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Peter S. Margolis <psm1@ix.netcom.com> Gratz College The emergence of postmodern American Judaism Integration of computer technology in Judaic Studies Using computers in the Jewish classroom Jewish history of colonial Philadelphia |
| List Affiliations: | Advisory Board Member for H-Judaic |
| Reviews: | Symbiosis and Synthesis The Myth of Strict Separation |
| Interests: | American History / Studies Educational Technology Religious Studies and Theology |
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Bio: Education: Present: Doctoral Candidate Institute of Contemporary Jewry Hebrew University of Jerusalem Dissertation topic: The Emergence of Postmodern American Judaism 1996: Post-M.A. Certificate in Instructional Design/Multimedia Philadelphia University 1993: M.A., American Jewry Institute of Contemporary Jewry Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1986: Post-Graduate Certificate in Software Documentation College of Management, Tel Aviv 1985: B.A., History of the Jewish People Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1980/81: Judaic Studies Brooklyn College of CUNY Experience: 1998 - Present: Jewish Studies e-Learning Consultant Design, build, and manage online courses and programs; advise and train academic faculty and administrators on the varieties, theory, and practice of online education. Partial list of clients: Baltimore Hebrew University Gratz College, Philadelphia JSkyway, Newton, MA Present: Adjunct Instructor Bramson ORT College, NY Designed and develop two online courses in American Jewish history. Present: Adjunct Instructor Gratz College, Philadelphia Design, develop, and teach online and in-class versions of a course on using computers in the Jewish classroom. 2000 - Present: Adult Education Instructor Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, Gratz College, Philadelphia Teach curriculum developed by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Publications: “And the People See the Voices,” with Alik Vatikay, Jewish Education News, Vol. 23, No. 2, Spring 2002/5752, 24-27. "Putting the 'Universe' in the Virtual University," Educator's Voice, (Originally published online)14 November 2001. "Postmodern American Judaism: Origins and Symptoms," CCAR Journal, Spring 2001, 35-50. "Things I Wish My University Would Do," Educator's Voice, (Originally published online) 21 March 2001. "Just Over the Horizon: The (Near) Future of Online Learning," Educator's Voice, (Originally published online) 15 November 2000. "Teaching and Learning in the Online Seminar," News from the Instructional Design Team at eCollege.com, March 2000. "It Must be True -- I Found It on the Web!" News from the Instructional Design Team at eCollege.com, December 1999. "Directory of Online Jewish Studies Courses," Prepared for the Mandel Centre for Jewish Continuity, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 21 March 1998. "Israel Consciousness in the American Havurah Movement," HaDoar, 6 March 1998 (Hebrew), 3-6. "The Myth of Strict Separation," Review of Sarna, Jonathan D. and David G. Dalin, Religion and State in the American Jewish Experience, H-NET (Online) URL 25 February 1998. "Jewish Studies on the Internet: A Global Framework for Teaching Jewish Civilization" (Originally published online) 22 September 1997. "Symbiosis and Synthesis," Review of Urofsky, Melvin I., American Zionism from Herzl to the Holocaust, H-JUDAIC (Online) URL 4 August 1997. "Seeds of Community: The Role of the Reconstructionist Movement in Creating Havurot in America," YIVO Annual 23, 1996, 319-364. "Reconstructionism and Havurah: The Whittier-Schulweis Connection," Western States Jewish History, July 1995, 215-229. "The Place of Israel in the American Havurah Movement," Gesher, Winter 1994 (Hebrew), 63-71. "Israel and the Havurah," CCAR Journal, Summer 1994, 39-47. Lectures: Gratz College Netzky Division of Continuing Education Lectures: Oct. 23, 2002 - Choosing to Be Jews: A Proposal for Jewish Learning Jan. 30, 2002 - From the Rabbinic Jew to the Autonomous Jew July 11, 2001 - American Jewry from Modern to Postmodern Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference: December 15, 2002 – A Cautious Alliance: Jewish Studies and Online Learning Alliance for Adult Jewish Learning (AAJL): June 10, 2003 – Beyond the Parchment Interface: New Tools for Adult Jewish Learning Courses: Dramas of Jewish Living, Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, Gratz College, Philadelphia American Jewish History (Online), AA program, Bramson ORT College, Forest Hills, NY The American Jewish Adventure (Online), Continuing education program, Bramson ORT College, Forest Hills, NY Using Computers in the Jewish Classroom (Online and in-class), MA-JEd program, Gratz College, Philadelphia |
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