Advice to Baruch College

If I was hired at Baruch College to improve their new media, the first thing I would do is get rid of blackboard and set up Baruch’s own communication board. The blackboard seems to create so much traffic that it crashes all the time. In doing so, it affects the way the students need to utilize it. By creating Baruch’s own board, there should be some program in which Baruch’s board will be linked to the student’s e-mail where they will be periodically notified should anything be updated or given to the students by their respective professors. Hopefully, in using Baruch’s own board, it may minimize on the system crashing as students can easily and quickly check for any upcoming deadlines should they need to defer to the board.

Additionally, in order to maintain the emphasis on “being green,” all assignments, syllabus and any other handouts should be distributed and/or obtained via this system. Yes, it is similar to what we have right now with blackboard but the key factor is that Baruch should be able to maintain and manage its own database instead of having an outside source do it for them such as CUNY. Furthermore, I would also make sure that all professors use the system and not just some. The reason being is that we are living in an age where computers are becoming more and more accessible for everyone. For students who may or may not own or carry portable devices that can readily provide them the necessary information, I suggest that additional kiosks should be available in various locations so students can have the opportunity to check their e-mails and/or board.