GETTING CONNECTED
The old addage about not reinventing the wheel comes to mind when looking for resources in teaching. Of course we have the tried and true libraries full of books and article journals, even CD ROMs. With the advent of the internet however, we have much much more. It is now possible for teachers to come together across continents, beyond the restrictions inposed by time and distance, to communicate and exchange ideas for developing curriculum. The following is a sampling of news groups and list servs which may be helpful to educators.
NEWSGROUPS AT OISE ON THE TORTOISE SERVER TO DO WITH TEACHING AND TECHNOLOGY
Address an email letter to LISTSERV@asu.edu Make the single line contents of that letter read as follows: SUB <listname> <your name>
For example, suppose you wished to subscribe to the general AERAList that carries announcements of conferences, publications and job openings, and that your name is Jo Nomen. Address a letter to LISTSERV@asu.edu and make it read SUB AERA Jo Nomen. You must use two names--your first name and your last name.The topics covered by the various AERA forums are listed below: Listname Topic
AERA American Educational Research Association List(Notices of general interest, job announcements and the like)
ERL-L The Education Research List (General educ. res. discussion)
AERA-A AERA-A Division A: Educational Administration Forum
AERA-B AERA-B Division B: Curriculum Studies Forum
AERA-C AERA-C Division C: Learning and Instruction Forum
AERA-D AERA-D Division D: Measurement and Research Methodology Forum
AERA-E AERA-E Division E: Counseling and Human Development Forum
AERA-F AERA-F Division F: History and Historiography Forum
AERA-G AERA-G Division G: Social Context of Education Forum
AERA-H AERA-H Division H: School Evaluation and Program Development
AERA-I AERA-I Division I: Education in the Professions Forum
AERA-J AERA-J Division J: Postsecondary Education Forum
AERA-K AERA-K Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education Forum
AERA-L AERA-L Division L: Politics and Policy in Education
AERA-GSL Graduate Studies List
LEAVING A LISTSERV
To "unsubscribe" from a List, mail to LISTSERV@asu.edu and makethe one-line contents read UNSUB AERA-A, for example.
DOCTORIAL LISTSERV AT OISE
The doctoral listserv is now ready for interested doctoral students to apply. This is a private mailing list that doctoral students at OISE/UTcan join. The purpose of the list is to exchange information, ask questions, share experience about the doctoral process and provide a friendly support network. TO JOIN THE LIST:
Send an email message to the address: majordomo@oise.utoronto.ca No Subject Title In message text type: subscribe doctoral (note: space between subscribeand doctoral).
You will receive a message from majordomo telling you that your request to join has been recieved. Since this is a closed list, the list manager willcomplete the process. You will receive information about how to post to the listserv and other instructions. Please save this information for future reference. The complete process could take up to 24 hours after your posting.
This list in unmoderated which means that every posted message will not be reviewed by the list manager. Please note that the list mailing address is different from the above address. You will receive information providing the list mailing address.
RESEARCH LISTSERVS
1. QUALRS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu: Qualitative Research for the Human Sciences; to subscribe, send this message tolistserv@uga.cc.uga.edu : subscribe qualrs-l <your name> For help contact Judith Preissle, jude@uga.cc.uga.edu
2. QUALNET@listserv.bc.edu : Qualitative Research in Management and Organization Studies; to subscribe, send this message to majordomo@listserv.bc.edu : subscribe qualnet For help contact Ted Gaiser, Gaiser@bcvms.bc.edu
3. ATLAS-TI@tubvm.cs.tu-berlin.de : Topics on the text analysis, text management and theory building program ATLAS/ti; tosubscribe, send a one-line message (no subject, no signature) SUB ATLAS-TI <yourFirstName yourLastName more stuff up to 32 letters> to ListServ@TUBvm.cs.TU-Berlin.DE For help contact Thomas Muhr, Thomas.Muhr@TU-Berlin.DE or Muhr@cs.TU-Berlin.DE
4. Qual-software@mailbase.ac.uk: a list on qualitative analysis computer programs; to subscribe, send this message to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk : join qual-software <your name> For help contact Ann Lewins, qual-software-request@mailbase.ac.uk
5. Q.S.R. Forum (Qualitative Solutions and Research), for the qualitative analysis program Nudist, is located at QSR-Forum@qsr.latrobe.edu.au; to subscribe, send a message to mailing-list-request@qsr.com.au : subscribe QSR-Forum <yourname>; for help contact Dianne Goeman, dianne@qsr.com.au
