LRNASST-L
What
is a listserve?
A listserve for developmental
educators and learning assistance professionals
How
do I get connected?
How
do I subscribe to LRNASST-L?
How
do I participate in LRNASST-L discussions?
How
do I send messages to LRNASST-L?
Are
there some email tips that I can use?
Are
old LRNASST-L messages stored?
How
do I contact a person who has placed a message
on the listserve?
Who
else is currently on LRNASST-L?
Can
I subscribe to LRNASST-L from other services?
Can
LRNASST-L send me all of the daily messages
as one message?
Can
LRNASST-L hold messages for a time?
Unsubscribe
from LRNASST-L?
How
can I get other interested professionals
connected to our listserve?
WINTER
INSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY REPORT # 1*
What is a listserve?
As
one of many Internet services available to
postsecondary educators, a listserve is an
automated system for maintaining academic
discussions among people who have subscribed
and want to network through email with other
who share a common interest. Almost 3000
listserves are available on academic topics,
most research oriented. Listserves promote
collaboration with distant colleagues and
distribute news quickly through the academic
community. Listserves are alternatives to
expensive, sometimes time-consuming telephone
conversations, and letter writing.
Is
there a specific listserve for developmental
educators and learning assistance practitioners
and directors?
YES,
a listserve, "LRNASST," was started in 1994
at the University of Arizona's Winter Institute
for Learning Assistance Professionals. It
began to provide learning assistance and
developmental educators a way to share information
via email. In 1997, more than 700 subscribers
networked electronically with questions,
answers, problems, solutions and even position
available notices posted on LRNASST. The
contact person was Guillermo Uribe, University
of Arizona.
In
2003, the listserv was moved to the University
of Florida and its name changed to LRNASST-L.
Hopefully, all professional organizations
like CRLA, NADE, CRA, NYCLSA, MCLCA, and
NCEOA will use LRNASST-L to internetwork
for the benefit of all who work in learning
assistance and developmental education programs
and services. The new contact person is Winifred
B. Cooke: wcooke@ufl.edu,
the Teaching Center, University of Florida
in Gainesville.
How
do I get connected to email and the Internet
listserves?
At
your institution, find out what office or
person is responsible for electronic mail
and Internet services. Meet with that person
and request email capability. This will get
you an email address. Also, request an orientation
and specific training on email and the Internet
as provided by your institution. When you
know how to send and receive email on your
campus computer, you are ready to become
a subscriber to the LRNASST-L listserve.
If your campus does not
have email and/or Internet capability and
you want to be able to participate in LRNASST-L
as well as other email and Internet services,
you need to find out if there is a commercial
provider that can give you that capability.
In addition to thousands of companies that
provide Internet connection for a monthly
fee, there are services like Compuserve,
America OnLine, Prodigy, Delphi, and Genie that
can get you connected to Internet services
like the LRNASST-L listserve. Find out what
is available by visiting local computer clubs
and computer supply stores.
How
do I subscribe to LRNASST-L?
Follow
these steps:
To subscribe to LRNASST-L:
1. Send email to listserv@lists.ufl.edu
2. Leave subject blank
3. In body type
subscribe LRNASST-L
What happens next?
You should receive a welcome
message in your email box from Winnie Cooke,
the LRNASST-L moderator, soon after you email
your request to subscribe. Thereafter, check
your mailbox daily to read the LRNASST-L
messages that automatically come to it. Even
a message that you send to LRNASST-L for
the group to read will be emailed back to
you since you are a member of the LRNASST-L
distribution list.
How
do I participate in LRNASST-L discussions?
You
can "lurk" -an Internet word for someone
who reads listserve messages and does not
respond- a few times to orient yourself to
the group and its questions and concerns,
or you can send messages immediately to initiate
a discussion as well as respond to questions
or concerns that you see on LRNASST-L. Be
an active member by sharing your experience
and knowledge with your colleagues. None
of us is alone with a problem or a question.
Each of us has much to contribute to LRNASST-L.
How
do I send messages to LRNASST-L?
Please note that you use a
different address to send email to the LRNASST-L
listserve from the one you used when you
subscribed. Use the following email address:
LRNASST-L@LISTS.UFL.EDU to share your thoughts
with your colleagues. In sending messages,
be aware that Internet forbids posting of
advertisements. However, discussion of the
relative advantages or disadvantages of a
product by users is encouraged.
Are
there some tips that I can use to be a better
emailer?
