Hello Everyone!
Today, the Professional Development list is switching to fully-moderated mode. 
Changing technologies in an online community will no doubt be interesting (!) 
and perhaps even exciting. For some, it may feel a bit like gravity working in 
a slightly different way. However, I encourage everyone to raise questions as 
we travel together through this transition.

Previously, Katrina Hinson posted two questions regarding the switch to 
fully-moderated, one of which was not addressed by Jo Maralit’s and Tanya Shuy
’s previous message:
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1) "What is going to be done to prevent delay/lag in someone posting or 
responding to a discussion and then having to wait for it to be ‘approved’?"

Since much of my work requires me to be online, you should not experience any 
significant lag time from when a message is submitted for posting, and when I 
release the message to the list. During travel times and sick leave I will 
find a substitute moderator.
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Additionally, the National Institute for Literacy Professional Development 
List will continue to be co-sponsored in collaboration with the Association of 
Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD), who originated the list, 
provides the list moderator, and oversees its operation. http://www.aalpd.org/ 
. For those of you who are new to the list, I have worked in adult literacy 
professional development at the University of Tennessee, Center for Literacy 
Studies since 2000, and beginning in 1996 I previously taught ABE/GED. 
Currently, I am Vice-Chair of AALPD.

I have always been excited about the many possibilities this list affords us 
as adult literacy professional developers. I’m sure there will be implications 
for professional development in transitioning e-communities to different 
technologies and under varying conditions. We will certainly learn as we go, I 
have no doubt. So fasten your seat belts – the forecast is unknown but good 
weather is holding. Hopefully we are in for a smooth ride.

Yours,

Jackie

Jackie Taylor
National Institute for Literacy Professional Development List Moderator,
Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers
jataylor at utk.edu