After Launch this instance, facing "Invalid Host Error" in the root url
Getting Error in the root URL. I am unable to access blackboard. Please let me know what I need to do to fix this issue.
{
"code": "400",
"message": "Invalid Host error"
}
Blackboard SSL configuration using Lets Encrypt failed - poor instructions and documentation
When you launch this on AWS the Blackboard SSL configuration does not work out of the box. There are number of other steps mentioned that have to be completed in this article
https://docs.blackboard.com/dvba/developer-ami
The instructions and documentation are unclear or incomplete and the support offered poor and very few responds on the community site. You spend more time trying to fix this as opposed to actual development.
Avoid and try something else
Crashes
The app throws bad gateway notices at least twice a week. There is no support for the app. There is no error reporting for the app.
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application won't start
the box deploys, i get to the point to accept the self-signed cert, and then the page just spins.
the application never loads.
Bad Experience
I just launched this LMS in EC2 and I tried to use DNS to launch the application. But nothing is coming , Page is spinning continuously and timed out.
It does what it's supposed to, but not well
What do you like best about the product?
It does provide a useful, functional course framework.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is incredibly glitchy, prone to losing student submitted assignments, fussy on a lot of web browsers, and some plugins it offers are very poorly integrated.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It does provide a centralized, consistent experience for students so that they don't have to learn a different LMS for every class.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Canvas is better
Clunky, but gets the job done
What do you like best about the product?
I like the notification box displayed at the top of the screen to keep track of new course material and grades. This feature makes it easy to view all course notifications in one place and review past notifications. I additionally like the ability to organize course material into folders within other folders for ease of finding pertinent material. Blackboard Learn also conveniently emails you when you've uploaded assignments throughout Blackboard Learn and when there are new course announcements.
What do you dislike about the product?
Blackboard Learn is not user friendly. The way Blackboard Learn is displayed on computers, mobile devices, and the Blackboard Learn app is incredibly inconsistent. The main screen for Blackboard Learn after logging in on a computer is cluttered and overwhelming including links to content that one rarely needs to access. I wish the main page on computers was simpler (similar to how it displays on the mobile app) and only includes links to current courses.
In addition, I have had issues uploading assignments. Typically this feature works fine, but once my document was completely blank after uploading to Blackboard Learn. This resulted in me having to email the professor the assignment directly and made grading more difficult for the professor. After this incident, I no longer trust the assignment upload feature and constantly check to be sure it worked, as I would not want to receive a poor grade simple because of a software issue.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Although Blackboard Learn is clunky and annoying to use, it meets my needs of accessing course material and grades. I am able to view all course material in one place, and I enjoy the real time updates of grade notifications when out of the classroom.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I have used both Blackboard Learn and Canvas, and I definitely recommend using Canvas instead of Blackboard Learn. Blackboard Learn seems to be equally as clunky and inefficient as it was several years ago, so I don't anticipate it changing for the better anytime soon.
Blackboard is not attractive in its presentation unless you know how to code
What do you like best about the product?
I am not a fan of Blackboard Learn. I wish this site was more attractive and less clunky.
What do you dislike about the product?
How Blackboard Learn is not user friendly and not intuitive
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It provides a hub for course information
Not a fan
What do you like best about the product?
It was decent in interface and organization.
What do you dislike about the product?
I did not like that it wasn’t user friendly and it was challenging to synce previous content.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It was a basic classroom management system.
An industry leader with a bit of baggage
What do you like best about the product?
Universally used and known by a wide user base, globally. This makes it easy to find support and peer guidance when dealing with ongoing system flaws.
What do you dislike about the product?
Tools are clunky and riddled with bugs. Fixes take a while and often break other features. Often we are left weighing two bad options when planning system upgrades.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Learning management system to supplement face-to-face classroom learning and online learning. Blackboard contains many native tools that are requested or expected by faculty.
