Improve UOL Online Learning Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/improve-uol-online-learning.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 9 Jun 2026 08:41 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr. Pablo Esteban [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8817710?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Nov 2010 04:24:49 UTC 8817710 Shaun Hills [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7644018?utm_medium=rss Sat, 15 May 2010 10:59:00 UTC 7644018 Mr Lloyd Hardy [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6367489?utm_medium=rss Lack of Linux support, especially in a UK-based IT study environment is extremely worrying.

]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:35:55 UTC 6367489 Shaun Hills [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6274421?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:14:01 UTC 6274421 Anonymous [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6141031?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Sep 2009 02:29:30 UTC 6141031 Mr Simon Dust [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5438824?utm_medium=rss The UoL environment has definitely become less effective following the introduction of Blackboard. The tool is badly designed and considerably less effective than its predecessor (Embanet). I find that Blackboard affects my productivity (in a negative way) compared with Embanet and I would not have continued with the UoL programme if Blackboard had been the environment when I started.

The preference that BB and UoL show for IE/Windows is extremely poor and I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

]]> Thu, 7 May 2009 05:45:21 UTC 5438824 Ms Claire Lam [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5428882?utm_medium=rss Functionally, this is the worst piece of software I've ever used. Not only do I have to _double_ my work due to it's terrible nature of the Blackboard but I can't even submit my homework into the dropbox 80% of the time. I'm very disappointed that I'm paying so much money for such terrible service.

]]> Tue, 5 May 2009 10:14:15 UTC 5428882 Miroslaw Hryckowiak [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5251368?utm_medium=rss As a IT specialist I do not like Open Source, but Blackboard is causing a lot of problems. UoL shall prepare better user interface for the money we are paying them. Usability is the key here. Switching windows, bad navigation, ugly discussion board shall be replaced.

]]> Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:20:35 UTC 5251368 Anonymous [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4767881?utm_medium=rss I was lucky enough to only suffer with Blackboard on my last module. Embanet was not great but Blackboard was even worse. It was extremely difficult to use, user unfriendly, and greatly slowed down my studies. I complained repeatedly to my programme manager but she did not offer any help. Substandard and disappointing.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:26:57 UTC 4767881 Kael Son [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4729712?utm_medium=rss Blackboard also causes unsupported characters to show up on posts ...caused me to get a lower grade~!

]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:53:30 UTC 4729712 Dr Mohamed Nidal AJ Ashoor [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4705753?utm_medium=rss Another Conflicts In the Middle East, Gaza Strip, Enough is Enough Both sides, No more Killing Civilian, Kids, Violence is not the solution, I call in all Human Rights to stop this Unhumanity, go back to peace, I call on the International Community to stop this unfair Violence.
Dr. Ashoor
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]]> Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:49:23 UTC 4705753 Dr Nitin Bagul [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4685575?utm_medium=rss Unprofessional Substandard Interface I have come across. I can design better if given a chance.

]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:47:53 UTC 4685575 Dr Mohamed Nidal AJ Ashoor [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4681508?utm_medium=rss Dear Sir & Madam Good Day & Good health, I am a student In MSc, I did face alot of problems in the blackboard, Online learning is a joy if we use the right tools, I have to say it is a learning process from both end, we need better interface a fast one, log in should not be a heart ache, or submitting our work and upload, I know you are working hard for more improvement, one thing option of deleting should be there, as final changes for Assignment submission, we need Digital books.
thank you

]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:56:21 UTC 4681508 Mr Muhammad Ashfaq [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4588802?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:06:57 UTC 4588802 Mr khalid alaboudi [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4580219?utm_medium=rss learning from other backgrounds and experiences

]]> Wed, 3 Dec 2008 04:23:02 UTC 4580219 Mr Zeshan Butt [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4543179?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:42:24 UTC 4543179 Mr Ian Butcher [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4537370?utm_medium=rss I only had to use Blackboard in my final module, which for no other reason than technical I srtuggled to complete.
If Blackboard had been the software from the beginning of my MBA I would never have continued; as stated above this is 2008 not 1998; I feel very sorry for any students currently studying at Uol via Blackboard, and now I'm beginning my dissertation am worried about the decision making at UoL that thinks Blackboard is somehow acceptable from a students perspective;

]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:49:07 UTC 4537370 Dr Joseph Chukwu [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4534812?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:34:19 UTC 4534812 Mr D- Msc IM student [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4530822?utm_medium=rss I wish I could surf between windows without having to close them or have them out of sight!

