Vance Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Group cohesion is when as a result of postings on a thread the group feels more like it's heading in a common and positive direction.
I belong to far too many lists, the majority of which are in the education arena. The two best, by far, are Webheads <http://www.webheads.info> and The Digital Divide Network <http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org>
Of course I am biased because of my strongly held belief that English language instructors and those inside their classrooms are at the pointy edge of the shovels which can best reduce the Divide.
Nowhere is this belief better reinforced than by the many dozens of very smart Webheads (like Aiden Yeh) who use affordable technology in ways that are often completely uncommon with others in their part of the world. My hat's off to them. It's also off with equal vigor to brilliant subscribers to DDN who are as varied as the one hundred or so countries from which they come. At first glance, the two groups have entirely different missions. But do they?
Here's my caveat. The one area that I think needs improvement is how both groups can get more attention?
My guess is that podcasting, satellite radio, community radio and the innovative spirits that are found in both groups are the main ingredients for wide publicity - and more money, accelerated results. Yet, both groups seem satisfied to reach a few hundred in their real time events and a few thousand in their electronic circulations.
I wish they would give more thought on how to reach millions.
Unfortunately, the recipe that will generate same has yet to be formulated -- much less baked. Ideas welcome.
John Hibbs http://www.bfranklin.edu/johnhibbs _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
