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From sais@jupiter.news.unb.ca Fri Apr 1 20:55:57 1994
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From: sais@jupiter.news.unb.ca (Keith Wilson (SAIS))
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,sci.edu
Subject: RFD: misc.education.science
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Proposal for a new newsgroup
Proposed by: Keith Wilson <sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>
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Group name: misc.education.science
Status: unmoderated
Distribution: world-wide
Summary: a newsgroup for the discussion of issues related to the
teaching of science-related topics
JUSTIFICATION:
Today, science has brought to humankind better health, improved
communication, better transportation and other advancements that raise the
standard of living. There have also been some potentially harmful
scientific developments such as chemical weapons and bombs. It is
imperative that students see the potentialities of science, whether
harmful or beneficial, in order to judge how best to use science in their
own lives and in the best interests of society.
It is for this reason that a newsgroup to communicate ideas and
experiences of educators from around the globe be proposed. This group
would be a source of insight for those who want to add some zest to their
lectures. Currently, there exists a group to discuss the science of
education (sci.edu) but not the education of science.
CHARTER:
The proposed group will provide a forum for the discussion of issues
related to the teaching of science and related topics. These include,
but are not limited to:
* innovative demonstrations
* problem based learning
* computer use in science education
* current problems in science education
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Please send comments and criticism to sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca, and
post information for discussion to the news groups (news.groups)
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NOTE
This RFD is being issued in concordance with the guidelines set in the
"How to create a new usenet newsgroup" FAQ regularly posted to
news.announce.newgroups. Please refer to this article if you have any
questions about the newsgroup creation.
This RFD has been cross-posted to misc.education, sci.edu and
news.groups.
Unless the discussion indicates a need to resubmit a new RFD, the CFV
will be posted approximately three to four weeks after the posting of
this RFD.
SPONSOR
This news group is proposed and will be supported by Student Awareness in
Science (SAIS) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. SAIS is a
non-profit organisation promoting an interest in and an awareness of
science. We will collate interesting threads, FAQ's, and other resources
of interest and maintain them under our listserv (SAIS-L@UNB.CA).
Gopher, Mosaic, and anonymous FTP archives of the discussions will be
made available as resources permit.
--
Keith W. Wilson Faculty of Education
Chair,Board of Directors University of New Brunswick
Student Awareness In Science P.O. Box 4400
sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3 CANADA
From sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca Tue Apr 19 17:48:33 1994
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From: sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Keith Wilson)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,sci.edu
Subject: 2nd RFD: misc.education.science
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Date: 11 Apr 1994 23:13:37 -0400
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Proposed by: Keith Wilson <sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>
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Group name: misc.education.science
Status: unmoderated
Distribution: world-wide
Summary: a newsgroup for the discussion of issues related to the
teaching of science-related topics
JUSTIFICATION:
Today, science has brought to humankind better health, improved
communication, better transportation and other advancements that raise the
standard of living. There have also been some potentially harmful
scientific developments such as chemical weapons and bombs. It is
imperative that students see the potentialities of science, whether
harmful or beneficial, in order to judge how best to use science in their
own lives and in the best interests of society.
It is for this reason that a newsgroup to communicate ideas and
experiences of educators from around the globe be proposed. This group
would be a source of insight for those who want to add some zest to their
lectures. Currently, there exists a group to discuss the science of
education (sci.edu) but not the education of science.
CHARTER:
The proposed group will provide a forum for the discussion of issues
related to the teaching of science and related topics. These include,
but are not limited to:
* innovative demonstrations
* problem based learning
* computer use in science education
* current problems in science education
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Please send comments and criticism to sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca, and
post information for discussion to the news groups (news.groups)
**********************************************************************
NOTE
This RFD is being issued in concordance with the guidelines set in the
"How to create a new usenet newsgroup" FAQ regularly posted to
news.announce.newgroups. Please refer to this article if you have any
questions about the newsgroup creation.
This RFD has been cross-posted to misc.education, sci.edu and
news.groups.
Unless the discussion indicates a need to resubmit a new RFD, the CFV
will be posted approximately three to four weeks after the posting of
this RFD.
SPONSOR
This news group is proposed and will be supported by Student Awareness in
Science (SAIS) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. SAIS is a
non-profit organisation promoting an interest in and an awareness of
science. We will collate interesting threads, FAQ's, and other resources
of interest and maintain them under our listserv (SAIS-L@UNB.CA).
Gopher, Mosaic, and anonymous FTP archives of the discussions will be
made available as resources permit.