]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:49:42 UTC 4530822 Mr Seamus O'Hara [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4529875?utm_medium=rss I'm seriously dissapointed with the clunky counterintuitive interface from Blackboard.
I have complained about tech support and really had no satisfaction. For a University teaching Information Systems Management this is a mess.

]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:03:38 UTC 4529875 Mr. Muhammad Ghufran Aseem [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4520510?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:55:15 UTC 4520510 Mr Chris Georgoulis [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4507483?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:06:57 UTC 4507483 Murray Aylward [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4504242?utm_medium=rss This very user-unfirendly-horizontal panes are hopeless-no resizing available-give us vertical panes option at the very least

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:40:11 UTC 4504242 Mr Raymond Barbour [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4502111?utm_medium=rss Linux is used extensively in academic environments, why do we have to struggle when studying online.

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:55:45 UTC 4502111 Mr Harry Percival [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4496606?utm_medium=rss I'm not impressed with blackboard. the discussion board UI is clunky and the lack of offline browsing capability is a serious handicap. I've tried backpack but it does not work due to a "know issue" which I can see no timeline for correcting.

I also agree with the objective of full support for Linux. Forcing students to use expensive proprietary operating systems cannot be a good idea.

]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:27:28 UTC 4496606 Mr Christian Palleschi [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4485368?utm_medium=rss I fully support this petition. Bb is not a user friendly learning platform. The one previous to this was much better.

]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:10:15 UTC 4485368 Mr Nicholas Erleigh [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4474045?utm_medium=rss I fully support the call for a student learning system that provides the students with the functionality and stability they require in ordeer to successfully complete their course.

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:19:28 UTC 4474045 Nina Franks [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4472735?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:09:35 UTC 4472735 GN Boakye [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4436862?utm_medium=rss I agree that blackboard is highly user unfriendly and I am not too sure about moodle but I will take Cameron's word for it that it is possibly better and hope that blackboard can be improved. This program cost money and so far I ain't feeling the love.

]]> Tue, 4 Nov 2008 10:48:25 UTC 4436862 Anton Kolesnikov [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4434755?utm_medium=rss I fully agree with the opinion that the blackboard environment is slow and inefficient. I believe that urgent improvements are highly desirable.

]]> Tue, 4 Nov 2008 04:30:42 UTC 4434755 Ms Cordelia Salter [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4430046?utm_medium=rss Blackboard is a block to my learning as it is not student friendly. It falls well below any acceptable standards for usability as does the support service.

I am on a slow connection and Blackboard is practically unworkable for me. I advise people on slow connections not to sign up for study with UOL until the software is changed.

We are fee paying customers and can expect software that helps us achieve our goal, not wastes our time.

]]> Mon, 3 Nov 2008 09:29:43 UTC 4430046 Mr Mark Mason [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4404783?utm_medium=rss Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:55:51 UTC 4404783 mr Anonymous [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4340688?utm_medium=rss I just do not like the blackboard interface, I was very happy with the Embanet interface. The blackboard interface has only about 50% of the features of Embanet.

]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:19:15 UTC 4340688 Mr. Steve Scheepmaker [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4317100?utm_medium=rss While open source support is important for some users, I am really interested in fostering more support for UoL to improve or replace BlackBoard so it provides better, more intuitive tools - after all, it is a Web 2.0 world!

]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:21:45 UTC 4317100 Cameron Barnett [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4292116?utm_medium=rss I wonder how this petition can be sent to a wider audience, other students?

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