Module 2 - Email Lists vs Discussion board

Email Lists vs Discussion boards

An advantage of discussion boards over e-mail is that the messages are archived and don't reside in your e-mail account, taking up your memory. The messages can often be threaded according to a particular discussion. You decided if you want to be part of the discussions. Where as an email list goes to everyone in the list whether you want the information or not.


What is the purpose of ……?

Discussion Boards
A discussion board ("bulletin board") is where you can leave and expect to see responses to messages you have left. Or you can just read the board. For the purpose of facilitating communication among individuals and groups.

Newsgroup
An Internet "site" centered around a specific topic or course. Some newsgroups can "thread" discussion so there can be various topics centered around a central theme.

Email List
An email list is a way of having a group discussion by electronic mail. Also used to distribute announcements to a large number of people. A mailing list is very much like a conference on a bulletin board system, except the conversation comes to you in your e-mail box. Each time a member of the list posts a reply to the conversation, it is distributed to the e-mail box of every member of the list.