COPPER: Communities of Practice: Pooling Educational Resources

to Foster the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

COPPER Cluster: A Snapshot

What is the COPPER Cluster?  Purposes, goals, activities, events, members, & resources.  (For information on the 12 Carnegie Leadership Clusters.)

COPPER Cluster Members 

List of member institutions with primary contacts, addresses, and links to member institutions, campus programs, and campus group members.

COPPER Pages 

Networking Information and Directory listing names of individuals in the COPPER Cluster, their email addresses, institutions, disciplines, SoTL projects, and interests/experience/expertise. 

COPPER Cluster Weblog

This Blog (Weblog) is a place to keep track of COPPER activities and information, as well as to encourage ongoing dialogue.

Middlesex Carnegie Summer Institute 2006 & NEFDC Conference Resources

Resources & Materials from the June 2006 Summer Institute / NEFDC Colloquium with links to session summaries, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, and photos to encourage further dialogue. 

COPPER: Action Plan Products,  2005 Carnegie Summer Academy

This describes plans for 2005-2006 developed at the Summer Academy in July 2005.

Middlesex Carnegie Summer Institute 2005

See "Session Summaries" for links to session summaries, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, and photos from the June 2005 Summer Institute.

COPPER Cluster Newsletter (Fall 2004)      also (Fall 2003)

COPPER: Action Plan Products,  2004 AAHE Summer Academy

This describes plans for 2004-2005 developed at the AAHE Summer Academy in July 2004.

Middlesex Carnegie Summer Institute 2004

See "Session Summaries" for summaries, resources & materials from the June 2004 Summer Institute.

COPPER: PROJECT PLAN AND ACTION ITEMS,  2003 AAHE Summer Academy

This report describes this new Carnegie Cluster, including Background information, Project Mission & Goals, and Cluster Member Campuses as of July 2003.

The 12 Carnegie Leadership Clusters: Snapshots

Original Abstracts for the 12 national Carnegie/AAHE Cluster Leaders.

The Carnegie CASTL Campus Program WebCenter

This Carnegie WebCenter incorporates a list serve, discussion boards, and electronic chat space for all members of the COPPER Cluster.  In addition, this Web Center provides information, news, campus updates, and other resources.  Sign on here to the Carnegie CASTL WebCenter, or contact Don Margulis at margulisd@middlesex.mass.edu if you have questions. 

COPPER Active World

(Coming soon:  a virtual interactive space -  not for COPPER Cluster members only. For information, contact Don Margulis at margulisd@middlesex.mass.edu ) 

Reading Circles

(Coming soon:  For information, contact Donna Killian Duffy at duffyd@middlesex.mass.edu ) 

COPPER Institution Case Record (draft)

This instrument is designed to document each COPPER institution's progress over the course of one year and consists of two parts: (1) a description of your COPPER Project's planning and implementation and (2) a description of your collaboration within the COPPER Cluster.  Please complete the Case Record at the end of each project year in preparation for the COPPER Summer Institute and post your Case Record at the Webcenter. 

 

Further Information:

MCC Cluster Overview  

MCC Cluster Leader Application 2003

Carnegie/AAHE Core Member Application 2003 or (Application copy)

MCC CASTL Group History

MCC’s CASTL Group Directory (with photos, links to published projects, etc.)