April 2004 - Posts
LookSmart's FindArticles web site assists you in locating online articles on a wide range of subjects from 700 publications (featuring more than 3.5 million articles). For example, a search for references to "The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning"
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"EPAC: The Electronic Portfolios Virtual Community of Practice—EPAC, jointly sponsored by EDUCAUSE’s National Learning Infrastructure Initiative and AAHE, engages in the creation, use, publication, and evaluation of electronic portfolio projects and tools
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The National Academies Press offers over 3,000 books online for free in addition to their fee-based materials. They focus primarily on the fields of science and health, but also include a section on education. One of the available selections "How People
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Our quote this week is offered by Donna Duffy: "To teach is to create a space in which obedience to truth is practiced."
--Abba Felix
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For those of us who are both products and supporters of a liberal arts education, Milton Greenberg's article in the current issue of the EDUCAUSE Review , A University Is Not a Business (and Other Fantasies) , may prove difficult to digest. Representing
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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
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Democratic Dialogue: Discussion, Dialogue, and Deliberation as Learning to Change Tools --"This AAHE Community of Practice draws seasoned academic practitioners who have studied and experienced "'what works” in community dialogues, activities such as
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One of our ongoing community goals is to make professional and personal connections. Ideally we should be able to associate a face and some information with the names that we see commenting on blog entries or contributing to our posts. Some of us have
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Thanks to Jean Kreis from the University of Arizona for bringing the following quote to my attention: "..there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things."
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At a recent Middlesex Carnegie meeting, Rob Kaulfuss used the metaphor of "waves crashing against the shore" to describe the impact of change on education. Rob's elaboration on this metaphor is today's featured post. In The Third Wave, a follow-up to
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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
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Last week we introduced one of the optional communities of practice that are available to all cluster members via our WebCenter. Today we'll feature a second COP, one that may be of particular interest to some of our community college members. Community
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Sometimes we can get a fresh perspective on the educational process by examining colleges that are unique or distinctive with respect to the learning experience they offer their students. Two such colleges that come to mind are Alverno College and Warren
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"Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities - that’s training or instruction - but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed"
-- Thomas Moore
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At times our initial disagreement or disappointment with a speaker or presentation can upon reflection lead to potentially useful insights. This process was demonstrated in the following contribution from George Medelinskas (Northern Essex Community College):
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Two sets of research projects from Middlesex Carnegie members are now available online. Explorations, Fall 2001 provides links to papers completed by the original Carnegie members at MCC. Explorations, Spring, 2004 features more recently completed projects
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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.
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In addition to our COPPER tools, the WebCenter allows us to join the conversations and use the resources of four communities of practice. You can sign up for membership by logging on to the WebCenter and selecting "Memberships" on your home page. You
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Tim Van Gelder's site "Critical Thinking on the Web" is a valuable collection of online resources on the topic, including information related to the popular educational challenge, promoting critical thinking in students. Update: In response to the discussion
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How do we create space to regenerate amidst our busy lives? Reading, yoga, meditation, exercise, and hobbies are a few possibilities. It might be interesting to share our strategies. The following quote offered by Judith Kamber (Northern Essex Community
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"Multitaskers not only put stress on their brains, they can drive themselves so much that they become sick" --Virginia Anderson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution We live in an age where multitasking seems to be a necessary skill if we are to keep on top
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If you attended the AAHE Colloquium in San Diego, here is an opportunity to share some of the ideas, questions, and experiences generated from the event.
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WebCenter Profiles and Directory Most COPPER members have a sense of being part of a larger community (beyond their individual Carnegie group), but many of us have yet to meet in person, and we may not have any particular association when we see the name
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