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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, Read More...
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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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The following information and presentation was created for use by the iCohere hosted Online Community Workshop (June 7-30), but is open to anyone visiting the COPPER Blog. The COPPER Blog serves a cluster of educators from eight colleges involved in the Read More...
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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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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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While this week was set aside to provide Jan Arabas the opportunity to host a discussion of her SoTL research project on the Blog, this discussion is still free to continue in the days and weeks ahead. Thanks to Jan for making productive use of our collaborative Read More...
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As finals and the holidays approach for most of us, the Blog will remain open for business 24/7. Feel free to visit, add your comments, and send material to me for posting. As was the case in the summer, the rate of new posts may slow down a bit over Read More...
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The following post from April 2, 2004 received feedback indicating the featured site provided an interesting and potentially useful resource. It's being republished as one of the "Best of the Blog" entries. Scenario: You're teaching an interdisciplinary Read More...
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While our COPPER Blog is intended to function as a collaborative tool, blogs have been used in a variety of ways, in particular as individual online journals. It's in this capacity that they are often used by instructors in a variety of classes. Many Read More...
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Our COPPER weblog is an open website which allows for the posting and discussion of ideas and resources on a range of teaching and learning issues in support of our SoTL community. While we always welcome interested visitors, we are particularly intrigued Read More...
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"Part of being a teacher is a more or less constant regret at not being able to do more, or have a greater influence on one's students." Poet and Professor Joseph Duemer reflects on the end of the spring semester and his goals for the summer and beyond Read More...
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There's a touch of sadness to this blog as the author, a history adjunct, says goodbye to readers of his site (and to the life of a teacher). He appears to have used the blog for about a year to share his thoughts and experiences regarding the life of Read More...
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What is the origin of the word BOONDOGGLE , or FLABBERGASTED ? What is the meaning of FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION ? If you love words you'll enjoy Michael Quinion's web site World Wide Words which features an impressive 1400 pages filled with "English Read More...
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Looking for current news and information to support your teaching, or to simply to satisfy an interest? Look no further than Daypop , an online current events search engine. Daypop monitors items from over 59.000 newspapers, online magazines, and weblogs. Read More...
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Rick Effland an Anthropology teacher at Mesa Community College teaches a course with the intriguing title "Buried Cities and Lost Tribes." He also has created the Rick Effland Blog which serves as a resource for students and interested readers. Read More...