--
Keith W. Wilson Faculty of Education
Chair,Board of Directors University of New Brunswick
Student Awareness In Science P.O. Box 4400
sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3 CANADA
From asolovay@geoworks.com Mon Apr 25 14:15:49 1994
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From: asolovay@geoworks.com (Andrew Solovay)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,sci.edu
Subject: CFV: misc.education.science
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Date: 22 Apr 1994 16:33:21 -0400
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Reply-To: votes@geoworks.com (Andrew Solovay's vote-taking alias)
Xref: uunet news.announce.newgroups:4999 news.groups:101658 misc.education:18700 sci.edu:5757
FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
unmoderated group misc.education.science
Newsgroups line:
misc.education.science Issues related to science education.
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 GMT, 13 May 1994.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting
questions only contact asolovay@geoworks.com. For questions about the
proposed group contact Keith Wilson <sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>.
The vote-taker will post each CFV to the Science Awareness &
Discussion List <SAIS-L@UNB.CA> shortly after it is posted to
news.announce.newsgroups. He will send an abridged RESULT posting
(without the full list of voters) to the mailing list after voting
ends; the full RESULTs will be posted to all the newsgroups where the
CFV was posted.
CHARTER
The proposed group will provide a forum for the discussion of issues
related to the teaching of science and related topics. These
include, but are not limited to:
* innovative demonstrations
* problem based learning
* computer use in science education
* current problems in science education
RATIONALE
Today, science has brought to humankind better health, improved
communication, better transportation and other advancements that
raise the standard of living. There have also been some potentially
harmful scientific developments such as chemical weapons and bombs.
It is imperative that students see the potentialities of science,
whether harmful or beneficial, in order to judge how best to use
science in their own lives and in the best interests of society.
It is for this reason that a newsgroup to communicate ideas and
experiences of educators from around the globe be proposed. This group
would be a source of insight for those who want to add some zest to their
lectures.
HOW TO VOTE
Send MAIL to: votes@geoworks.com
Just Replying should work if you are not reading this on a mailing
list, and if your newsreader honors the "reply-to" line. Double-check
the address before sending your ballot.
Your mail message should contain one (and only one) of the following
statements:
I vote YES on misc.education.science
I vote NO on misc.education.science
You may also ABSTAIN in place of YES/NO - this will not affect the outcome.
Anything else may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program. The
votetaker will respond to your received ballots with a personal acknowledge-
ment by mail - if you do not receive one within several days, try again.
It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered
correctly.
Each person may vote only once, no matter how many accounts he or she
may have. Also, only one ballot will be accepted from any account, no
matter how many people may share it. If more than one vote is received
>from any person or any account, only the last vote received will be
counted.
Addresses and votes of all voters will be published in the final
voting results list. All ballots received are kept in the UVV archives
(including "cancelled" and invalid ballots). The vote files are made
available to the moderator of news.announce.newgroups on request. They
may also, at the discretion of the UVV, be made more widely available
if there is a controversy concerning the vote.
From asolovay@geoworks.com Wed May 11 14:58:16 1994
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From: asolovay@geoworks.com (Andrew Solovay)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,sci.edu
Subject: 2nd CFV: misc.education.science
Supersedes: <misc.education.science-CFV1@uunet.uu.net>
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LAST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
unmoderated group misc.education.science
Newsgroups line:
misc.education.science Issues related to science education.
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 GMT, 13 May 1994.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting
questions only contact asolovay@geoworks.com. For questions about the
proposed group contact Keith Wilson <sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>.
The vote-taker will post each CFV to the Science Awareness &
Discussion List <SAIS-L@UNB.CA> shortly after it is posted to
news.announce.newsgroups. He will send an abridged RESULT posting
(without the full list of voters) to the mailing list after voting
ends; the full RESULTs will be posted to all the newsgroups where the
CFV was posted.
CHARTER
The proposed group will provide a forum for the discussion of issues
related to the teaching of science and related topics. These
include, but are not limited to:
* innovative demonstrations
* problem based learning
* computer use in science education
* current problems in science education
RATIONALE
Today, science has brought to humankind better health, improved
communication, better transportation and other advancements that
raise the standard of living. There have also been some potentially
harmful scientific developments such as chemical weapons and bombs.
It is imperative that students see the potentialities of science,
whether harmful or beneficial, in order to judge how best to use
science in their own lives and in the best interests of society.
It is for this reason that a newsgroup to communicate ideas and
experiences of educators from around the globe be proposed. This group
would be a source of insight for those who want to add some zest to their
lectures.
HOW TO VOTE
Send MAIL to: votes@geoworks.com
Just Replying should work if you are not reading this on a mailing
list, and if your newsreader honors the "reply-to" line. Double-check
the address before sending your ballot.
