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I get confused by too many choices and by having too many things to look at. I have found participating in this list excellent because so much which is relevant comes my way, often with a helpful hint from James.
The other list I look at regularly is readwrite which is a US list moderated by Daphne Greenberg. It covers lots of relevant topics but has strict rules on discussion threads which stop you being flooded with irrelevant stuff. I know others too belong to this list (eg Cheryl T).
It would be good a) to persuade more people to join this
list and b) to look at the readwrite model and see if it can be adopted to
allow continuation of debates. I am not sure however that joining yet another discussion group would be helpful. There are so many of these.
good wishes, Sarah Jacobs
There are many ways of creating discussion groups on the internet - yahoo, google etc. However I can whole-heatedly recommend Ning as a platform. It is very user-friendly and pleasant to use - a bit like Facebook but with a 'skin' around it. It is used by a wide range of communities of practice worldwide and could be an excellent way of discussing these issues and allowing members to follow discussions of particular interest.
Unfortunately, as I write, the free service is being withdrawn. However for about £130 a year, a network can be created that allows unlimited membership, event diaries, subgroups, photos, videos etc. It's very good. A simpler version costs about £30 pa and could be used with teaching groups. There are other free services around, but none as good as Ning, and there is a chance they will start charging in the future.
I have no vested interest in this - I have just been using it for various groups and projects and can't imagine life without it!
A thriving example close to me is www.blurb.ning.com, which brings togethert artists and creatives in Staffordshire, UK, but there are many good examples.
best wishes
Melissa Worth
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Thornett" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: Natecla Conference
I agree, Phil, that it would be good to continue discussing some of the conference issues through this forum. I would add, or rather ask if there are any more general or public fora that we can use or link to in order to spread the word and the arguments more generally, ideally bringing in practitioners who don't usually participate and perhaps even a wider education community and others.
It was good to meet you and others.
Cheryl Thornett
ESOL & Adult Literacy Tutor
BAES
Birmingham
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From: "Bird, Phil" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:14 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Natecla Conference
Having thoroughly enjoyed this weekend's NATECLA conference, I would just like to write to express my thanks to all involved in organising such a stimulating and inspiring event. The themes explored around Langauge, Migration and Identity are very relevant to our work as ESOL practitioners.
It was also a great opportunity to put faces to names from this mailing list; should anyone wish to continue any of the debates from the conference, I think this a very good forum for doing so. One thing that seemed to come out of the conference was that it is important that ESOL practitioners have a strong collective voice and communication through fora as this one can play a key role in strengthening this.
Finally, just to add that I have made the presentation from my workshop available at http://classroom201x.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/natecla-presentation-using-digital-recording-with-esol-students/
Again, many thanks to all involved,
Phil
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