Blackboard is an academic tool, used by hundreds of educational establishments worldwide. It is a highly adaptable, extensible database back-end and web interface front-end.

On paper it is quite simply phenomenal, in practice however I suspect it’s the worst ‘web-app’ designed by man. Hit the link to find out why.

This is the first in a series of posts by our new guest author Josh. Check out his website, and his Twitter.

Now firstly let me say this, I am a hardworking student, and I want an awesome degree grade, very badly. However, I will not pay a lecturer any money over what I already am paying to be educated.

‘Why not?’ you may ask.

Well because each year my course places me £3000.00+ deeper in debt, and to be succinct: I think that’s enough. So my audience of enthralled readers imagine my amazement upon receiving an E-Mail several months ago, informing me of a “required” course text for a certain module. That’s not recommended, oh no, it’s “required” and whats key here, is that this module is taught by the author of that same book.

Who am I? A question that has taxed the minds of great philosophers for countless years, most notably, Jackie Chan. Well I know who I am, and if you choose to read on, you will too shortly.