Message-ID: <3727489.1182488872649.JavaMail.joeescobar@joe-escobars-computer.local> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:54:11 -0800 (PST) From: lovejm Reply-To: moodleadmin.MC_PO1.LCC-Mail@lanecc.edu Subject: Encoding (and other mail problems) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_Part_1150_10310917.1182488872648" GWItemID: 45584ED3.LCC-Mail.MC_PO3.100.1346735.1.229A.1 ------=_Part_1150_10310917.1182488872648 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David, That's correct; no previous pattern. Moodle email is giving me trouble other ways now, too. Frequently, it truncates the messages I am sending students in the process of my clicking the "send message" button--thus eliminating part (always the second part) of my Moodle message. If you look at the most recent Moodle message I sent Amanda Lee (as one of many examples), you'll see what I mean: Part of my message, including my signed name at the end, got cut off. (My message was there in its entirety before I hit the "send" button.) Fortunately, I had copied the message before I sent it, and I re-mailed it from my lovejm account. I have told Joe about this problem, too. Hope he, you, Meredith, or others will have some thoughts on it. I honestly feel that instructors should not have to be dealing with these unexplained, unexpected technical problems. Compared with Moodle, WebCT seems gloriously problem-free! Very concernedly, Jennifer Jennifer M. Love, Ph.D. Instructor of Writing Division of Language, Literature, and Communication Lane Community College 4000 E. 30th Ave. Eugene, OR 97405 Email: lovejm@lanecc.edu Office phone/msg.: 541.463.3393 Homepage: http://teach.lanecc.edu/kenz/llc/staffpage.html?userid=48 >>> moodleadmin 11/13/06 10:07 AM >>> Jennifer, The message actually got forwarded to me over the weekend. I'm looking into it, but haven't found anything suggestive yet. This is the first time this has happened, right--there isn't any pattern that you know of? David >>> On Sun, Nov 12, 2006 at 5:58 pm, Jennifer Love wrote: > David, > > I have also asked Joe about the following issue, but have not yet heard back > from him. That's very understandable, since it's a weekend. Still, because > this issue concerns me and seems pressing (I am emailing many students from > Moodle with my responses to their essays), I am contacting you about it, as > well. > > The problem: There seems to be some funny "encoding" of messages I am > sending students from Moodle mail, when they receive them in their personal > mail. (See example below.) One student told me she has never previously seen > this problem in messages redirected to her personal account from Moodle mail. > As you can see, there are funny line breaks, equals signs, and the like, in > the Moodle-sent email. > > I don't like to bother you with this problem, but I am worried that it might > be ongoing if it's not looked into. I don't know if it's your province or > Joe's. I just would like to bring it to the attention of Moodle technicians. > Thanks. > > Sincerely, > Jennifer Love > > Jennifer M. Love, Ph.D. > Instructor of Writing > Division of Language, Literature, and Communication > Lane Community College > 4000 E. 30th Ave. > Eugene, OR 97405 > Email: lovejm@lanecc.edu > Office phone/msg.: 541.463.3393 > Homepage: http://teach.lanecc.edu/kenz/llc/staffpage.html?userid=48 >>>> 11/10/06 3:19 PM >>> > Dr. Love, > I forgot to mention that your email came through "encoded" and some students > might have issues with reading it! > Thanks again, > Terasena > > -------------- Original message from Jennifer Love : > -------------- > > >> Hi, ... >> Message-ID: >> X-Priority: 3 >> X-Mailer: PHPMailer [version Moodle 2006050512] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; >> boundary="b1_f17ddcf0bab4fe9a0a594d55c391bf1d" >> >> >> --b1_f17ddcf0bab4fe9a0a594d55c391bf1d >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset = "UTF-8" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> >> >> Subject: Terasena, your essay draft >> >> Hi, Terasena, >> >> I enjoyed reading your essay, "Social Equity and Sustainability: Gambling = >> on My >> Future." This is a thought-provoking essay in which you highlight an issue = > >> (the >> need to provide living wages for local employees), and discuss it in light = > >> of >> your own experience. I like the fact that your essay does not offer any = >> "easy >> solutions"; your main argument seems to be that we need to be aware of the >> problem that Bussel and Syrett identify, particularly since it hits so = >> close to >> home for someone like you: an LCC student with a family to support.