Your mail message should contain one (and only one) of the following
statements:
I vote YES on misc.education.science
I vote NO on misc.education.science
You may also ABSTAIN in place of YES/NO - this will not affect the outcome.
Anything else may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program. The
votetaker will respond to your received ballots with a personal acknowledge-
ment by mail - if you do not receive one within several days, try again.
It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered
correctly.
Each person may vote only once, no matter how many accounts he or she
may have. Also, only one ballot will be accepted from any account, no
matter how many people may share it. If more than one vote is received
>from any person or any account, only the last vote received will be
counted.
Addresses and votes of all voters will be published in the final
voting results list. All ballots received are kept in the UVV archives
(including "cancelled" and invalid ballots). The vote files are made
available to the moderator of news.announce.newgroups on request. They
may also, at the discretion of the UVV, be made more widely available
if there is a controversy concerning the vote.
BOUNCES
The following people have submitted valid ballots, but my EMail
acknowledgement bounced. they do not need to revote.
misc.education.science Bounce List
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gmorford@fsd GARY MORFORD
INVALID VOTES
The following people have submitted invalid ballots and have not
superseded them with valid ones.
Votes in error
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cjackson@csugrad.cs.vt.edu Chris "ASCII Console Monster Man" Jackson
! Conflicting votes
From asolovay@geoworks.com Mon May 16 21:47:03 1994
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From: asolovay@geoworks.com (Andrew Solovay)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,sci.edu
Subject: RESULT: misc.education.science passes 125:16
Supersedes: <misc.education.science-CFV2@uunet.uu.net>
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RESULT
unmoderated group misc.education.science passes 125:16
There were 125 YES votes and 16 NO votes, for a total of 141 valid votes.
There were 2 abstains and 4 invalid ballots.
For group passage, YES votes must be at least 2/3 of all valid (YES and NO)
votes. There also must be at least 100 more YES votes than NO votes.
There is a five day discussion period after these results are posted. If no
serious allegations of voting irregularities are raised, the moderator of
news.announce.newgroups will create the group shortly thereafter.
Voting closed at 23:59:59 GMT, 13 May 1994.
This vote was conducted by a neutral third party.
Vote-taker's address: asolovay@geoworks.com (Andrew Solovay)
Group proponent's address: sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Keith Wilson)
Newsgroups line:
misc.education.science Issues related to science education.
CHARTER (culled from the Call for Votes):
The proposed group will provide a forum for the discussion of issues
related to the teaching of science and related topics. These
include, but are not limited to:
* innovative demonstrations
* problem based learning
* computer use in science education
* current problems in science education
misc.education.science Final Vote Ack
Voted Yes
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aalm@igc.apc.org Andy Alm
adams@kona.wes.army.mil F. P. Adams, Jr.
adrianh@cogs.susx.ac.uk Adrian John Howard
al198723@academ01.mty.itesm.mx JESUS EUGENIO SANCHEZ PENA
ALLANH@waikato.ac.nz ALLAN HARVEY, SENIOR TUTOR, CSMER, UNIVERSITY OF WAIKA
Andrew@ajwimble.demon.co.uk Andrew Wimble
ao443@yfn.ysu.edu Brennan T. Price
ault@cs.albany.edu Jim Ault
barry_abramson@froude.dt.navy.mil Barry Abramson
bhunter@copernicus.bbn.com Beverly Hunter
bn293@cleveland.freenet.edu Douglas P. Shannon
Bob_Tinker@terc.edu Bob Tinker
bsb2@columbia.edu Bernard S Black
burgess@mighty.riv.edu Dr. Dave Burgess
c-kolar@uiuc.edu Christopher Kolar
castor@ma2.sun.ac.za
ccorpus@eis.calstate.edu Christopher P. Corpus
claia@astro.spa.umn.edu Claia Bryja
cosolin@aol.com
cs@karin.att.com Cetin Seren
cward@think.com Christopher Ward
d4b@crux2.cit.cornell.edu Ken Pendell
dagol@dhhalden.no DAG OYVIND LOKKEBAKKEN
dan@copernicus.bbn.com Dan Franklin
djl@aruba.nysaes.cornell.edu Dan LaFica
dmorriso@bbn.com Chip Morrison
