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From [email protected] Fri Apr  1 20:55:57 1994 Path: uunet!bounce-back From: [email protected] (Keith Wilson (SAIS)) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,sci.edu Subject: RFD: misc.education.science Followup-To: news.groups Date: 31 Mar 1994 22:59:01 -0500 Organization: University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada Lines: 73 Sender: [email protected] Approved: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net Xref: uunet news.announce.newgroups:4871 news.groups:99640 misc.education:18141 sci.edu:5645                             Proposal for a new newsgroup  Proposed by:   	Keith Wilson <[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 [email protected], 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 ([email protected]).   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 [email protected]	Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3	CANADA  From [email protected] Tue Apr 19 17:48:33 1994 Path: uunet!bounce-back From: [email protected] (Keith Wilson) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,sci.edu Subject: 2nd RFD: misc.education.science Followup-To: news.groups Date: 11 Apr 1994 23:13:37 -0400 Organization: University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada Lines: 71 Sender: [email protected] Approved: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net Xref: uunet news.announce.newgroups:4924 news.groups:100419 misc.education:18433 sci.edu:5711  Proposed by:   	Keith Wilson <[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 [email protected], 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 ([email protected]).   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 [email protected]	Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3	CANADA  From [email protected] Mon Apr 25 14:15:49 1994 Path: uunet!bounce-back From: [email protected] (Andrew Solovay) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,sci.edu Subject: CFV: misc.education.science Followup-To: poster Date: 22 Apr 1994 16:33:21 -0400 Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers (UVV) Lines: 79 Sender: [email protected] Approved: [email protected] Expires: 14 May 1994 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] (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 [email protected]  For questions about the proposed group contact Keith Wilson <[email protected]>.  The vote-taker will post each CFV to the Science Awareness & Discussion List <[email protected]> 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:   [email protected]  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 [email protected] Wed May 11 14:58:16 1994 Path: uunet!bounce-back From: [email protected] (Andrew Solovay) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,sci.edu Subject: 2nd CFV: misc.education.science Supersedes: <[email protected]> Followup-To: poster Date: 9 May 1994 19:15:15 -0400 Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers (UVV) Lines: 101 Sender: [email protected] Approved: [email protected] Expires: 14 May 1994 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] (Andrew Solovay's vote-taking alias) NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net Xref: uunet news.announce.newgroups:5046 news.groups:103114 misc.education:19211 sci.edu:5852                       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 [email protected]  For questions about the proposed group contact Keith Wilson <[email protected]>.  The vote-taker will post each CFV to the Science Awareness & Discussion List <[email protected]> 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:   [email protected]  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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [email protected]                                                      GARY MORFORD   INVALID VOTES  The following people have submitted invalid ballots and have not superseded them with valid ones.   Votes in error ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [email protected]           Chris "ASCII Console Monster Man" Jackson    ! Conflicting votes  From [email protected] Mon May 16 21:47:03 1994 Path: uunet!bounce-back From: [email protected] (Andrew Solovay) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,sci.edu Subject: RESULT: misc.education.science passes 125:16 Supersedes: <[email protected]> Followup-To: news.groups Date: 16 May 1994 14:38:10 -0400 Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers (UVV) Lines: 202 Sender: [email protected] Approved: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> <[email protected]> NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net Xref: uunet news.announce.newgroups:5089 news.groups:103819 misc.education:19391 sci.edu:5881  				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:		[email protected] (Andrew Solovay) Group proponent's address:	[email protected] (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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [email protected]                                                      Andy Alm [email protected]                                       F. P. Adams, Jr. [email protected]                                     Adrian John Howard [email protected]                      JESUS EUGENIO SANCHEZ PENA [email protected]    ALLAN HARVEY, SENIOR TUTOR, CSMER, UNIVERSITY OF WAIKA [email protected]                                      Andrew Wimble [email protected]                                             Brennan T. Price [email protected]                                                    Jim Ault [email protected]                               Barry Abramson [email protected]                                      Beverly Hunter [email protected]                                 Douglas P. Shannon [email protected]                                                 Bob Tinker [email protected]                                              Bernard S Black [email protected]                                        Dr. Dave Burgess [email protected]                                             Christopher Kolar [email protected]                                                           [email protected]                                 Christopher P. Corpus [email protected]                                            Claia Bryja [email protected]                                                                [email protected]                                                   Cetin Seren [email protected]                                               Christopher Ward [email protected]                                          Ken Pendell [email protected]                                       DAG OYVIND LOKKEBAKKEN [email protected]                                            Dan Franklin [email protected]                                        Dan LaFica [email protected]                                                 Chip Morrison [email protected]                                           Don Morris [email protected]                                               Doug Brouwer [email protected]                                     Rebecca Drayer [email protected]                                                   Dante Volpe [email protected]                                            DAVID ROBSON [email protected]                            Eric Lundberg  {x68206 CF/ENG} [email protected]                                        David Barnsdale [email protected]                                              Ferdi Serim [email protected]                                                wally feurzeig [email protected]                                                    Robert Finn [email protected]                                         Ford, Thomas [email protected]                                              Gabe Helou [email protected]                                         Gary Anderson [email protected]                                                         [email protected]                                             Gerald Gillis [email protected]                                      Virginia G. Kasten [email protected]                                               [email protected]                                                      GARY MORFORD [email protected]                                                Tom Gover [email protected]                                Brennan Tennesen Price HD0022%[email protected]                           Chip Dunham [email protected]                                      Heikki J Korpinen [email protected]                                                       Henry Olds [email