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The Good, the Bad,
&
the Ugly
by Ray Glienna, Division Chair, Physical Science Division
The first
returns are in on GCC's new electronic drop, census and grade rosters. I
sought out comments and have distilled out the good, the bad, and the ugly of
the new system from the first 60 responses. Sorry if your concerns didn't
get addressed. Here they are in a few sentences.
We are more efficient working from home, avoiding trips to campus, and importing
frequently updated rosters directly into Excel
spreadsheets. We save time and can consult a very patient
Help Desk
staff while managing classes from anywhere, anytime, thereby using
less effort while saving trees.
On the other hand, being unable to print updated rosters with spaces for
record-keeping, having to memorize several passwords and codes and trying to
meet late night deadlines while working at several campuses with different
systems is a hassle. Also, getting bombarded with virus-laden spam on a
college account, and getting only one shot at submitting an insecure document
while using a Mac and Netscape just piles insult upon injury; and forget the
impatient folks at the Help Desk. And who changed the drop dates, anyway,
and how about some reminders!?
There you have it. Let's all just give it a little time, try it once or
twice, and maybe we'll be saying, "What old system?" &
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