I appreciate the thought you and Keith put into this. The plan for a separate listserve for MOT2 sounds much clearer and organized than mixing responses with other lines of thought brought up on the original listserve. Thanks. Zoe On Thursday, June 14, 2007, at 11:18 PM, ginger/rob wrote:
> Hi you guys. Maybe this will help......... (sorry this is so late- > it's > been one of those days-and nights!!!) > > Keith (our web administrator) has experience with setting up and > participating in online book talks. He suggested I give a separate > list a > try. To be honest I resisted at first for many of the reasons some of > you > have brought up. But the more I thought about it the more I wanted to > give > it a try. Here is what we are thinking- > > The decision to try a short-lived separate list for MOT2 was based on > the > idea that a separate list would: > > 1. Provide all members with an easy way to participate. All it takes > is a > click on the link (http://snipr.com/MOT2Chat) and about 15 seconds to > submit. > > 2. Provide a concentrated space for members that have read the new > edition > to exchange ideas. This is like a lit circle in your classroom or a > college > course, where people that have read the book will get the most out of > it. > Others are certainly welcome to lurk or participate as they see fit. > > 3. Provide a space for conversation solely devoted to one book > (remember, > the publisher says "over 70% new content"). While this can happen on > the > main list the book content quickly gets lost in between other threads > about > other literacy topics. As well, people coming and going during the > summer > can muddle up conversations with replies, questions, and ideas days or > weeks > after the thread has died down. > > 4. Provide a better way to find information and ideas on the book via a > dedicated list archive. People won't have to search the large list > archive > for info on a particular book. We'll put a link to the archive on the > website - it will be easy to find. > > 5. Provide a way for book authors and educators on other lists to > participate without having to join the larger Mosaic group. > > Please don't feel that we are trying to start a new "members only" > country > club. In fact, it is our intention to make this focused, online book > chat > available to a wider audience (the chat was announced to over 1000 > educators > on other lists). > > So, we're asking that our members allow us to try this dedicated chat > idea. > Anyone can participate by joining at http://snipr.com/MOT2Chat. Emails > from > this new list will work just like the main list. The only difference > is that > the MOT2chat list will dissolve after about a month just like a book > club or > college course. We will put together a short survey at the end of the > book > talk to get feedback about holding the chat on the separate list. > > It my intent that the Mosaic listserv continue true to our original > purpose > but as a community I believe we need willingness to try new options. > At any > time people on the main Mosaic list can talk about MOT2. There is no > plan > to moderate any content about this important book. > > Thanks for your understanding! > Ginger > moderator > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
