Thanks to everyone who responded to my email about adding my students to the listserv. I will definitely require students to subscribe and to post to it. Patty's message was particularly inspiring - there's nothing I'd like more than to have students stay on the listserv beyond the course! Best, Amanda On 6/4/08 11:41 AM, "James M. Dubinsky" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Amanda, > > I'm the administrator; I set up the list in 1995 as a PhD student when I was > working with a class similar to the one you describe (that had Max Morenberg > as > the teacher). > > I think having students in a teacher education class subscribe is a fabulous > idea, and I don't foresee any problems. > > Jim > -- > James M. Dubinsky, PhD > 1st VP, Association for Business Communication > Director, Professional Writing Program > Department of English, Virginia Tech > Blacksburg, VA 24061-0112 > (540) 231-7909 / (540) 641-2564 > > > Quoting Patricia Lafayllve <[log in to unmask]>: > >> ---------------------- Information from the mail header >> ----------------------- >> Sender: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar >> <[log in to unmask]> >> Poster: Patricia Lafayllve <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Re: Adding a class to the listserv >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------> - >> >> Well, for what it's worth, I was once a student required to join this >> listserv as part of a "teaching grammar" sort of class. I stayed on, >> because I find this one of the most productive listservs! >> >> -patty >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amanda Godley >> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:52 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Adding a class to the listserv >> >> Hi, everyone-- >> I am teaching a teacher education course on teaching grammar for the first >> time this summer and I'd like to require that students subscribe to ATEG's >> listserv so they can see the kinds of professional conversations around >> grammar and teaching grammar that educators from across the world engage in. >> Has anyone else required their teacher education students to subscribe to >> the listserv? Does anyone foresee a problem with this (such as overloading >> the system or listserv administrator)? >> Thanks, >> Amanda >> >> -- >> Amanda Godley, Ph.D. >> Associate Professor >> English Education >> University of Pittsburgh >> 5111 Wesley W. Posvar Hall >> Pittsburgh, PA 15260 >> 412-648-7313 >> >> To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface >> at: >> http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html >> and select "Join or leave the list" >> >> Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ >> >> To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface >> at: >> http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html >> and select "Join or leave the list" >> >> Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ >> > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > and select "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ -- Amanda Godley, Ph.D. Associate Professor English Education University of Pittsburgh 5111 Wesley W. Posvar Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412-648-7313 To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/