Re: your mail

Jon Epstein (epstein@wfu.edu)
Wed, 3 Jan 1996 15:52:54 -0500

>On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, Jon Epstein wrote:
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>> I will be teaching a seminar this semester
>> on si called Self and Society: An Interactionist Perspective.
>> It is an upper division class.
>> Would it be appropriate for em to
>> ask them to join sssitalk?
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>My own view is that student participation would be an excellent idea,
>because a) It would give them an opportunity to interact with others,
>and b) it would be a means of "outreach" and expanding SSSI visibility.

I agree, obviously.

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>The downside is that it would increase the volume of this list in a way that
>some might find tedious, and the quality and content of the posts might not
>be of interest to most.

Volume would definitely increase. On the other hand, I wonderhow many
of ous would be willing to sub to a student list with the purpose of
"mentoring"? I would, of course. But the point is to expose the
students of si to as many voices and
perspectives as possible.

>This leaves two options:
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>1) Try it temporarily and see how it works
>2) Set up a separate SSSI student list.
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>I would recommend setting up a separate sssistu list, with Jon as
>"list owner." Then, we can encourage our students to participate as we
>wish without worrying about cluttering up the sssitalk list.
>
I would be glad to do this, if this is what we decide.
Most of you who have talked with me know my
position regarding both the importance of
teaching to interactionism and the use of technology
, so moderating the list would be great.

How many of us would ask our students to subscribe?
I'd have at least 20 and at most 100.

Jon
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