my Professors use Moodle and its so much better than both ELM and WebCT. I wish all of my Professors would use it so I'd never have to use these other crap systems.
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Yea, especially migrating the health sci students only folder would cause unforeseen problems, seeing as how there's gross amounts of material that would be considered academically dishonest, but you know , it's fine, cuz right now just health sci's have access.....*end annoyed tone here*
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The Health Sci program here is a division of genetically engineered young undergrads who are being manipulated into becoming a team of super-doctors by the Canadian branch of the Freemasons. They're probably going to kill me in my sleep for telling you.
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What they are getting rid of elm? I just finished loading into it LOL
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elm wasn't that bad, it only bit people in the ass who left things til the last minute, if elm isn't loading, do something else while you are waiting.
it is going to cost a stank-load to replace, most professors aren't going to use the new system any more efficiently than elm, and really these systems wont help McMaster as much as other educational reform would.
I will miss ELM : (
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I will miss ELM : (
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**spits out coffee**
One word: Java. Another word: frames. A sentence: This session has expired.
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elm wasn't that bad, it only bit people in the ass who left things til the last minute, if elm isn't loading, do something else while you are waiting.
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Toyotas weren't that bad either, it only bit people in the ass who tried to brake at the last minute, if their toyota isn't braking, take your foot off the gas pedal, put the car into neutral and do something else while you are waiting for it to slowly decelerate.
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Toyotas weren't that bad either, it only bit people in the ass who tried to break at the last minute, if their toyota isn't breaking, take your foot off the gas pedal, put the car into neutral and do something else while you are waiting for it to slowly decelerate.
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*Brake.
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