We had to place more emphasis on the accessibility of knowledge than on access to information. The future of philosophy depended on our not using technology without questioning its being. The full text of Robert Timko's address is published in AAPT News , 23.2, Fall 2000, pp.3-6. There were about 70 workshop sessions and panel discussions on a wide variety of topics, of which I shall mention just three. Gregory Gilson Gregory Gilson of Auburn University described his use of threaded discussion boards in undergraduate philosophy courses, using O'Reilley's WebBoard.
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Donna Engelmann Donna Engelmann of Alverno College, together with a panel of students, discussed 'Course Goals and Student Self-Assessment in Philosophy'. True to its tradition of being many years ahead of the time in educational innovation, Alverno College has unilaterally abandoned degree grades. At no stage in their career are students awarded grades. Instead, they emerge with a 2-page transcript detailing their learning outcomes in terms of skills and knowledge. This is based largely on a portfolio kept by students, and discussed with tutors.