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Do you think jargon is creating a barrier to new entrants in academia
Sunday, 14 Dec 2014, 12:15
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Professional Jargon - is it really necessary?
Thursday, 4 Dec 2014, 10:19
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Jargon appears to have crept into every aspect of language from text speak to blogs and seems to be a defining element among different professions, both elevating some in the loop to the exclusion of others. Acronyms and jargon filled sentences fill legal documents as well as newspaper columns and educational journals.
What do you think about Jargon? Is it necessary?
Would you be enticed into a profession such as the law because of its complex jargon, or be put off and daunted by it?
Are there any alternatives?
Comments welcome.
Will anyone confess to getting befuddled with academic jargon?
Monday, 10 Nov 2014, 08:28
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Carrying on this debate which I started last week in the student cafe I am interested to know if anyone particularly in education or academic circles will admit to being confused or put off from reading certain articles/emails /journals because of the amount of JARGON used.
Is it necessary or has it become a professional necessity, not only in academia but in most professions.
I would love to hear your stories and comments.
Open source learning
Tuesday, 14 Oct 2014, 16:27
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Just watched an informative video from (2006) http://www.ted.com Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world.
a good introductory video to the concept of open source learning.
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