November 2005 - Posts

John Saltmarsh on "Question of the Year"
22 November 05 10:00 AM | margulisd | 564 Comments   
What knowledge or skills will students need most to be effective citizens of our world in the future? I recently wrote an article that appeared in the magazine Liberal Education in which I made the case (it was more accurately an impassioned plea) that Read More...
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Ellen Langer on "Question of the Year"
10 November 05 10:30 AM | margulisd | 1 Comments   
Harvard Psychologist Ellen Langer is well known for her work on "Mindfulness." In her book "The Power of Mindful Learning" she challenges the traditional notion that learning new material is necessary before a student can then apply Read More...
E-Mentoring Network for Diversity in Engineering and Science
01 November 05 10:06 AM | margulisd | 541 Comments   
The following announcement recently appeared in the Teaching Professor mail list edited by Rick Reis of Stanford University. It details a unique faculty mentoring program that focuses on supporting women and underrepresented minorities preparing for academic Read More...