March 2006 - Posts

Joel Fuhrman on "Educational Question of the Year"
31 March 06 02:56 PM | margulisd | 0 Comments   
"We graduate from high school, college, even graduate and professional schools and we never learn about the most important knowledge we need to be in control of our health destiny." -Joel Fuhrman, M.D. In an earlier response to our "Educational Read More...
Robert Evans on "Educational Question of the Year"
23 March 06 11:39 AM | margulisd | 528 Comments   
Rob Evans initially declined our invitation to respond the "Educational Question of the Year" for the reasons stated below. However, in doing so, his reply contained a fair amount of food for thought, and with his kind permission that email Read More...
Roger Schank on "Educational Question of the Year"
15 March 06 04:03 PM | margulisd | 1 Comments   
What knowledge or skills will students need most to be effective citizens of our world in the future? but, you have asked the wrong question; it is not what they will need most but recognizing what they will not need that helps frame the issues to be Read More...
"Doing Too Much" Comments
12 March 06 09:24 AM | margulisd | 603 Comments   
Note: The three rather lengthy posts from March 10, 11, 12 are copies of the comments from three of our discussions that have occurred over the last two years. The were reproduced to assist in the publication of a draft copy of a blog book that is underway. Read More...
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SoTL Project Discussion
11 March 06 03:15 PM | margulisd | 536 Comments   
The following post and comments are reproduced from an earlier discussion on teaching beginning drawing facilitated by Jan Arabas as a part of her SoTL project. They have been copied for inclusion in the Blog Book. This week the Copper Cluster Blog will Read More...
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Educational Question of the Year Comments
10 March 06 02:52 PM | margulisd | 500 Comments   
The following comments are reproduced from our discussion of the "Educational Question of the Year." They have been featured as an entry in order to include them in the publication of the COPPER Blog Book. What knowledge or skills will students Read More...
Searching the Blog
09 March 06 02:55 PM | margulisd | 7 Comments   
A recent comment on our blog raised the issue of locating entries should one wish to view them in the future. The COPPER Blog has no traditional "Google-like" search feature in which one can insert key words and pull up related documents. Nevertheless, Read More...
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Educational Question of The Year:
03 March 06 05:00 PM | margulisd | 9 Comments   
What knowledge or skills will students need most to be effective citizens of our world in the future? Discussion is open for our COPPER Blog Educational Question of the Year . You may respond to the question using the comments link below. We welcome responses Read More...