=20 >> >> Your essay is well-paced and does a nice job of tying in your own = >> experiences >> with those discussed in the article. Great segue in the first sentence of = >> your >> fourth paragraph: "...did I choose a career that would provide that living = > >> wage >> for my family?" >> >> My sense of what your essay needs, at this stage, is a somewhat longer or >> fuller discussion of your own experience that, perhaps, returns to some of = > >> the >> ideas of the Bussel/Syrett article in its last paragraph or two. Although = >> your >> essay seems, visually, to be about evenly divided between your summary of = >> the >> article and your response to it (i.e. your own experience), when I reach = >> the >> end of your paper I feel that I would like to know a bit more about where = >> you >> "plan to go from here," now that you have been alerted to the fact that = >> there >> may not be a well-paying respiratory care job waiting for you here in the >> Eugene/Springfield area after you graduate. Or, you could talk a bit about = > >> how >> you think LCC (or the wider community) could have helped you to be alert = >> to the >> limited number of jobs in your field in our area, and helped you to have a >> backup plan. >> >> One way you could talk more about these things is to bring in Bussel and >> Syrett's comment that "our civic and business leaders must address = >> workers' >> needs regarding sustainable jobs and social equity" (par. 15). If you = >> wanted >> to, you could make the argument, in these later paragraphs of your essay, = >> that >> LCC could do more to make its students in the Respiratory Care program = >> aware of >> job opportunities (or the limited nature of these) in this field. You = >> could, >> perhaps, suggest that this awareness be brought into some of the classes = >> you >> teach, or recommend that some instructors suggest that students attend job >> fairs or begin networking for possible future positions early in their = >> tenure >> at LCC. (Or whatever.)=20 >> >> I'm sort of making this up, but I think from what I've written here you'll = > >> have >> a sense of how you might be able to develop/expand the second half of your >> essay, while bringing your arguments back around to Bussel and Syrett's = >> key >> "call for action" in their article. >> >> Once you've made these larger-scale revisions in your essay, then you'll = >> want >> to look at some mechanical issues in your essay. Here are some to be aware = > >> of: >> >> Title: I'd use a colon rather than a hyphen after "Sustainability" (as = >> shown in >> the first sentence of this email). >> >> Throughout: Be sure to place the period (or other punctuation) after a = >> cited >> passage *after* the parenthetical citation, not before. (There should only = > >> be >> one period per citation.)=20 >> >> So, for example, it's not this: >> >> ..are treated and compenstated. (par. 2). >> >> But instead, it's this: >> >> ..are treated and compensated (par. 2). >> >> The same is true for passages you are quoting directly. >> >> Other issues, by paragraph: >> >> Par. 1: >> >> - ...Claire Syrett, was posted.... >> >> - ...(our community) need... (no comma) >> >> - ...need businesses *not only* to look at the way they do business.... >> (reorder as shown) >> >> Par. 2: >> >> - ...opinion is one *with* which I agree. >> >> - ...pay a living wage, provide affordable healthcare insurance, and.... >> >> Par. 3: >> >> - ...families not to look *for* a second job.... >> >> - ...our community and *would allow* our society as a whole *to* flourish. >> >> - ...look at "living wages," ... >> >> - No comma needed after "social equity" in the last sentence. (If the = >> article >> uses one, omit it and use --> ... instead.) >> >> Par. 4: >> >> - The article states that "a living wage..." >> >> - ...can meet at least... (two words) >> >> - Check spelling of "family's" in last sentence. >> >> Par. 5: >> >> I feel confused when I read the first couple of sentences here, because I = >> don't >> know *when* you consulted the LCC catalog. Was this after you read the B&S >> article?=20 >> >> - ...in the field *one is* rsearching. >> >> - I looked up the Respiratory Care program. (cap's, I think) >> >> ..I am still wagering *on* the new hospital.... >> >> Par. 6: >> >> - ..workforce with my hard-earned degree.... >> >> Works Cited list: >> >> Good, but be sure to title it "Work*s* Cited" (you have more than one = >> "work"), >> and include the authors' names at the start of the first entry: >> >> Bussel, Bob, and Claire Syrett. "Social Equity..." (etc.) >> >> A period is needed at the end of each entry. >> >> ~~ >> >> Good work overall on your essay draft, Terasena! You are en route to = >> writing a >> very strong paper. Feel free to email me if you have any questions as = >> you're >> revising. >> >> Best, >> Jennifer Love >> >> -- >> This email is a copy of a message sent to you at "LCC Fall 2006" >> http://moodle.lanecc.edu/fall2006/message/index.php?popup=3D1 >> >> >> --b1_f17ddcf0bab4fe9a0a594d55c391bf1d >> Content-Type: text/html; charset = "UTF-8" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> >> > Subject: Terasena, your essay draft > >> > >> Hi, Terasena, > >> > >> I enjoyed reading your essay, "Social Equity and Sustainability: Gambling = >> on My Future." This is a thought-provoking essay in which you highlight an = > >> issue (the need to provide living wages for local employees), and discuss = >> it in light of your own experience. I like the fact that your essay does = >> not offer any "easy solutions"; your main argument seems to be that we = >> need to be aware of the problem that Bussel and Syrett identify, = >> particularly since it hits so close to home for someone like you: an LCC = >> student with a family to support. > >> > >> Your essay is well-paced and does a nice job of tying in your own = >> experiences with those discussed in the article. Great segue in the first = >> sentence of your fourth paragraph: "...did I choose a career that would = >> provide that living wage for my family?" > >> > >> My sense of what your essay needs, at this stage, is a somewhat longer or = >> fuller discussion of your own experience that, perhaps, returns to some of = > >> the ideas of the Bussel/Syrett article in its last paragraph or two. = >> Although your essay seems, visually, to be about evenly divided between = >> your summary of the article and your response to it (i.e. your own = >> experience), when I reach the end of your paper I feel that I would like = >> to know a bit more about where you "plan to go from here," now that you = >> have been alerted to the fact that there may not be a well-paying = >> respiratory care job waiting for you here in the Eugene/Springfield area = >> after you graduate. Or, you could talk a bit about how you think LCC (or = >> the wider community) could have helped you to be alert to the limited = >> number of jobs in your field in our area, and helped you to have a backup = >> plan. > >> > >> One way you could talk more about these things is to bring in Bussel and = >> Syrett's comment that "our civic and business leaders must address = >> workers' needs regarding sustainable jobs and social equity" (par. 15). If = > >> you wanted to, you could make the argument, in these later paragraphs of = >> your essay, that LCC could do more to make its students in the Respiratory = > >> Care program aware of job opportunities (or the limited nature of these) = >> in this field. You could, perhaps, suggest that this awareness be brought = >> into some of the classes you teach, or recommend that some instructors = >> suggest that students attend job fairs or begin networking for possible = >> future positions early in their tenure at LCC. (Or whatever.) > >> > >> I'm sort of making this up, but I think from what I've written here you'll = > >> have a sense of how you might be able to develop/expand the second half of = > >> your essay, while bringing your arguments back around to Bussel and = >> Syrett's key "call for action" in their article. > >> > >> Once you've made these larger-scale revisions in your essay, then you'll = >> want to look at some mechanical issues in your essay. Here are some to be = >> aware of: > >> > >> Title: I'd use a colon rather than a hyphen after "Sustainability" (as = >> shown in the first sentence of this email). > >> > >> Throughout: Be sure to place the period (or other punctuation) after a = >> cited passage *after* the parenthetical citation, not before. (There = >> should only be one period per citation.) > >> > >> So, for example, it's not this: > >> > >> ..are treated and compenstated. (par. 2). > >> > >> But instead, it's this: > >> > >> ..are treated and compensated (par. 2). > >> > >> The same is true for passages you are quoting directly. > >> > >> Other issues, by paragraph: > >> > >> Par. 1: > >> > >> - ...Claire Syrett, was posted.... > >> > >> - ...(our community) need... (no comma) > >> > >> - ...need businesses *not only* to look at the way they do business.... = >> (reorder as shown) > >> > >> Par. 2: > >> > >> - ...opinion is one *with* which I agree. > >> > >> - ...pay a living wage, provide affordable healthcare insurance, = >> and.... > >> > >> Par. 3: > >> > >> - ...families not to look *for* a second job.... > >> > >> - ...our community and *would allow* our society as a whole *to* = >> flourish. > >> > >> - ...look at "living wages," ... > >> > >> - No comma needed after "social equity" in the last sentence. (If the = >> article uses one, omit it and use --> ... instead.) > >> > >> Par. 4: > >> > >> - The article states that "a living wage..." > >> > >> - ...can meet at least... (two words) > >> > >> - Check spelling of "family's" in last sentence. > >> > >> Par. 5: > >> > >> I feel confused when I read the first couple of sentences here, because I = >> don't know *when* you consulted the LCC catalog. Was this after you read = >> the B&S article? > >> > >> - ...in the field *one is* rsearching. > >> > >> - I looked up the Respiratory Care program. (cap's, I think) > >> > >> ..I am still wagering *on* the new hospital.... > >> > >> Par. 6: > >> > >> - ..workforce with my hard-earned degree.... > >> > >> Works Cited list: > >> > >> Good, but be sure to title it "Work*s* Cited" (you have more than one = >> "work"), and include the authors' names at the start of the first = >> entry: > >> > >> Bussel, Bob, and Claire Syrett. "Social Equity..." (etc.) > >> > >> A period is needed at the end of each entry. > >> > >> ~~ > >> > >> Good work overall on your essay draft, Terasena! You are en route to = >> writing a very strong paper. Feel free to email me if you have any = >> questions as you're revising. > >> > >> Best, > >> Jennifer Love > > > >> sage/index.php?popup=3D1">This email is a copy of a message sent to you at = >> "LCC Fall 2006" > >> >> >> >> --b1_f17ddcf0bab4fe9a0a594d55c391bf1d-- >> >> =============================================== David Walton Moodle System Administrator Lane Community College For enrollment, course creation, logging in, or general server issues, email moodleadmin@lanecc.edu For faculty assistance using Moodle, email online@lanecc.edu Voice: 463-3367 =============================================== ------=_Part_1150_10310917.1182488872648--