Future of the COPPER Blog
The first round of Carnegie cluster work has come to an end this summer. For many member colleges, a second three year period of SoTL cluster work will begin this coming fall. Many of the COPPER cluster colleges have been accepted into the second round, and several of us will continue to work together. We will also be welcoming new schools to our community.
At this point, aspects of the upcoming cluster structure, goals, and online tools used by the new community are still to be determined. Much of this work will take place during the fall semester. What role this site will play, if any, in the emerging cluster will be decided during this process. It may be that a new blog, wiki, or a combination of online tools will be created to both serve the communication needs of our community of colleges and also serve as a link to others interested in our work.
For now, this site and it’s over 200 pages of ideas, resources and conversations will remain available. You can continue to visit and make use of the blog, as well as add comments. Occasional entries, particularly related to existing themes, may be added from time to time. However, the practice of providing updates and new entries to the site on a regular basis over the last two plus years will be put on hold for the time being.
Many thanks to all those that have contributed their entries and comments to the COPPER Blog during its lifetime, or have taken the time to visit the site and view what we have to offer. We hope the time spent with us has been worthwhile. As Blog editor, the process has been a unique challenge and opportunity.
Don