Greetings and once again, I encourage and welcome folks to our upcoming SACC Annual Meeting, April 10-13. If you haven't already done so, please register for...
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Philip Stein
phil3900
Mar 15, 2013 11:22 pm
Thank you Laura for sending us the letter on the bill allowing online transfer credit in California. It is cause for concern. It is interesting that yesterday...
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Gilliland, Mary
sunny_hvar
Mar 16, 2013 12:28 am
SACC Colleagues: This is not yet an issue in Arizona but as we look to Calif as a model, I'm sure it will be. My old college friend is here with me for a few...
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Laura Gonzalez
lauratgonzalez
Mar 16, 2013 1:51 am
I've also signed up for a MOOC in Physical Anthro - it's free after all - through Coursera, one of the major players in this emerging field. It'll be taught by...
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Philip Stein
phil3900
Mar 16, 2013 5:22 am
I saw Hawk's course and was tempted to sign up. I hope that you'll let us know what it's like. Of course the question is how much would a freshman Business...
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Laura Gonzalez
lauratgonzalez
Mar 16, 2013 2:41 pm
Right. I will let you know! Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Lloyd Miller
lloyd.miller@...
Mar 16, 2013 3:40 pm
Think over 100,000 students in several courses, Phil--one from Stanford. I'm sending you my article on this. Lloyd ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Mark Lewine
krameniwel
Mar 16, 2013 4:24 pm
This reminds me of the "large group instruction" vs. "small group classes with emphasis on group dynamics and instructor-student interaction" debates that...
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dianne.chidester@...
Mar 16, 2013 7:04 pm
Hello! I need some volunteers for Session Chairs at SACCfest! Also, I need to people to volunteer to lead discussions. The topics are the Online Anthropology...
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Philip Stein
phil3900
Mar 16, 2013 7:35 pm
Dianne, Â I would happy to help in any way I can. Â Phil ... From: dianne.chidester@... <dianne.chidester@...> Subject: [SACC-L] Volunteers To:...
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Chuck Ellenbaum
cellenbaum@...
Mar 16, 2013 8:18 pm
Dianne I will volunteer where ever you need help. Just let me know. Chuck Ellenbaum Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Barbara Lass
barbara.lass@...
Mar 16, 2013 9:53 pm
Hello fellow SACC members, I'm wondering if any of you who are going to the SAA meetings in Honolulu (April 3-7) are interested in having some kind of informal...
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Tim Sullivan
sullivan.tim19
Mar 17, 2013 1:51 am
Laura: I am now beginning to prepare for our business meeting in Austin. Our Spring Break is just now starting and I have a bit of time to think. I wonder if...
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Lloyd Miller
lloyd.miller@...
Mar 17, 2013 3:06 pm
Hi Dianne, I'll help however you need me too. Lloyd ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Linda Light
ldlight10
Mar 17, 2013 3:34 pm
Dianne, I can chair a session! Linda ________________________________ From: Lloyd Miller <lloyd.miller@...> To: SACC-L@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday,...
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Frank, Rebecca E.
refrank05
Mar 17, 2013 4:50 pm
Hi Dianne, I can chair a session if you are still looking for people. Best, Rebecca Frank From:...
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Philip Stein
phil3900
Mar 17, 2013 5:43 pm
Here is a very interesting article on MOOCs from the latest issue of Nature. Online learning: Campus 2.0 ...
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Laura Gonzalez
lauratgonzalez
Mar 17, 2013 6:12 pm
Hi Tim, That is a very interesting idea. I like it. I think it would be a good idea for us to take a stand. I wonder if we need to get "approval"; from the AAA,...
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Laura Gonzalez
lauratgonzalez
Mar 17, 2013 6:30 pm
Phil, This is a good article, thanks for sharing it. There is a lot of food for thought here. It seems to me that MOOCs are supporting the self-starters and...
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Laura Gonzalez
lauratgonzalez
Mar 17, 2013 6:31 pm
Sorry, I think we meant to have this discussion off-list… :P Laura On Mar 17, 2013, at 11:12 AM, Laura Gonzalez wrote: Hi Tim, That is a very interesting...
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Tim Sullivan
sullivan.tim19
Mar 17, 2013 8:24 pm
Maybe. I will check this coming week. Thanks, Tim Timothy L. Sullivan, Ph.D. Professor of Anthropology Richland College 12800 Abrams Rd. Dallas, TX 75243 ...
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Andrew Petto
ajpetto
Mar 17, 2013 8:25 pm
Here is another one relevant to CCs: http://campustechnology.com/articles/2012/12/03/community-colleges-try-moocs-in-blended-courses.aspx My thoughts on...
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Kip Waldo
kipandfei
Mar 18, 2013 1:14 am
I am reading the commentary on the current direction of education with interest and have involved in this for a while in California. Thanks much. I was...
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Kip Waldo
kipandfei
Mar 18, 2013 2:20 am
What is happening in California is a full-on assault on the community colleges. Amidst the enormous budget cuts we have faces, he accreditation process is...
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Philip Stein
phil3900
Mar 18, 2013 2:34 am
Right on! I have always considered objectives and outcomes in my teaching, but it was a personal thing between and my students. My objection to SLOs--and I...
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Ann Bragdon
annbrag...
Mar 18, 2013 3:00 am
This sounds like a good discussion to develop at our meeting in Austin . In Texas the entire "core curriculum" is being "re-vamped". We are spending hours...
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Bob Muckle
canadianarch...
Mar 18, 2013 3:26 am
Kip, and others interested in beer: I did tweet about the NYT article when it first appeared some days ago. It has a great graphic, but there really isn't...
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Andrew Petto
ajpetto
Mar 18, 2013 4:12 am
Yeah, really. It is the graphic that is WAY cool. Anj ... -- Andrew J Petto, PhD Senior Lecturer Department of Biological Sciences University of Wisconsin --...
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Wies, Jennifer
jennifer.wies
Mar 18, 2013 2:31 pm
Crafting Undergraduate Anthropology Programs for Today and Tomorrow's World: The relevance of Boas and the Four-field Approach Call for papers: We are inviting...
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Tim Sullivan
sullivan.tim19
Mar 18, 2013 5:28 pm
Bob et al: I am sure you saw the article about the biologist in East Texas who has 'identified Sasquatch (or our local Boggy Creek critter or whatever) DNA,'...
