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Biology4ALL.com (in association with the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, UK)  offers two Discussion Lists:

  • The BIOTUTOR-L Discussion List for biology teachers in schools and colleges
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  • The SCITECH-L Discussion List for science technicians in schools and colleges
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  • The SPORT-L Discussion List for educators and professional practitioners of sport
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If you are already a subscriber of BIOTUTOR-L, SCITECH-L or SPORT-L you can access the Web Archives:

If you are already a subscriber of BIOTUTOR-L, SCITECH-L or SPORT-L and have a problem with the service please consult our Frequently Asked Questions Page.


Other Similar Discussion Groups

Physics: the Institute of Physics host the Physics Teacher News and Comment (PTNC) Discussion List Subscription is not restricted to teachers. The scope of discussion is as wide and as narrow as teaching physics in schools and colleges. Send anything that may be of interest to others - apparatus, teaching resources, ideas for the classroom or extracurricular physics.

Chemistry: The Chemists Net run an eGroups Discussion List to discuss issues relating to chemistry and education. The idea of a list was conceived by Keith Wilkinson when giving local RSC talks and INSET courses at UCL. Begun in 1997 by Winchester College and Felsted School it is a low traffic email based discussion list. It's completely free to join and use, and links chemistry teachers in the UK and abroad.

Science Education: To join an unmoderated general Science Education Discussion List visit http://www.egroups.co.uk/group/science-education. This is a general Discussion List for anyone interested in any aspect of science education.

Learning in Science: To join an email Discussion Group on learning in science visit http://www.egroups.co.uk/group/learning-science-concepts. This List is intended as a forum for discussion for teachers, researchers and others who are interested in aspects of learning in science. Particular themes might be: alternative conceptions in science; modeling the learning process; scaffolding learning; developing and critiquing teaching analogies and models.


What is a Discussion List ?

A Discussion List is simply a list of people (all with email access of some kind) who have some interest in common, and who want to share views and ideas via email.

At the "hub" of the Discussion List lies a software package such as Listserv, Mailbase, Majordomo or ListProc. These packages perform the same basic functions in that they enable any List subscriber with an opinion, problem, or request to simply send one email to the computer running the package (often called the Listserver); the software then automatically makes copies of the message and sends these to all of the people who are currently subscribed to the Discussion List (and this can be hundreds or even thousands).

Recipients can then direct their replies back to the Listserver if these are considered to be of general interest (and these will subsequently also be re-distributed). Or alternatively recipients can reply directly to the original sender.

Q. Do I need any specialists knowledge or software on my computer to join a Discussion List?

A. No to both questions. Discussion Lists really are simple to use, and all instructions are emailed to you when you join. Regarding software, all you need is an email address.

Q. How much does it costs to join a Discussion List?

A. Public Lists are invariably free to join.

Q. How do I find out which Discussion Lists are available?

A. There are a number of sites which house "Lists" of Discussion Lists. The following are some of the best:

Link to Catalist at LSoft

CataList is L-Soft's searchable list of over 40,000 public Listserv lists. Worldwide coverage
Link to Mailbase/JISCMail Mailbase provides electronic discussion lists for the UK higher education community. Currently over 3,000 discussion lists.
Liszt
Link to Liszt
Liszt's main directory has over 90,000 mailing lists. Worldwide coverage and includes Listserv, Majordomo and ListProc Lists
Link to Tile.net Worldwide coverage and including Listserv, Majordomo and ListProc Lists.

BIOTUTOR-L, SCITECH-L and SPORT-L are included in the CataList Catalogue of Lists compiled by LSoft International.

If you have any queries about the BIOTUTOR-L, SCITECH-L or SPORT-L Discussion Lists - please emai us.