Using a Listserv to Extend Classroom Learning: A Content Analysis

• DOI: 10.1300/j017v16n04_01
• Publication Date: 2005-01-04T16:58:38Z
• Authors: Wallace J. Gingerich; Eileen Mazur Abel; Amy D'Aprix; Gigi Nordquist; Joanne Riebschleger
• Keywords: Listserv; Online learning; 4. Education; 05 social sciences; Adult learning; 0503 education; Content analysis

ABSTRACT An integrated theoretical model of adult learning and distance education is used to describe and analyze our experience using a listserv to extend and expand the learning begun in a classroom-based doctoral seminar. Our postings on the listserv provide the data for our study, and we analyze their content to identify themes in how we used the listserv. The content analysis demonstrates that the listserv enhanced the course-related learning of all participants, helped the student participants feel connected with the university and their student role while engaged in their careers back home, and provided social support for professional and personal development.