6. QUAL-L@scu.edu.au: Qualitative Research List, initiated to serve folks at Penn State, but immediately attracted a broader audience; to subscribe, send this message to listproc@scu.edu.au : subscribe qual-l <your name> For help contact Bob Dick, bd@psy.uq.oz.au
OTHER RESOURCES FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN THE HUMAN SCIENCES
1. METHODS@cios.llc.rpi.edu: a list for social science research methods instructors; to subscribe, send this message to comserve@cios.llc.rpi.edu : subscribe methods <your name>; for help, contact support@cios.llc.rpi.edu
2. PSYCH-NARRATIVE@massey.ac.nz: a discussion of narrative in everyday life; to subscribe, send this message to majordomo@massey.ac.nz : subscribe psych-narrative For help contact Andy Lock, A.J.Lock@massey.ac.nz
3. Ethno@vm.its.rpi.edu: Ethnomethodology/conversation analysis; to subscribe, send this message to comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu : join ethno <your name> For help contact support@vm.its.rpi.edu
4. IVSA@pdomain.uwindsor.ca: International Visual Sociology Association; to subscribe, send this message to listserv@pdomain.uwindsor.ca : subscribe ivsa <your name>;for help contact Dr. Veronika Mogyorody, mogy@uwindsor.ca
5. VISCOM@vm.temple.edu: Visual Communications Discussion List; to subscribe, send this message to listserv@vm.temple.edu : subscribe viscom <your name>; for help contact Jay Ruby, v5293e@vm.temple.edu
6. EVALTALK@ua1vm.ua.edu: American Evaluation Association Discussion List; to subscribe, send this message to listserv@ua1vm.ua.edu : subscribe evaltalk <your name> For help contact the Evaluation and Assessment Laboratory at the University of Alabama, EAL@ua1vm.ua.edu
7. Arlist-l@scu.edu.au: Action Research Mailing List; to subscribe, send this message to listproc@scu.edu.au: subscribe arlist-l firstname lastname For help contact Bob Dick, bd@psy.uq.oz.au
8. Partalk-l@cornell.edu: Participatory Action Research Network; to subscribe, send this message to listproc@cornell.edu : subscribe partalk-l <your name> For help contact Carla Shafer, cs13@cornell.edu
9. XTAR@lester.appstate.edu: Teacher Researchers list: tosubscribe, send this message to listserv@lester.appstate.edu : subscribe xtar <your name> For help contact William E. Blanton, blantonWE@conrad.appstate.edu
10. GOVTEVAL@jaring.my: Public Sector Program Evaluation; to subscribe, send this message to listserver@jaring.my: subscribe govteval <your name>; for help contact Dr. Arunaselam Rasappan, aru@intanbk.intan.my
11. OHA-L@lsv.uky.edu: Oral History Association Discussion List; to subscribe, send this message to listserv@lsv.uky.edu : subscribe OHA-L <your name>; for help contact Mary Molinaro, molinaro@ukcc.uky.edu
12. ANTHRO-DESIGN-L@lists.teleport.com: qualitative methods in industrial design and connections between anthropology and other social sciences and user-centered product design and development; to subscribe send this message to majordomo@teleport.com : subscribe anthro-design-L; for help contact Mark Dawson, anthro@teleport.com
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The POD network listserv for teaching and learning. POD stands for Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education and the organiuzation serves higher education faculty development people (and those interested in fd) throughout the continent. To subscribe: send to pod-request@iastate.edu in the body of the note, write: subscribe POD (your name and e-mail address)
OCC-L, the On-Line College Classroom List, is devoted to discussions, announcements, papers, etc. that are pertinent to those who are teaching (or planning to teach) college classes on-line. The emphasis is on both the practical considerations of planning and implementing on-line instruction as well as on theoretical or philosophical issues. Discussions are aimed at the needs of both the beginner and the expert. Questions and responses to the entire list are encouraged. To subscribe to this list, send an email message to: listproc@hawaii.edu and type the following into the body of your message:
SUBSCRIBE OCC-L FIRST-NAME-HERE LAST-NAME-HERE
DEOS - The Distance Education Online Symposium DEOSNEWS has 4,460 subscribers in 72 countries. The American Center for the Study of Distance Education (ACSDE) The American Journal of Distance Education (AJDE) The Pennsylvania State University Internet: ACSDE@PSUVM.PSU.EDU To subscribe to DEOSNEWS and DEOS-L (a discussion forum), post the following commands to LISTSERV@PSUVM or LISTSERV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU : SUBSCRIBE DEOSNEWS skip one space, and type your First and Last names. SUBSCRIBE DEOS-L skip one space, and type your First and Last names.
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