I like the folders. This just reminds me that I would like to see, when present, a default markdown file (probably README.md) displayed below the directory listing à la github. This would be a good place to put directions for student assignments (particularly for students who find it taxing to click on a directions file).
On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 11:55:53 AM UTC-5, William Stein wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 6:49 AM, kcrisman <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Am I the only one who finds it really confusing that assignments and > > handouts are always folders? > > Possibly. Nobody has ever once before complained about this in > several years. No matter what we will provide "assignments as > folders", so it's hard to imagine having two separate notions of > assignments: folders *and* files, will make things actually less > confusing. > > > I certainly like the *option* of having this, > > but more typically in LMS one might give students access to a specific > file. > > I understand that with a directory structure then one can keep the > > assignment info and the handed-in copy together neatly, but it still > seems > > odd to me (and confusing at first, even after reading various > > documentation), and potentially confusing to students. But maybe that's > > just me? > > It's possible. We really never had a complaint about this being > confusing before, as far as I remember. > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "sage-cloud" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-cloud/9738eb17-10e9-4dc8-b044-605d7c8a353c%40googlegroups.com. > > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > William Stein > > CEO, SageMath, Inc. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-cloud" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-cloud/b58cf94e-459d-4de3-b5bb-cf7e70865d08%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
