Frances Bell

Can read it here http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2434/2202

A guide for Adult Learning purporting to be in Plain English has been lambasted for gobbledegook, and in the processs, Moodle's name has been taken in vain, see http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/may/10/councils-gobbledegook-plain-english-campaign

An interesting story but what can we learn from it?  I think it's good to think about implementations of Moodle as <name> powered by Moodle rather than as our Moodle.  This might also help with our periodic visitations of students who think they're at home when really they're here.

Perhaps we should also capitalise MOODLE though I do remember it as a name rather than as an acronym.

I have moved the Rondout students' post to a temporary forum (this link does not work for Moodlers - see reply to this message). If you want to continue these conversations please do it there.
It was quite surprising to suddenly have these posts in the Social forum- a bit like a crowd of strangers arriving and having a loud and slightly silly conversation. Anyway I am sure it has been a learning experience for the students and for Mr Cook (who is probably booking on the Digital Literacy course even as we speak). If any of you students wanted to tell us what you have learned from the experience, I for one would be interested in a sensible discussion.
You might be interested to view this slide show too.

I found a head teacher with the same email domain as these students and asked (politely) if he could ask their teacher to desist from sending them - no real harm done!