Greetings: I am conducting a dissertation research study of owners/moderators of public online discussion groups and am inviting you to contribute your expertise by completing the questionnaire at http://www.emoderators.com/dissertation Mauri Collins [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] My apologies if you receive more than one invitation. Please forward this message to other discussion group owners/monitors/moderators. Thank you. *********************** This research study is being conducted with the oversight of The Pennsylvania State University Office of Regulatory Compliance. DISSERTATION TITLE: Perceptions of Public Electronic Discussion Group Moderators of their Roles,Tasks and Responsibilities Marie (mauri) Collins, MA Over the past ten years, I have moderated several public electronic discussion lists and would like to extend my understanding of other moderators' perceptions of and reflections on their roles, tasks, and responsibilities (see http://emoderators.com/dissertation/about.html) I am a doctoral candidate in Adult Education at The Pennsylvania State University and this study is part of my dissertation research, leading to a Doctor of Education degree. My advisor is Dr. Melody Thompson, Associate Director, Penn State World Campus ([log in to unmask]). Another part of this dissertation project is the collection of resources for moderators and facilitators of online discussion at http://www.emoderators.com/moderators.shtml Your responses will be combined with those of all other respondents and individual contributions will not be identifiable. The data will be collected using a computer script and entered directly into the analysis program. Confidentiality of responses to this questionnaire can only be guaranteed as far as is possible for data collected using electronic forms. Completion of the questionnaire implies your informed consent to the use of this data for the described research project. You may contact me at [log in to unmask] -- ******************* Ms Mauri Collins 228-1 Community Manor Drive Rochester, NY 14623 [log in to unmask]