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A friend of mine is the e-learning coordinator for a group of community and technical colleges. She needs to come up with one acronym to describe the people from each college who'll have limited sys admin privileges to the course management system, Blackboard ( http://www.blackboard.com/us/ ).

She's hoping to use words like e-learning, campus system admin, facilitator, helper, support, etc. to form it. All she's come up with so far is "elf" for e-learning facilitators, but that's a bit too cutesy for her tastes.

Anyone have any bright ideas?
Thanks!

*Edited to (hopefully) clarify. ;-)

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by tig2

Having spent ten years married to the Navy, I learned that there are acronyms for EVERYTHING. Another service person would laugh at the sign I kept on my door, "CommNavHomePac". But no one else would get it.

And therein the problem. Too often acronyms are created but the meaning is obscure.

In my personal opinion, your friend would be better off to establish a naming convention for each school that is mnemonic.

by beth blakely

Each college will not have its own acronym. Everyone in the group will be called by the same name, whether it's ELF, or what have you. She'll be communicating to all colleges using just the one name.

Sorry for the confusion.

by w2ktechman

but elf might work better

felch
facilitator for e-learning campus support

shel
support helper for e-learning

elsa
e-learning system admin

belch
blackboard e-learning campus helper

by w2ktechman

so I thought that I would help a bit more on this tough project

belts
blackboard e-learning technical support

blasts
blackboard learning action supervisor of technical support

pelts
public elearning technical support

felts
facilitator of e-learning technical support

piss
panicked investigator of support services

pests
powerful electronic software technical support

by tink!

SAEL - (pronouced SAIL) System Admins of E-Learning

HELP - Helpers of E-Learning Program

EASE - E-learning Administrative Support Engineers

FASE - Facilitators of Administrative Support for E-learning

[i](personally I liked ELSA and SELF previously suggested - and BELCH was good for a giggle)[/i]

by jdmercha

CUTE - College Unit Technical Expert
ELOCSS - E-Learning On-Campus Support Staff
CLOWNS - College Learning Officers With No Sense
ELLA - E-Learning Local Admin
FELLA - Facilitator of E-Learning, Local Admin
BELSS - Blackboard E-Learning Support Staff
Black BELTS - BLACKBoard E-Learning Technical Staff

by jdmercha

FOOLS - Facilitators Of On-Line Stuff
FOOTS - Facilitators Of On-line Technical Support
FEET - Facilitators of Easy E-learning Technology
TOE - Technical Operations Engineer

by beth blakely

"An army without leaders is like a foot without a big toe." --Stripes

I'm crackin' up over here.

Thanks for all the great suggestions. I LOVE BlackBELTS.

by tig2

Facilitator (of)
Learning-
Internet
Technology

Problem is that in the 40's, Dr.Seuss- then known as Theodore Geisel- wrote an ad campaign for a popular bug repellent, thus giving us the ad slogan, "Quick Henry, bring the FLIT". Ran until the early 50's if I am not mistaken. Theodore went on to become a much beloved author and illustrator of children's books, including "When You Grow Old- A Book for Obsolete Children". This wonderful but little known book was the last of his children's books and written in the hallways of the Scripps-Green Medical Centre in La Jolla, California as he was being diagnosed and then treated for throat cancer.

Why do I know this? I was one of his nurses while he was in Scripps and was later (after Theodore passed) one of his attorney's nurses after that person lost a portion of his lung. I knew Audrey (Theodore's wife) until I left Southern California. Nice lady and a good person.

by deadly ernest

The Electronic Administrative Computer Helper,

or

The E-learning Administrative Control Helper

or

The E-learning Administrative Coordinating Helper

or

The Electronic Administrative Computer Helper, E-learning Resource

or

The E-learning Administrative Control Helper

Electronic and E-learnign can be swapped around to suit taste as can Computer, Control, Controller, Corodinator

but my favorite is tEACHR

The E-learning Administrative Coordinating Helper Resource

by deadly ernest

Blackboard Liason and Support Team

Blackboard Liaison Administrative Support Team

Course Liaison and Support Staff

Computer Learning Administrative Support Staff

Computer Learning Administrative Support Services Interaction Crew

by beth blakely

I had bragged that TR members were sure you have some great ideas for this, and you really came through! Thanks so much for all the suggestions.

I'll try to remember to post when she's made a decision!

by beth blakely

She took all the suggestions to a meeting where she presented BlackBELTS as her favorite. It turns out they have another program using "belts" as an acronym so that one was out.

She said, "they didn't really like any of the others so we are back to square one," to which I replied, "Well, then, maybe THEY should come up with the name!" ;-)

She wanted me to express my thanks to everyone for helping out. She felt like your suggestions gave her lots of fodder for discussion.

by deadly ernest

it good to know how things ended up, even if it is bad.

They still could have used BlackBELTS and the other could have stayed BELTS or become WhiteBELTS or any other colour. :p

Have a good day.

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