It is nice that students can choose how to show their name on their posts--just like back in FLE3--in their profile. However, with the current system it gives potentially excessive anonymity. In FLE3 one could mouse-over a posted name--a nick name--and a link to their user name (which can't be changed) would show at the bottom of the browser window. With the current version, a student can give themselves any nick name and that is all that a classmate will be able to find out. In FLE3, students like that combination of nick-names displayed but still easily able to find out actual person.
It is nice that students can choose how to show their name on their posts--just like back in FLE3--in their profile. However, with the current system it gives potentially excessive anonymity. In FLE3 one could mouse-over a posted name--a nick name--and a link to their user name (which can't be changed) would show at the bottom of the browser window. With the current version, a student can give themselves any nick name and that is all that a classmate will be able to find out. In FLE3, students like that combination of nick-names displayed but still easily able to find out actual person.