Re: [xmca] blog alternative to email list

It's been nice to re-connect with the XMCA group via (and despite!) the
recent email glitch.

The flood of emails however confirms why I had to unsub some years ago-
and why I would request the same now.

It is more convenient for me to go to the archives, and a blog would be
much better. We should take advantage of newer and better technologies.
In fact I agree exactly, word for word, with what Naeem proposes below.

All best,
Andrew

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Andrew Babson, MSc.
Doctoral Program, School of Education
University of Michigan

Naeem Hashmi wrote:
> My 2 cents. Frankly, Email or 'listserv' is not a collaboration
> environment. Collaboration needs a 'shared' environment... email
> 'listsrve' is simply crises-cross way of incomplete communication
> method - not collaboration. New way of collaborating environments,
> say blogs, are efficient and easier to extract 'knowledge' from the
> gathered 'content'.
>
> On Blog platforms, you have an option to subscribe/post new content
> via Email or RSS based on their own frequency - real-time, once a day
> or whatever and those who do not want to be interrupted with
> emails... can visit blogs on their own time and contribute. Things in
> the world are changing at an alarming rate that means we need to get
> on to new way of collaboration starting 'yesterday' and not
> 'tomorrow', especially the academia - the teaching community. Perhaps
> you may have seen this clip at the YouTube but here are some facts..
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65wE6yFYgP8
>
> Enjoy...
> ---
> Naeem Hashmi
> Chief Research Officer
> Information Frameworks
> T: 603-552-5171 M: 603-661-6820
> W: http://infoframeworks.com
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Smagorinsky" <smago@uga.edu>
> To: "'eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity'" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 4:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [xmca] blog alternative to email list
>
>
>> add my vote for a regular old listserv. No way I'd do this if it meant
>> keeping up with a blog. p
>>
>>
>>
>> Peter Smagorinsky
>> The University of Georgia
>> Department of Language and Literacy Education
>> 125 Aderhold Hall
>> Athens, GA 30602-7123
>> smago@uga.edu /fax:706-542-4509/phone:706-542-4507/
>> http://www.coe.uga.edu/lle/faculty/smagorinsky/index.html
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu
>> [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] On
>> Behalf Of Vera Steiner
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:07 PM
>> To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
>> Subject: Re: [xmca] blog alternative to email list
>>
>> I agree with Carol. It is much simpler as most of us check e-mail
>> messages
>> once a day, Vera
>>
>>
>>
>> Carol Macdonald wrote:
>>
>>> Carol Macdonald says:
>>>
>>> I read the e-mails, whereas I might not migrate to a blog of my own
>>> initiative when very busy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 19/06/07, Tony Whitson <twhitson@udel.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I agree with Naeem on this. I think a blog would be a far superior
>>>> platform; and that if we were starting now from scratch, that is how
>>>> we'd
>>>> do it.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Naeem Hashmi wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Agree with Diarmuid.. Interesting forum but instead of going
>>>> back to
>>>> 'old
>>>> > email" distribution method, perhaps best is use a 'blog' forum.
>>>> Goal is
>>>> > achieved without constant 'emeil' interruptions...
>>>> >
>>>> > Naeem
>>>> > ---
>>>> > Naeem Hashmi
>>>> > Chief Research Officer
>>>> > Information Frameworks
>>>> > T: 603-552-5171 M: 603-661-6820
>>>> > W: http://infoframeworks.com
>>>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diarmuid Fogarty"
>>>> > <diarmuid@madasafish.com>
>>>> > To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
>>>> > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:21 PM
>>>> > Subject: Re: Is there a Ph.D. in "science" Re: [xmca] Fwd: New
>>>> > DegreeProgramsOxford
>>>> >
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