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Beasley Von Burg, Alessandra – Communication Teacher, 2010
In the upper-level communication seminar that the author teaches--"Practices of Citizenship"--students learn and reflect on multiple theories and practices of citizenship as they develop their own voices in civil, academic, and intellectual conversations. As Aristotle argues, citizenship is a practice, a habit that must be learned. Aristotle's…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
Tuchscherer, Tyson – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2010
The Calculator Controlled Robots activities are designed to engage students in hands-on inquiry-based missions. These activities address National science and technology standards, as well as specifically focusing on mathematics content and process standards. There are ten missions and three exploration extensions that provide activities for up to…
Descriptors: Graphing Calculators, Educational Technology, Robotics, Discovery Learning
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Kleiman, Lawrence S.; Benek-Rivera, Joan – Business Communication Quarterly, 2010
The topic of selection interviewing lends itself well to experience-based teaching methods. Instructors often teach this topic by using a two-step process. The first step consists of lecturing students on the basic principles of effective interviewing. During the second step, students apply these principles by role-playing mock interviews with…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Employment Interviews, Educational Opportunities, Skill Development
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Koehler, Matthew J.; Mishra, Punya – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2009
This paper describes a framework for teacher knowledge for technology integration called technological pedagogical content knowledge (originally TPCK, now known as TPACK, or technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge). This framework builds on Lee Shulman's construct of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) to include technology knowledge. The…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Educational Practices
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Niess, Margaret L.; Ronau, Robert N.; Shafer, Kathryn G.; Driskell, Shannon O.; Harper, Suzanne R.; Johnston, Christopher; Browning, Christine; Ozgun-Koca, S. Asli; Kersaint, Gladis – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2009
What knowledge is needed to teach mathematics with digital technologies? The overarching construct, called technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge (TPACK), has been proposed as the interconnection and intersection of technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge. Mathematics Teacher TPACK Standards offer guidelines for thinking about this…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers, Professional Development, Academic Standards
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Marino, Matthew T.; Sameshima, Pauline; Beecher, Constance C. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2009
As the global community continues the transition from an industrialized factory model to an information and now participatory networked-based society, educational technology will play a pivotal role in preparing students for their futures. Many teacher preparation programs are failing to provide preservice teachers with the knowledge, skills, and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Practices, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology
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Jernigan, S. R.; Fahmy, Y.; Buckner, G. D. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
This paper details a successful and inexpensive implementation of a remote laboratory into a distance control systems course using readily available hardware and software. The physical experiment consists of a beach ball and a dc blower; the control objective is to make the height of the aerodynamically levitated beach ball track a reference…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Laboratory Experiments, Science Laboratories, Online Systems
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Barella, A.; Valero, S.; Carrascosa, C. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
This paper presents a new environment for teaching practical work in AI subjects. The main purpose of this environment is to make AI techniques more appealing to students and to facilitate the use of the toolkits which are currently widely used in research and development. This new environment has a toolkit for developing and executing agents,…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Science Education, Case Studies, Teaching Methods
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Weber, David E. – Communication Teacher, 2007
When learning about a phenomenon, one must directly experience it in order to fully understand it (Kolb, 1984). So how may an instructor of introductory organizational communication ensure that students "directly experience the phenomenon" of organizing? The author describes an activity he developed to enable students to share a direct experience…
Descriptors: Organizational Communication, Curriculum Design, Instructional Design, Class Activities
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White, Charles S. – Journal of Education for Business, 2007
Traditional education, employing lectures or telecommunicative instruction methods, has been very effective in providing topical facts. However, the development of student skills and thinking ability require higher levels of instruction and more opportunity to practice and apply acquired knowledge. As students progress through a particular…
Descriptors: Intermode Differences, Instructional Design, Learning Strategies, Classroom Techniques
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Marbach-Ad, Gili; Briken, Volker; Frauwirth, Kenneth; Gao, Lian-Yong; Hutcheson, Steven W.; Joseph, Sam W.; Mosser, David; Parent, Beth; Shields, Patricia; Song, Wenxia; Stein, Daniel C.; Swanson, Karen; Thompson, Katerina V.; Yuan, Robert; Smith, Ann C. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2007
As research faculty with expertise in the area of host-pathogen interactions (HPI), we used a research group model to effect our professional development as scientific educators. We have established a working hypothesis: The implementation of a curriculum that forms bridges between our seven HPI courses allows our students to achieve deep and…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Teaching Models, Microbiology, Team Teaching
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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
Haddad, Nick; McWilliams, Harold; Wagoner, Paul – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2007
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center along with their partners at other NASA centers, and in private industry, are designing and beginning to develop the next generation of spacecraft to transport cargo, equipment, and human explorers to space. These vehicles are part of the Constellation…
Descriptors: Space Exploration, Space Sciences, Astronomy, Aviation Technology
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Stein, Marcy; Carnine, Douglas; Dixon, Robert – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Outlines the instructional design principles underlying the Direct Instruction Model and applies these principles to a variety of content areas. Urges the integration of curriculum design principles with effective teaching practices. Also offers criteria for evaluating and selecting curriculum materials based on direct instruction principles.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1998
Science education is an integral part of scientific endeavors. When the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created by an act of Congress in 1958, its charter required the agency to "...provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information concerning its activities and the results thereof." Part of that…
Descriptors: Space Exploration, Geology, Teaching Guides, Aviation Technology
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