donm@hobbes.ds.boeing.com Don Morris
douggins@cruzio.com Doug Brouwer
drayer@minerva.cis.yale.edu Rebecca Drayer
dvolpe@kodak.com Dante Volpe
E7C2ROB@toe.towson.edu DAVID ROBSON
epl@romulus.cray.com Eric Lundberg {x68206 CF/ENG}
es070@eng.warwick.ac.uk David Barnsdale
ferdi@tigger.jvnc.net Ferdi Serim
feurzeig@bbn.com wally feurzeig
finn@netcom.com Robert Finn
FORDT@gould.pvt.k12.me.us Ford, Thomas
gabe@angus.mystery.com Gabe Helou
gandrsn@whale.st.usm.edu Gary Anderson
gckaschner@ucdavis.edu
geraldg@iunet.ic.net Gerald Gillis
gini@angus.mystery.com Virginia G. Kasten
Gino.Lucrezi@lambada.oit.unc.edu
gmorford@fsd GARY MORFORD
gover@spinner.gac.edu Tom Gover
gt0670e@prism.gatech.edu Brennan Tennesen Price
HD0022%ALBNYVMS.bitnet@uacsc2.albany.edu Chip Dunham
hkorpine@vipunen.hut.fi Heikki J Korpinen
holds@bbn.com Henry Olds
IO20820@maine.maine.edu Sarah Ames Fletcher
IVAAJE@urc.tue.nl ALEXANDER VAN DEN EIJNDE
J.C.vanderWal@research.ptt.nl Kees van der Wal +31 70 332 6295
jan@bagend.atl.ga.us Jan Isley
jbharris@tenet.edu Judi Harris
jchokey@leland.stanford.edu James Alexander Chokey
jetta@marie.iijnet.or.jp Kouhei Matsuda
jfortt@dorsai.dorsai.org Joseph Fortt
jim@leonard.okgeosurvey1.gov Jim Lawson
jmattila@freenet.hut.fi Jukka O. Mattila
jounis@freenet.hut.fi Jouni Seppanen
jpark@eis.calstate.edu John Park
jra1854@tntech.edu Jeffrey Austen
jschilk@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Janet M Schilk
jschwart@bbn.com joyce schwartz.
K247@hec.ca DANIEL MAHER
Kirk_Winters@ed.gov Kirk Winters
kregg@cs.wisc.edu Kregg Brooks
L15D@zfn.uni-bremen.de Martin Schroeder
LAUGHON@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Sally Laughon
laurent@inapv.inapg.inra.fr Jacqueline Laurent
ldonlan@eis.calstate.edu Leni Donlan
ljohnsto@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca Lloyd Johnston
lmccarth@freya.cs.umass.edu
mafoster@badlands.nodak.edu Mark Foster
marcs@alive.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca Marc Slemko
marsland@liverpool.ac.uk Dr J.S. Marsland
matthew.slager@onlinesys.com Matthew Slager
mconnor@eis.calstate.edu Mary E Connor
mevard@media.mit.edu Michele
mg@ac.duke.edu Michael Grubb
mhodges@tenet.edu Mark Hodges
mhuntley@bbn.com Martin Huntley
michaels@uoguelph.ca Tom Michaels
mie@faline.bellcore.com Martin I. Eiger
mike@cclru.unsw.edu.au Michael Harvey
mkovacs@mcs.kent.edu Michael J Kovacs
MONTY@UTKVX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Ken Monty
mrwarden@phoenix.princeton.edu Melissa Rhoads Warden
ndallen@io.org Nigel Allen
neta@pipeline.com NETA
NEUFELD@brandonu.ca GERRY NEUFELD
Nils.Andreas.Thommesen@idt.unit.no Nils Andreas Thommesen
nsmith@splat.micro.ti.com Neal Smith
palmer@gdwest.gd.com Merrill Palmer
perew@kaiwan.com Mark Perew
PETE@tsrv1.ts.wm.edu Pete Hoyle
poser@leland.stanford.edu Patrick Tower
pshuang@mit.edu
quinn@phoenix.princeton.edu Michael J. Quinn
rex@aldur.ucq.edu.au Rex
ronnie@cisco.com Ronnie B. Kon
rsweene@eis.calstate.edu Randy Sweeney
rufinus@cae.wisc.edu
saken@stsci.edu Jon Saken
SL09V@cc.usu.edu
slb@bbn.com Susan Bernstein
spbcnsp@ucl.ac.uk spbcnsp
stcthelib@shrsys.hslc.org Noel S. McFerran
strom@watson.ibm.com Rob Strom
taft@cs.unc.edu Todd D. Taft
tenberg@hot.gun.de Helmut Tenberg
theresa@scienceworld.bc.ca Theresa Marion
tillery@phyast.la.asu.edu Bill W. Tillery
tlynch@cco.caltech.edu Timothy W. Lynch
U14663%UICVM@uic.edu RICHARD A. MURPHY 996-8630
ul170@freenet.victoria.bc.ca Steven N. Toleikis
una@doliolum.biology.yale.edu Una Smith
WALDF@acfcluster.nyu.edu
wbarowy@bbn.com William Barowy
weissm@rockvax.rockefeller.edu
west@next.duq.edu Lynda West
wit@copernicus.bbn.com paul whitmore
WLINDA@704admn.nebo.edu Linda Walter
wyllie@physun.physics.mcmaster.ca Craig Wyllie
yadallee@galcon.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca Dave Shariff Yadallee
Voted No
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ALLENS@earlham.edu Allen Smith
anders@uss-enterprise.bu.edu Anders M Jorgensen
antersbe@informatik.tu-muenchen.de Stefan Antersberger
crouchkp@flidh102.delcoelect.com
crp5754@erfsys01.boeing.com Chris Payne
fsspr@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu Sean P. Ryan
hson@ulmo.stud.slu.se Roger H}kansson
j414@midway.uchicago.edu mary-frances jagod
jrm@globalvillag.com John R. MacWilliamson
kherron@ms.uky.edu Kenneth Herron
Peter-Lawrence.Montgomery@cwi.nl
