This Web page is not, by itself, a workshop or a course.  We hope you will use the resources you find here in conjunction with other activities.

It is important not to confuse the resources available to support a course with the course itself.  Most faculty members are wrong when they say: "I put my course up on the Web."  In most cases, it would be more accurate to say: "I put some of the important readings and some related materials for my course up on the Web."

Painter Rene' Magritte understood the difference between an object and an image of it.  This isn't exactly the same distinction, but it is close enough to justify this reference!  I hope you find it amusing.

Please click here to see the display of “Trahison des Images” [Treason of the Images] 1929 by René Magritte  1898-1967. 

This is a famous painting of a pipe with  the caption: 

“Ceci n'est pas une pipe” [“This is not  a pipe”]. 

As of October 29, 2007, you could see this painting more fully at: 
 <<http://www.artsci.lsu.edu/phil/
philo/fs_Magritte_Pipe.jpg>>. 

Of course, in the spirit of Magritte, those who offer  that image on the Web should have added  “This is not a painting.” 

Extreme, Excellent Example of Difference Between Course Resources and Courses: 
MIT's OpenCourseWare
<<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/index.htm>>

Excerpt from that Web page:
"MIT's OpenCourseWare is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. OCW supports MIT's mission to advance knowledge and education, and serve the world in the 21st century. It is true to MIT's values of excellence, innovation, and leadership.

"MIT OCW:

• Is a publication of MIT course materials
• Does not require any registration
• Is not a degree-granting or certificate-granting activity
• Does not provide access to MIT faculty"