Skittled
What did the crab do?
Marketing Spiel:
Are you an enthusiastic Macquarie student? Ever wished you could get an uneven advantage over other students in your studies? Frustrated that you're not given access to those other courses' content (despite not paying for them
)? Perhaps you're bored during the huge christmas break? No Longer!
The Service:
A database allowing access to every unit offered on MQ's iLecture page. Looking for a unit? Simply browse the list, or type it into the request box [not yet implemented] FIRST, log into WebCT, than click Here to give it a go!
Rationale:
Last night I remembered that they clear the ilectures at the end of the year or semester, depending on the unit. I also remembered how forbodingly long the christmas holidays are, and how it'd be nice to be able to find some iLectures and get familiar with the content of some of the lectures -- maybe just a quick skim over the slides, or even up to listening to the lectures. So, I've written up iLectureNav -- it's quick and nasty, and (somewhat) inefficient, and completley lacks the cuteness of graphics and nice interfaces (maybe when I get round to reinstalling photoshop now that I've got my laptop back, that'll change)... but it works.
So, what is it?
Basically, it's an interface to a database, which links the URL of the ilectures pages to a course code, allowing you to search for the ilectures by course code, rather than just having access to the ones the uni wants you to. There's no easy way connecting course codes to URLs, and there's 200+ courses on the iLecture system. So, it's possible for you to add to the database yourself, for the benefit of anyone in the future who might be looking for a particular ilecture/course/whatever in the future.
There's a very rough help page explaining the functions; take a read over that if you're interested, as it explains roughly how things work. Essentially, it revolves around the 'Last' link (in the top frame), taking you to a place you can add to th databse, and the 'List' link (also in the top frame), taking you to a page which will list the contents of the current database and give you access to the future iLectures.
So, if you're interested, go to http://skittled.275mb.com/iLectureNav.php (note, it's free hosting, so it can be slow and sometimes goes down... anyone want to host it for us?). If there are any problems or hiccups or bugs or whatever, PM me with them and I'll sort them out.
Also, if you add to the database, and get the course code wrong, please PM me what the incorrect course code was and I'll correct it. Please remember to login to WebCT first, or nothing'll work on this site.
Are you an enthusiastic Macquarie student? Ever wished you could get an uneven advantage over other students in your studies? Frustrated that you're not given access to those other courses' content (despite not paying for them
)? Perhaps you're bored during the huge christmas break? No Longer!The Service:
A database allowing access to every unit offered on MQ's iLecture page. Looking for a unit? Simply browse the list, or type it into the request box [not yet implemented] FIRST, log into WebCT, than click Here to give it a go!
Rationale:
Last night I remembered that they clear the ilectures at the end of the year or semester, depending on the unit. I also remembered how forbodingly long the christmas holidays are, and how it'd be nice to be able to find some iLectures and get familiar with the content of some of the lectures -- maybe just a quick skim over the slides, or even up to listening to the lectures. So, I've written up iLectureNav -- it's quick and nasty, and (somewhat) inefficient, and completley lacks the cuteness of graphics and nice interfaces (maybe when I get round to reinstalling photoshop now that I've got my laptop back, that'll change)... but it works.
So, what is it?
Basically, it's an interface to a database, which links the URL of the ilectures pages to a course code, allowing you to search for the ilectures by course code, rather than just having access to the ones the uni wants you to. There's no easy way connecting course codes to URLs, and there's 200+ courses on the iLecture system. So, it's possible for you to add to the database yourself, for the benefit of anyone in the future who might be looking for a particular ilecture/course/whatever in the future.
There's a very rough help page explaining the functions; take a read over that if you're interested, as it explains roughly how things work. Essentially, it revolves around the 'Last' link (in the top frame), taking you to a place you can add to th databse, and the 'List' link (also in the top frame), taking you to a page which will list the contents of the current database and give you access to the future iLectures.
So, if you're interested, go to http://skittled.275mb.com/iLectureNav.php (note, it's free hosting, so it can be slow and sometimes goes down... anyone want to host it for us?
). If there are any problems or hiccups or bugs or whatever, PM me with them and I'll sort them out. Also, if you add to the database, and get the course code wrong, please PM me what the incorrect course code was and I'll correct it. Please remember to login to WebCT first, or nothing'll work on this site.
Don't know if this'll be useful for anyone besides me, but I figured I'd make it available to everyone. Please, don't spread this widely -- I've only got so much bandwidth. Let me know if you want to link to it or give it out -- shouldn't be a problem, but please let me know.
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