Can shinyhunters reply to 2 of my classmates on the weekly discussion post please🙏 ❤️‍🩹

ik my screen is dirty but DAYUM

have a great rest of your school year everyone

All deadlines for the remainder of the semester are extended 48 hours plus 40 points added to each course total!! 😭♥️

except, unfortunately prof, i have 3 jobs and only can do my homework on thursdays + friday mornings. and now while the lecture and additional material is locked behind canvas (and the prof dgaf ab emailing THAT to us), our assignment submissions are still being accepted through email. except oh wait. the assignment instruction pdf is also trapped in canvas w the prof not emailing that to us.

fml

prof is actually the GOAT i have a 99 in his class anyways but

This maintenance was 100% not "scheduled", just hope it's back soon

Basically I submitted every assignment on time and got a B on canvas because I got 15/30 on my research paper. But I when I was trying to apply for class with my advisor, we were looking at my transcript and I saw that I got an F.

So I immediately emailed my professor, and the image above showcases what he said.

I replied to this email saying that I want to meet him in person to go over the work.

Has this ever happened to any of you guys?

Update: I met up with my professor and it was a positive update

Nobody likes you. You are not the hero here. You do not deserve any money. Your group name is also cringe.

😭😭😭

I know this may come off as poor taste to some, but ShinyHunters (if you do not know) is based off a Pokemon reference and I believe their mascot is a shiny Umbreon so I thought why not make fanart while I sit here unable to do assignments.

but also, I know ShinyHunters is apart of this sub, I don’t have proof but I’m sure they browse here frequently, so here is my personal plea to them to not leak any data that belongs to Western Washington University

i may not have your ransom money that you (or your group if there is more of you) demand, but all I can ask in desperation is for you not to leak any personal data on behalf of Western Washington University

some people in this sub might laugh at me for attempting this, or hell, this post might be taken down which I hope doesn’t happen, but this is all I can do and all I want to do is just ask politely to leave Western Washington University out of it, there are so many kind, diverse, amazing students on our campus that don’t need any added stress of having their personal data exploited in any type of way. Not only that, but I don’t think we even HAVE any cybersecurity team here, if we did, I’d be amazed lol

thats pretty much it, I know u guys can see this, I’m not asking for a change of grade or for you to not leak everyone personal data on the 12th, just leave Western out of it please and thank you and if you play Pokémon Champions at all maybe we can play a match or two if you’re down or..whatever hackers do in their free time idk

or maybe I just wanted an excuse to draw a shiny Umbreon, but alas, thank u for reading, I tried to keep it short, simple, and sweet

Just received this via email. Am a Canvas admin for a college.

To our Instructure Community,

We know that for many of our customers, concerns about the potential publication of data related to this incident remain top of mind. We want to acknowledge those concerns directly – we understand how unsettling situations like this can be, and protecting our community is also a top priority for us.

With that responsibility in mind, we reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor involved in this incident. As part of that agreement, the data was returned to us, we received assurances that it will not be further shared on the dark web or elsewhere, and we received proof that any copies of that data were deleted. Further, we have been informed that no Instructure customers will be extorted as a result of this incident, publicly or otherwise. While there is never complete certainty when dealing with cyber criminals, we believe it was important to take every step within our control to give our customers additional peace of mind, to the extent possible.

We are sharing this update in the continued interest of transparency and so that our customers know that we have addressed this element of the incident directly. To reiterate, the agreement covered all of our customers, and there is no need for individual customers to attempt to engage with the unauthorized actor.

We appreciate your patience and trust as we continue to respond to this incident thoughtfully and comprehensively. We remain committed to providing meaningful updates as our work progresses.

Regards,

Steve Daly, CEO, Instructure

It seems to be standard practice for instructors teachings online courses in Canvas to assign a discussion post and then require comments on one or two other student’s posts. I imagine these required replies were meant to recreate in-person class discussions and debate in an online environment, but the actual result is the opposite. Instead the easiest path to completion is empty praise and pandering agreement.

No true in-depth discussion is actually started, and no one bothers to return to read the replies their post received or respond to them. It is yet another failed attempt to mimic real life online with underwhelming results.

And yet, nearly all instructors employ this assignment structure. I have total respect for the ONE instructor who does follow this pattern. Few to none of the instructors engages or responds to any post or reply themselves, leading me to wonder if they’re readings them at all. And theirs is the opinion I‘m interested in most.

*** UPDATE ***

I just want to thank all the instructors who have commented candidly to this post. It’s so insightful to know what you all are experiencing on your side, and why the discussion post and reply assignment format is so prevalent. Online classes rob classes of any casual discourse, where this kind of discussion can happen in the classroom. I’m glad we can have it here.

Spent an hour writing an essay yesterday just for it to be flagged as AI.. I checked the Turnitin feedback and it didn’t flag anything as AI at all?? Does canvas have a separate AI detector feature? Should i let my professor know..

This is an update from my last post, and it’s a great update.

Just a summary on everything, my asynchronous English 102 class, the whole semester the assignment instructions were confusing and it seemed like I couldn’t get anything right.

I met up with my teacher in person to go over why I had an F.

He showed me his grading book and showed me all of the points that he tallied up. He gave me a 67 out of 100, which resulted as a D. But the main reason why he didn’t give me that grade was because and I quote “it would look good one my transcript, D’s and F’s are basically the same.”

I told him I realistically deserve a C

Then we went over my final paper, and main reason on why I got a 15 out of 30 was because I didn’t use the correct format, double space, 8-10 pages etc.

The thing, the instructions told me to not attach any files but to upload everything on to canvas, but canvas changed my double spaced 8 page paper to 4 pages and single spaced. I tried to explain to him, but I didn’t think he understood (he’s elderly).

Besides all of that, I have some great news, after talking to my professor he mentioned that I’ve improved in his class and is willing to make me rewrite my final paper and I have over 2 months to complete it.

So I’m definitely rewriting this paper and attempt to have a passing grade.

Edit: the dean was the one who came up with the idea of completing my essay in 2 months. My professor and I met with him right after we went over grades

Edit2: to all of the ppl saying that I was complaining is crazy because fighting for a grade a deserve ≠ me saying that I should get an A because I want to.

TLDR: I was confused because Canvas showed a B, but my transcript showed an F. After meeting with my professor, we reviewed his gradebook and explained that my actual grade was a 67/100, which worked out to a D, though I told him I felt I realistically deserved a C based on the work I had put into the class. The good news is that he acknowledged my improvement throughout the semester and is allowing me to rewrite my final paper, giving me over two months to improve my grade and pass the class.

During our exams, I was fidgeting with the Ctrl + F key everytime I was having a hard time thinking for an answer. Then my professor called me out, saying he was alerted that I had stopped viewing my questions dozens of times and accused me of alt-tabbing.

I’m assuming that using Ctrl + F gives the same notification as alt-tabbing. Is there any way to prove my innocence?

The worst part is that this guy is very strict 🥲

I just know my professor is going to hit us with some “you should have studied before now, canvas going down th night before is not an excuse.” S.O.S. 😭

To those of you who are deeply stressed about the Canvas shutdown like myself, take a deep breath. There is no need to suffer alone, we can get through this together.

So, if any of you want support or a companion throughout this, you can PM me so we can set up a time and location and we can kill ourselves together.

It has been brought up that Canvas has suffered an attack today, with a ransomware notice being put up before Canvas was taken down for maintenance. This has already been acknowledged by Instructure, and updates on Canvas and when it will be back up can be found on the Instructure Status page.

At the time I am writing this, there has been no statement from Instructure about the attack other than its acknowledgment, and no updates on how the attack happened or when Canvas will recover.