May 2005 - Posts

Communication Difficulties
29 May 05 11:35 AM | margulisd | 537 Comments   
1 . If you've attempted to visit the COPPER Blog within the last week you may have noticed that the page has loaded more slowly. I've been notified by our host (Typepad.com) that there have been some technical difficulties which they are in the process Read More...
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Summer Hours
25 May 05 11:30 AM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
Although the spring semester is over for many of us the COPPER Blog is open for business over the summer. Feel free to visit, add your comments, and send material to me for posting. As was the case last summer, the rate of new posts may slow down a bit, Read More...
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Online Communities Workshop
20 May 05 01:31 PM | margulisd | 524 Comments   
The following announcement was forwarded by Vicki Suter, a leading authority on the creation and facilitation of online learning communities, communities of practice and project communities in higher education. Online Communities Workshop Date : June Read More...
COPPER Summer Institute
15 May 05 04:04 PM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
We're moving closer to the date for the second annual COPPER SoTL Summer Institute. If you would like to attend, but have not registered, the deadline has been extended. See the announcement below for specific information: The Middlesex Community College Read More...
Quote of the Week 9
12 May 05 05:17 PM | margulisd | 534 Comments   
"A good teacher does not teach all that he knows. He teaches all that the learner needs to know at the time, and all that the learners can accountably learn in the time given." -- Jane Vella (from Taking Learning to Task ) Read More...
The Challenges of Teaching with Others
09 May 05 06:00 AM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
Thanks to Judith Kamber for calling attention to the following information on learning communities distributed through the Tomorrow's Professor listserv. The link below will open an excerpt from the book "Sustaining and Improving Learning Communities" Read More...