protected]                                    Sarah Ames Fletcher [email protected]                                     ALEXANDER VAN DEN EIJNDE [email protected]                 Kees van der Wal +31 70 332 6295 [email protected]                                                 Jan Isley [email protected]                                                 Judi Harris [email protected]                             James Alexander Chokey [email protected]                                        Kouhei Matsuda [email protected]                                          Joseph Fortt [email protected]                                        Jim Lawson [email protected]                                       Jukka O. Mattila [email protected]                                           Jouni Seppanen [email protected]                                               John Park [email protected]                                              Jeffrey Austen [email protected]                               Janet M Schilk [email protected]                                               joyce schwartz. [email protected]                                                       DANIEL MAHER [email protected]                                               Kirk Winters [email protected]                                                 Kregg Brooks [email protected]                                        Martin Schroeder [email protected]                                          Sally Laughon [email protected]                                 Jacqueline Laurent [email protected]                                           Leni Donlan [email protected]                                    Lloyd Johnston [email protected]                                                    [email protected]                                        Mark Foster [email protected]                                   Marc Slemko [email protected]                                      Dr J.S. Marsland [email protected]                                    Matthew Slager [email protected]                                         Mary E Connor [email protected]                                                   Michele [email protected]                                                   Michael Grubb [email protected]                                                  Mark Hodges [email protected]                                                Martin Huntley [email protected]                                              Tom Michaels [email protected]                                        Martin I. Eiger [email protected]                                          Michael Harvey [email protected]                                          Michael J Kovacs [email protected]                                             Ken Monty [email protected]                           Melissa Rhoads Warden [email protected]                                                     Nigel Allen [email protected]                                                         NETA [email protected]                                              GERRY NEUFELD [email protected]                      Nils Andreas Thommesen [email protected]                                           Neal Smith [email protected]                                            Merrill Palmer [email protected]                                                    Mark Perew [email protected]                                                Pete Hoyle [email protected]                                        Patrick Tower [email protected]                                                                [email protected]                                   Michael J. Quinn [email protected]                                                       Rex [email protected]                                                 Ronnie B. Kon [email protected]                                         Randy Sweeney [email protected]                                                           [email protected]                                                      Jon Saken [email protected]                                                               [email protected]                                                    Susan Bernstein [email protected]                                                      spbcnsp [email protected]                                     Noel S. McFerran [email protected]                                                 Rob Strom [email protected]                                                   Todd D. Taft [email protected]                                              Helmut Tenberg [email protected]                                      Theresa Marion [email protected]                                      Bill W. Tillery [email protected]                                        Timothy W. Lynch U14663%[email protected]                                RICHARD A. MURPHY 996-8630 [email protected]                                Steven N. Toleikis [email protected]                                        Una Smith [email protected]                                                       [email protected]                                                 William Barowy [email protected]                                                 [email protected]                                                   Lynda West [email protected]                                           paul whitmore [email protected]                                           Linda Walter [email protected]                                 Craig Wyllie [email protected]                     Dave Shariff Yadallee  Voted No ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [email protected]                                                 Allen Smith [email protected]                                Anders M Jorgensen [email protected]                         Stefan Antersberger [email protected]                                               [email protected]                                        Chris Payne [email protected]                                  Sean P. Ryan [email protected]                                          Roger H}kansson [email protected]                                   mary-frances  jagod [email protected]                                     John R. MacWilliamson [email protected]                                              Kenneth Herron [email protected]                                               RBEAVER%[email protected]                             RODNEY BEAVER [email protected]                                             Richard H. Miller [email protected]                                       Marc Moorcroft [email protected]                                                  Dwight Brown [email protected]                                         Ward F. Bush  Abstained ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [email protected]                                          Maxime Taksar KC6ZPS [email protected]                                            Thomas Taylor   Votes in error ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [email protected]           Chris "ASCII Console Monster Man" Jackson    ! Conflicting votes [email protected]                                              DDORRIS    ! No vote statement in message [email protected]                                              Steven Wyden    ! No vote statement in message [email protected]                                        Williams, Patricia    ! Conflicting votes   From [email protected] Fri Aug 11 14:41:25 1995 Path: uunet!bounce-back From: [email protected] (Keith Wilson) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.education,misc.education.science Subject: RFD: misc.education.science moderation Followup-To: news.groups Date: 11 Aug 1995 18:41:21 -0000 Organization: University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada Lines: 72 Sender: [email protected] Approved: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net Archive-Name: misc.education.science Xref: uunet news.announce.newgroups:7309 news.groups:163864 misc.education:32722 misc.education.science:4547                      REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)   moderated group misc.education.science (moderates existing group)  Proposed by:   	        Keith Wilson <[email protected]> Proposed Moderator:	Keith Wilson <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>. Gopher, Mosaic, and anonymous FTP archives of the discussions will be made available as resources permit.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Please send comments and criticism to [email protected], 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 [email protected]	Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3	CANADA