Quoting
the original email message in your reply
is needed sometimes to be sure that you and
the person reading your reply know what you
are referring to. Quoting saves the original
sender from having to look back through previous
messages to decipher your reply especially
when some time has elapsed since it was written.
However, quoting can be an irritation to
others when too much is quoted. It's good
netiquette to limit your quote to as few
words as possible. Although it may take some
time to delete unneeded parts of a message,
doing so is easier for your reader.
Use a signature at end
of your message so others on the list can
identify your messages. Your signature should
include your name and email address. This
is necessary because some email software
packages do not include address headers at
the top of their messages and some subscribers
will not know who sent a message unless there
is a signature at the end of the message.
Are
old LRNASST-L messages stored somewhere and
can they be accessed by internet?
Yes. You can access the LRNASST-L
archives on the Internet. The directions
for finding and retrieving old LRNASST-L
messages follow:
1) You can click on the appropriate link
at the end of each email you receive from
LRNASST-L
or
After you have reached the web page for
the archives, you can use the search engine
to locate the email(s) in storage that interest
you. You may search the archives by subject,
author's email address, or topic in the body
of the text.
Can
I send a message only to the person who has
placed a message on the LRNASST-L listserve?
Not only can you, but listserve etiquette
requires that you do so when you want to
say something for his/her eyes only. Otherwise,
your personal response will be read by all
600+ subscribers to the LRNASST-L listserve.
This can not only be embarrassing but your
message can clog the listserve with a message
meant for one pair of eyes only. Remember
that LRNASST-L and all other listserves are
public forums designed for an audience of
your peers and other interested professionals.
LRNASST-L, like most academic listserves,
is a forum for discussion of issues of professional
interest, not a "chat" service. Similarly,
private correspondence should remain just
that: private. Personal messages do not belong
in a public forum. Another way to look at
it is to think of your email message as a
postcard that can be read by anyone who is
a subscriber.
Can
I find out who else is currently subscribed
to LRNASST-L?
Yes,
a list of all subscribers can be obtained
by following the directions below:
1) Email to listserv@lists.ufl.edu
2) Leave subject header blank
3) Put this request in the body of the message:
REVIEW LRNASST-L BY NAME
Can
I subscribe to, access, and receive LRNASST-L
from services other than an Internet provider
- services such as CompuServe, America Online,
Prodigy, Delphi, or Genie?
Certainly. Check with your
service for details. Directions vary for
each service.
Can
I have LRNASST-L send me all of the daily messages
as one message instead
of one by one?
Yes, follow these directions:
1) Email to LISTSERV@LISTS.UFL.EDU
2) Leave subject header blank
3) In body of message, type SET LRNASST-L
DIGEST
Is
there a way for LRNASST-L to temporarily
hold messages if I am away from my computer
for some time?
Yes,
follow these directions:
1) Send email to LISTSERV@LISTS.UFL.EDU
2) Leave subject header blank
3) In body of message, type SET LRNASST-L
NOMAIL
To resume message service,
repeat #1 and #2 but type LRNASST-L MAIL
in the body of the message.
How
do I unsubscribe to LRNASST-L?
To
unsubscribe to LRNASST-L, follow directions
below:
1) Send an email to LISTSERV@LISTS.UFL.EDU
2) Leave the subject header blank.
3)Put this request in the body of your message:
UNSUBSCRIBE LRNASST-L
Whenever you choose to reconnect,
follow directions for subscribing.
What
can I do to get other interested professionals
connected to our listserve?
- Put your email address on all professional
correspondence.
- Print your email address on your business
card and return address labels.
- Encourage your professional associations
to use email addresses for their officers,
presenters at conferences, and authors
of articles whenever they appear in association
publications.
- Encourage your professional associations
to disseminate their board minutes, SIG
newsletters, job announcements, and other
professional information through LRNASST-L.
- Encourage your campus colleagues to
subscribe to and participate in LRNASST-L.
- As you roam the Internet, let other
professionally related people know about
LRNASST-L and how to subscribe to it.
- Review the names in your professional
network. Consider letting them know,
by mail or telephone, about LRNASST-L.
- At conferences, encourage colleagues
to subscribe.
- Make copies of this document and share
it with colleagues
This document was written
by Frank L Christ: flchris@cox.net
and Guillermo Uribe, University of Arizona
in Tucson, and and edited by Winifred B.
Cooke: wcooke@ufl.edu
the Teaching Center, the University of Florida
in Gainesville. Any questions on the LRNASST
Listserv should be directed to Winifred B.
Cooke: wcooke@ufl.edu.
* Permission is granted
to disseminate this document as long as credit
is given as listed above.
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