March 2005 - Posts

A Call to Reconnect
29 March 05 11:00 AM | margulisd | 496 Comments   
Originally posted on February, 21, the following entry will be republished from time-to-time to provide cluster members with the opportunity to share the process, challenges and results of their SoTL research (just use the comments link below). If you Read More...
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AAHE to Close!
26 March 05 11:24 AM | margulisd | 521 Comments   
A recent announcement on the home page of the American Association of Higher Education indicated that the organization will cease operations later this year. AAHE has been a strong supporter of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning initiative as well Read More...
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Carnegie Chronicle: Questioning Questions
24 March 05 10:25 AM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
The following complimentary feature article from the National Teaching and Learning Forum details one faculty member's journey as she engages in the process of her SoTL research. While each person's SoTL research experience is in some ways unique, sharing Read More...
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Quotes: On Vision & Productivity
18 March 05 02:34 PM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
"A vision without a task is but a dream, a task without a vision is drudgery, a vision and a task are the hope of the world." ~from a church is Sussex, England, c.1730 "Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your Read More...
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Socratic Seminars
10 March 05 03:48 PM | margulisd | 523 Comments   
The seminar approach , once reserved for small graduate classes, is growing in popularity as a tool in undergraduate education. The following editorial featured in the "Tomorrow's Professor" mailing list examines the key ideas from Michael Strong's Read More...
Chaos Theory and the Cubicle
10 March 05 02:57 PM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
I have a confession to make. I have an extremely messy office. The campus manager once declared it a fire hazard and threatened to close the building down if it was not cleaned up by the end of the month. I've tried to straighten out the mess over the Read More...
Educational Question of The Year Project
07 March 05 06:00 AM | margulisd | 526 Comments   
The purpose of this Blog project is to pose a broad and provocative question from the field of education and invite leading educators and thinkers from other fields to respond to this question in a public online forum (COPPER Blog). Cluster members and Read More...
Teaching Circles
04 March 05 12:56 PM | margulisd | 1 Comments   
Century College , a community and technical college in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, recently received recognition for their innovative "Teaching Circles" initiative. Century College’s Teaching Circle Program was one of 30 community college programs Read More...
The World Question Center
02 March 05 06:00 AM | margulisd | 523 Comments   
The " Edge World Question Center " offers an rich diversity of viewpoints in response to a provocative question that is presented each year. The opportunity to respond to any of these questions is available by invitation only, with some of the Read More...
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