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Weaver, Richard L. – Clearing House, 1981
Presents a four-part formula for being an effective lecturer: grasp listeners' attention; find materials and use approaches which hold their interest; reveal a desire to help students; and allow body action to reinforce and enhance ideas. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Higher Education, Lecture Method, Secondary Education

Esau, Helmut; Keene, Michael L. – College English, 1981
Examines the appropriateness of the second-language teaching/learning model when applied to college-level first-language writing instruction. (RL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Theories, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods

Katzner, Donald W. – Journal of Economic Education, 1991
Suggests that intermediate microeconomic theory instruction should emphasize individual elements of the topic as part of a general equilibrium model. Summarizes a model that can be used to highlight the unifying thread running through the subject. Discusses the submodels of the market, the consumer, the firm, and the economy as a whole. (SG)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economics Education, Free Enterprise System, Higher Education

Fien, John – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1991
Explores the connection between teacher education paradigms and the promotion of active citizenship. Examines support for political education models in the Australian report, "Education for Active Citizenship." Inquires as to what directions for future action can be developed by matching teacher education paradigms with political…
Descriptors: Activism, Citizenship Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries

Caropreso, Edward J.; Haggerty, Mark – College Teaching, 2000
Describes an alternative approach to introductory economics based on a cooperative learning model, "Learning Together." Discussion of issues in economics education and cooperative learning in higher education leads to explanation of how to adapt the Learning Together Model to lesson planning in economics. A flow chart illustrates the process for a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Economics, Higher Education
Gregorio, Lucille C.; And Others – Education in Asia and the Pacific, 1994
Adequate technological education among schools in Asia is a major concern for educators and administrators. Many worry that the lack of knowledge about technology may make them obsolete. Other concerns include the cost of maintaining up to date technology and training. Many Asian educational systems today struggle to provide current technology…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Toohey, Susan – 1999
This guide is intended for teachers who want to learn more about educational design of college courses. Chapter 1 identifies various pressures for change in designing courses and urges creation of conditions that foster deep learning. Chapter 2 examines various models of the course design process. Chapter 3 discusses beliefs, values and ideologies…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Course Organization, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives

Bacon, Nora – English Journal, 1985
Describes writing assignments that other teachers may wish to present in their classes on women's issues. (CRH)
Descriptors: Assignments, Content Area Writing, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
American Bar Association, Chicago, IL. Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship. – 1993
This document is a compendium of teacher education strategies intended to strengthen law related education efforts by providing ideas, activities, and experiences drawn from the perspectives of veteran teacher educators. The book grew out of a conference on advanced law related education leadership exploring what is known about preparing…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Law Related Education, Laws
Deese-Roberts, Susan; Keating, Kathleen – 2000
This book proposes the application of peer tutoring to library instruction, primarily in the academic library setting. Chapter 1 provides a brief historical view of library instruction and current trends that make peer tutoring a possible form of library service. Chapter 2 describes peer tutoring as currently practiced in higher education.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Instructional Development, Library Instruction

Rich, Rebecca; Gentile, Myra – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1995
This article discusses using peer content-area tutoring and strategy instruction to help college students with learning disabilities become self-regulated learners. The instructional model addresses transferring strategies across settings, linking cognitive strategies to the content curriculum, guiding the student to independent strategy use, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, College Students, Higher Education, Integrated Activities

Edens, Kellah M. – College Teaching, 2000
Discusses the problem-based learning (PBL) model, including underlying principles and the three phases of the cyclical process: (1) problem development; (2) initiation of PBL events, inquiry, and investigation; and (3) problem solution. A case study illustrates use of PBL in an educational psychology class. A table lists sample problems for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Harris, Joseph – 1990
The most serious approaches to teaching basic writing in the last 20 years have been framed by the competing metaphors of growth and metaphors of initiation. The growth model pulled attention away from the forms of academic discourse and toward what students could and could not do as writers, and encouraged teachers to respect and work with the…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Acculturation, Basic Writing, Conflict

Thompson, Cynthia; Lowman, Joseph – Journal of Developmental Education, 1986
Lowman responds to questions concerning his book, "Mastering the Techniques of Teaching," and his views on student-teacher relations, his model for effective college instruction, specific techniques for motivating students, student and teacher responsibility for learning, and the applicability of his model for developmental education. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Teacher Effectiveness
Shaw, Stan F.; Scott, Sally S.; McGuire, Joan M. – 2001
This digest summarizes the issues involved in the instruction of college students with learning disabilities and offers a practical approach to teaching these students. It notes first that disability law at the college level is not as prescriptive as that for the elementary secondary level. Since the instructional climate in higher education is…
Descriptors: College Students, Compliance (Legal), Educational Principles, Higher Education