Tim Cinel

If you’re an RMIT university student, you probably hate Blackboard. If the Web Industry took a huge dump in 2001 , Blackboard is what it would look like. Blackboard’s not RMIT’s only annoying web service. Their 1995-style webmail is hilarious and Weblearn makes baby Jesus cry.

To give a bit of credit, myRMIT has made it easier to access RMIT’s web services, but it still has some way to go. For instance, somebody’s decided that RMIT students LOVE new windows and always have 215 Netscape windows open when they’re surfin’ the world wide web looking at the dancing baby. They believed this so much that they have made it difficult to avoid opening a new window by using javascript ONLY to direct links. Gross.

Well not me. I use Firefox because I don’t hate myself and use these fancy things called tabs to manage multiple pages at a time. I also like to use Bookmarks for quick access to frequently viewed web pages. (Yeah, I know I’m so futuristic)

As a generous internet citizen, I’d like to offer these direct links for RMIT students:

RMIT Online Direct URLs

Blackboard (Whackboard):

https://learninghub.rmit.edu.au/lhub-portal/portal/track/sso/tool.do;?tool_shell_id=YOURCOURSECODE&resource=BLACKBOARD

(Where YOURCOURSECODE is the course code seen on blackboard, like in image below …)

Save about 2 – 3 Clicks. myRMIT > Learning Hub > Blackboard

RMIT Forum:

http://forums.rmit.edu.au/forums/forums/list.page?caslogin=true

Saving you about 3 clicks here. myRMIT > Lounge >Forum Recent.

RMIT Classifieds:

http://classifieds.rmit.edu.au/classifieds/?caslogin=true

This aught to save you about 3 clicks myRMIT > Lounge > Classifieds Recent

RMIT Webmail:

http://pwd.student.rmit.edu.au/
(Don’t bother using the webmail, you should just forward it to your own email address. If you do this you’re less likely to self-mutilate)

RMIT Learning Hub:

http://www.rmit.edu.au/learninghub

Want a quick link to something else? Well figure it out yourself! Alternatively, just ask in comments. If I’m not busy moderating my meditating, soy latte drinking, vegan yoga enthusiast web forum then I’ll see what I can do.

Tags: complaint, productivity, tips, tricks

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