May 2004 - Posts

Summer Reading
25 May 04 01:30 PM | margulisd | 2 Comments   
Be it for knowledge or pleasure, summer is a good time for many of us to catch up on our reading. Our Blog can serve as clearing house for suggested readings. Feel free to add your ideas for articles or books that you want to recommend to others by commenting Read More...
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Blog Feedback
24 May 04 01:00 PM | margulisd | 1 Comments   
This entry will be available on an ongoing basis for any feedback you wish to provide regarding our Blog. Ideas, reactions, suggestions, etc. are all welcome. Simply reply using the "comments" feature below. Any responses that you wish to send privately Read More...
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End of the Semester Resolutions
07 May 04 06:01 AM | margulisd | 534 Comments   
"Part of being a teacher is a more or less constant regret at not being able to do more, or have a greater influence on one's students." Poet and Professor Joseph Duemer reflects on the end of the spring semester and his goals for the summer and beyond Read More...
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The Bigger Picture
06 May 04 06:00 AM | margulisd | 542 Comments   
Are you curious about the colleges and individual members that make up the eleven other clusters that are a part of the Carnegie Campus Clusters Program? They're all listed and available to you within our WebCenter . After logging in, just click on the Read More...
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Infed - The Encyclopaedia of Informal Education
05 May 04 06:00 AM | margulisd | 1 Comments   
Infed, the "Encyclopaedia of Informal Education" describes itself as site to "explore key ideas, practices and thinkers in informal education and lifelong learning." One of the entries in this online resource that appears relevant to our work is dedicated Read More...
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Quotes of the Week 3
04 May 04 06:00 AM | margulisd | 1 Comments   
" The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order ." --Alfred North Whitehead " I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving -- we must sail sometimes with Read More...
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Help Me Fred, I'm Drowning...in a sea of papers!
03 May 04 06:00 AM | margulisd | 513 Comments   
He might be able to help, if "Fred" is the name you've given your computer. The end of the semester finds many of us who teach writing intensive courses with piles of essays, research papers, and final exams to grade. Might our computer be capable of Read More...