September 2004 - Posts

Computer-Based Technologies for Psychology
30 September 04 02:50 PM | margulisd | 553 Comments   
ACTIVE TEACHING LEARNING IN PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP On Friday September 17th the Middlesex Community College Behavioral Science Department hosted a workshop on using computer—based technologies to teach Psychology. The presenters, faculty and staff from Prince Read More...
Tomorrow's Professor
30 September 04 06:00 AM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
Tomorrows-Professor is a listserv that forwards selected articles on teaching and learning to your e-mail twice weekly. According to listserv editor Rick Reis of Stanford University "The Listserv seeks to foster a diverse, world-wide teaching and learning Read More...
A Request: A College Within a College
27 September 04 06:00 AM | margulisd | 520 Comments   
The "PER" in COPPER stands for "Pooling Educational Resources." We have an opportunity to do just that by responding to a request for examples of colleges or universities that have created a new college within the existing college . Typically, the new Read More...
Quote of the Week 7
24 September 04 11:20 AM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos. Before a brilliant person begins something great, they must look foolish in the crowd. --I Ching Read More...
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Public Work and the Academy
23 September 04 06:00 AM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
Thanks to Judith Kamber (NECC) for forwarding the following resource on service learning: Anker Publishing has just released - Public Work and the Academy: An Academic Administrator’s Guide to Civic Engagement and Service-Learning Mark Langseth & William Read More...
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Colleges That Change Lives
22 September 04 06:00 AM | margulisd | 531 Comments   
Colleges That Change Lives i s a book and website created by author Loren Pope, former education editor for The New York Times , and currently Director of the College Placement Bureau. Designed primarily as a guide for high school students, their parents, Read More...
Welcome University of Wisconsin System Cluster Members
20 September 04 05:48 PM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
Our COPPER weblog is an open website which allows for the posting and discussion of ideas and resources on a range of teaching and learning issues in support of our SoTL community. While we always welcome interested visitors, we are particularly intrigued Read More...
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First Year Seminars at Pine Manor College
17 September 04 11:47 AM | margulisd | 523 Comments   
Responding to a student call for change in the structure of first year seminars, a group of faculty and staff worked together through the spring and summer to develop a new set of seminars designed to help first year students make the transition to the Read More...
Community-Based Research Courses at Pine Manor
15 September 04 08:32 AM | margulisd | 1 Comments   
Three years ago, after consulting with a number of community partners working with the PMC Community Health Care program, two academic programs (Social & Political Systems and Psychology) each made the decision to infuse their respective research methods Read More...
Pine Manor College's Portfolio Learning Program
13 September 04 06:20 PM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
At Pine Manor College, every student receives comprehensive advising through our Portfolio Learning Program. Each woman entering the College is assigned to a First Year Experience Seminar (FYES) of 12-15 students. Each FYES, led by faculty members and Read More...
Pine Manor to Guest Host Blog For Week of September 13-17
13 September 04 08:28 AM | margulisd | 530 Comments   
At the 2004 AAHE Summer Academy held in July, COPPER representatives agreed that each member institution would guest host the blog for a week on a rotating basis. This week marks the first guest hosting by Pine Manor College. Today's entry offers a quick Read More...
Learning Communities Conference
09 September 04 10:22 AM | margulisd | 522 Comments   
Thanks to Judith Kamber from NECC for passing along information regarding the following opportunity for those of you interested in developing and sustaining learning communities. "The Atlantic Center for Learning Communities plans retreats for faculty Read More...