Some of us oldsters are still around. I still enjoy helping others but often do it off list now. If I still have questions or info to share I will post, and so I still find those that remain a valuable resource. I find that I have already posted on issues that recur and so will sit back and let others respond in most cases.
Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI 48710 989-964-4491 peter...@svsu.edu ----- Original Message ----- From: "Annette Taylor" <tay...@sandiego.edu> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 9:20:02 AM Subject: [tips] Where have all the tipsters gone? I have wondered over the years where all the tipsters have gone off to. If I had to guess, I would guess that most of us who have lasted are folks who are older, who remember the days when tips was the only show in town and we all attended, religiously. Perhaps a bit of nostalgia and perhaps a bit of tolerance for posts that annoy us. For example, there is one "blogger" type whose posts I find very informative and another whose posts lead me to hit the delete key immediately. But I welcome having the ability to make the decision, as neither is allowed to post on some other lists because otherwise I would not have learned and grown from the one I whose posts resonate with me. My first teaching list was a research methods list started by Earl Babbie, I believe, and which has since disappeared. TIPS was the second and I believe I have been a tipster since the beginning, although I don't know if it's "checkable" or that it matters much. It was just so wonderful to make this group of friends. And there are tipsters that I wonder if they are still OK because I know they are older and they stop posting for long periods of time, and I have never seen a posting from them on another teaching list. (Anyone heard from Allen E. lately?) We never meet these people, but when they pass away there is a small empty space left in cyber space. I just wonder if the younger folks prefer the oversight of other lists, and if so, why. For me, that would be a fascinating study. Also, whether it is an age-related difference, both in terms of age chronologically and professionally. We sometimes get into minor "cat fights" on this list and it might be something that busy people, unless it's a topic they feel strongly about, might not appreciate. I appreciate the underlying search for information, the logic of the arguments, and sometimes even the content. But I am getting ready to retire so I might see these qualities in a different light than someone who needs the widest net for an immediate small problem: i.e., which textbook should I use for blah blah class? That said, I wonder if younger/newer/busier folks actually like the restriction of having a monitored list? Personally, I dislike it and although I am also on that other psych teaching list, I don't reply as often, or post as many queries because of the extra step to oversee my postings. I just dislike it. Again, I do wonder how much of that is age-related. However, the down side of a small list is that sometimes I get no responses at all on this list. Anyway, psychology related, and perhaps teaching related in terms of engagement issues: what makes one list more popular than another? What can we learn from how the lists have developed relative to how we teach? Where have all the tipsters gone? Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 tay...@sandiego.edu ________________________________________ From: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) digest [tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu] Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 8:00 PM To: tips digest recipients Subject: tips digest: November 11, 2012 Subject: Re: A recommendation for unique TIPS posters From: "Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D." <jeff.ric...@scottsdalecc.edu> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:25:36 -0700 On Nov 11, 2012, at 8:29 AM, Paul C Bernhardt wrote: > If your goal is to influence, if your goal is to hear from like minded or > different minded persons, if your goal is to start conversations, blogging > and micro-blogging are both better suited than an old-school email list that > has only a few dozen members. I agree. On the other hand, long-time members have an affection for this place that is difficult to resist; and old-timers who post their "blog-like" pieces here may not want feedback from anyone but the 'cyber-friends' they have developed on this list. TIPS is a very unique place and it's hard to believe that it's still going strong--not like the old days, where there might be 90+ messages each day (perhaps it only seemed to be that many messages), but still quite active. Blogging can be fun, though; and for me, it's another way to keep learning about this extremely diverse discipline of ours. By the end of this academic year, I will have left all the quasi-administrative and related positions I've had for the past 10+ years and will return to teaching full-time. Thus, just this past week, I started a blog with two goals in mind: to answer students' questions in more depth and to teach psychology to a wider audience. But the most important goal, I think, is to help me learn (and re-learn) more about psychology, which for too long has been something that seemed like a luxury I couldn't afford because of all the time needed to do the work I was getting paid for. I hope to start contributing to TIPS more regularly, too, just like the old days :-) Best, Jeff -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology PSY 101 Website: http://sccpsy101.wordpress.com/ Knowing Ourselves: http://psysci.com/ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: peter...@svsu.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=21642 or send a blank email to leave-21642-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. 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