October 2005 - Posts

John Chaffee on "Question of the Year"
20 October 05 10:15 AM | margulisd | 531 Comments   

What knowledge or skills will students need most to be effective citizens of our world in the future? In ancient Greece, most advanced students studied philosophy in order to achieve “wisdom.” (The term philosophy in Greek means “lover of wisdom.”) In Read More...

Filed under: EDUCATIONAL QUESTION OF THE YEAR

"Beyond Tolerance" - NEFDC Fall Diversity Conference
13 October 05 02:11 PM | margulisd | 515 Comments   

The NEFDC (New England Faculty Development Consortium) fall conference will take place November 4, 2005 at the Westford Regency Conference Center, Westford, Massachusetts. The conference is entitled “Beyond Tolerance: Diversity and the Challenge of Pedagogy Read More...

Filed under: Diversity in the Classroom

Students Speak Out on "Question of the Year"
07 October 05 01:52 PM | margulisd | 513 Comments   

Sociology and Cultural Anthropology Professor Binnur Ercem (Middlesex Community College) took our Educational Question of the Year project into her classroom and surveyed 100 students. After reviewing their responses she divided the student comments into Read More...

Filed under: Student Voices