Ran across a video describing how to get the WebDAV info in CE6 (aka Blackboard Vista 4 Lite) for the purpose of using CE6 as a network drive.
The narrator says this is a good idea because if the site has good policies, then backups are being made. In the event of a site disaster, you can recover your files from it.
This is a HORRIBLE idea.
- An LMS is unlikely to be sized in such a way to store backups of all user content. The IT administration will end up buying more expensive storage for CE6 than for other desktop backup solutions.
- By placing content unrelated to classes, you will contribute to making the CE6 site slower.
- The IT administration will not be able to recover a single file for you should you make a mistake. They will have to restore the whole database, place a CE6 web server in front of it, and get the one file for you. Its a more expensive investment in time to recover your content.
Use a backup system to do backups. Use a online instruction system to instruct.
I saw the same youtube horror….thought the poster was a lunatic.
I disagree, it’s a great idea for the average faculty member or student who hasn’t a clue how to spell scp or ftps. But if it’s done for general use (and there’s no admonitions against that) you’re right on the money: the admins of that enterprise LMS would put more money into storage for their LMS, when what the campus really needs is a network file store.
But the video is priceless: I want to know how the speaker managed to interface a manual typewriter w/ his PC š