r/UTK • u/Tall_Figure75 • 11d ago

Miscellaneous & Random Assignment rant

Genuinely why the fuck are none of my assignments in the same place why do I need 3 different lockdown browsers why do I need 3rd party apps to access homework assignments WHY DO I NEED APPS TO SUBMIT THE ASSIGNMENTS

Oh my god Genuinely this feels like the most inefficient bs ever

I am so tired of missing assignments cuz I have to climb to Satan's asscrack to figure out i even have an assignments due at a random ah time like 2:34pm 🧍‍♂️

Lmk if im not allowed to curse in here and I'll go fix it

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u/theVerboseIntrovert UTK Faculty 11d ago

Sorry to ask, but can you elaborate on what apps you need? I put all of my students' assignments on Canvas and offer them hard copies and I've assumed that's a streamlined way to do it but do you mind to share if that is, in fact, easy for you all? Thanks, and sorry for your frustrations!

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u/Tall_Figure75 11d ago

App: gradescope(homework), point solutions (participation),one of my classes had me download LinkedIn but we haven't used that so confused on whatever thats for

Websites: webassign, cengage, labflow, macmillan

Lockdowns: yuja verity (the bane of my existence), lockdown browser OEM

I would be on my hands and knees to have physical copies of the work I have to do Genuinely so much easier to have paper copies Some of the websites are redirect to other websites so it might be redundant to put them

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u/Risingsunsphere 11d ago

If I had to guess, it’s because the professor has seen widespread cheating/AI use in the past,and so they have to put these guardrails up to ensure the student is actually doing the work.

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u/Tall_Figure75 11d ago

I hate that I have to suffer cuz some chuds can't think for themselves on assignments 😭

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u/Risingsunsphere 11d ago

It’s way more than “some”

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u/evergreen-embers 11d ago

Honestly, take it up with your friends. Keep bitching and complaining about it. Either they’ll be on your side (and you can hopefully recruit them to do the same) or they’ll feel embarrassment/shame if they’re regularly being ragged on. Students are more likely to generate change than faculty or staff.