RBEAVER%TIFTON.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu RODNEY BEAVER
rick@bcm.tmc.edu Richard H. Miller
smarry@turing.toronto.edu Marc Moorcroft
stainles@bga.com Dwight Brown
WARD@bert.van.forintek.ca Ward F. Bush
Abstained
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mmt@redbrick.com Maxime Taksar KC6ZPS
thomast@gagme.wwa.com Thomas Taylor
Votes in error
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cjackson@csugrad.cs.vt.edu Chris "ASCII Console Monster Man" Jackson
! Conflicting votes
ddorris@cosi.stockton.edu DDORRIS
! No vote statement in message
swyd@rdz.stjohns.edu Steven Wyden
! No vote statement in message
Williams@stj.istc.ca Williams, Patricia
! Conflicting votes
From sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca Fri Aug 11 14:41:25 1995
Path: uunet!bounce-back
From: sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Keith Wilson)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,misc.education.science
Subject: RFD: misc.education.science moderation
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Date: 11 Aug 1995 18:41:21 -0000
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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
moderated group misc.education.science (moderates existing group)
Proposed by: Keith Wilson <sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>
Proposed Moderator: Keith Wilson <sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>
Summary: a newsgroup for the discussion of issues related to the
teaching of science-related topics
RATIONALE:
Today, science has brought to humankind better health, improved
communication, better transportation and other advancements that raise the
standard of living. There have also been some potentially harmful
scientific developments such as chemical weapons and bombs. It is
imperative that students see the potentialities of science, whether
harmful or beneficial, in order to judge how best to use science in their
own lives and in the best interests of society.
It is for this reason that a newsgroup to communicate ideas and
experiences of educators from around the globe was created. This group
has been a source of insight for those who want to add some zest to their
lectures. However, of late there has been a large number of 'spams' to
the newsgroup resulting in a number of complaints. As well, since this
group is bi-directionally linked to a LISTSERV mailing list, this will
help eliminate the many misaddressed postings for subscription/signoff.
It was suggested on the group that it be moderated instead. Thus this
RFD is being proposed.
CHARTER: misc.education.science
The proposed group will continue to provide a forum for the discussion of
issues related to the teaching of science and related topics. These
include, but are not limited to:
* innovative demonstrations
* problem based learning
* computer use in science education
* current problems in science education
Sponsorship:
This news group is proposed and will be supported by Student Awareness in
Science (SAIS) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. SAIS is a
non-profit organisation promoting an interest in and an awareness of
science. We will collate interesting threads, FAQ's, and other resources
of interest and maintain them under our listserv <sais-l@unb.ca>.
Gopher, Mosaic, and anonymous FTP archives of the discussions will be
made available as resources permit.
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Please send comments and criticism to sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca, and
post information for discussion to the news groups (news.groups)
PROCEDURE:
This RFD is being issued in concordance with the guidelines set in the
"How to create a new usenet newsgroup" FAQ regularly posted to
news.announce.newgroups. Please refer to this article if you have any
questions about the newsgroup creation.
This RFD has been cross-posted to misc.education, misc.education.science
and news.groups.
Unless the discussion indicates a need to resubmit a new RFD, the CFV
will be posted approximately 14 days after the posting of this RFD. This
should be around the 25 August, 1995.
--
Keith W. Wilson Faculty of Education
Chair,Board of Directors University of New Brunswick
Student Awareness In Science P.O. Box 4400
sais@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3 CANADA
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