[game_edu] [JOB] changed to discussion

[Tom Dowd]

Personally, I'm fine with academic-related postings, such as CFPs and
departmental/program related positions. I think allowing straight-up job
postings - on the list - will just dilute the content of the list. 

 

As for the new IGDA website, I don't know enough about what is planned for
the direction of the umbrella site to really comment. I would say - and
echoing your statement that it is what we make of it - is there material,
resources, information that EDSIG members would find useful, and make use
of, and if so is the IGDA/EDSIG webspace the place for it? Should material
live there, or should it be just an aggregator? Susan, you've been very
generous with your time, but you are quite right to ask "If so, do you want
to be in charge of it?" Any expanded presence will require expanded effort.
Personally, I have some time this upcoming semester and would be willing to
help out.

 

I wonder, though, if after some general feedback works its way through the
list a more formal survey might be in order to narrow down what members
would be looking for, and would be able to contribute.

 

Tom Dowd

 

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From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf
Of Susan Gold
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 4:28 PM
To: IGDA Game Education Listserv
Subject: Re: [game_edu] [JOB] changed to discussion

 

So what do you all think about having someone post jobs on the listserv? I
do not monitor who requests membership to our listserv, however, this seems
like the 1st time someacademicone has ever posted a job on the list that was
not academic. What are your thoughts, should we allow this type of posting?
Should we even allow academic job postings? I would like to get your
feelings and possibly come up with some stipulations or recommendations. The
IGDA is about to launch a new website and with it many more communication
tools. Should we add content like job openings to the site? If so, do you
want to be in charge of it? Should they be limited to purely academic in
nature? Although I am not too big on tight governance, I think we have grown
to a reasonable size ~800 folks. I think we should have a discussion about
what to do with jobs, equal to what we do with CFP? In addition, we should
have an expanded web presence, not just a list. What are some of the things
we can move off the list and onto the site? I post slides from talks and
photos from conferences, but that is about all. We are volunteer based and
the SIG and this list is what you make it. We have a new school year coming
up, new opportunities for collaboration and I hope possibilities for growth
in our organization. 

 

Susan

 

 

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