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Francis, Grace L.; Gordon, Sarah; Kliethermes, Andrew J.; Regester, April; Baldini, Deborah; Grant, Amber – Teacher Educators' Journal, 2018
Postsecondary education programs (PSEs) for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in colleges and universities expand opportunities for these young adults and result in positive outcomes, including employment and improved social networks. Although participating in postsecondary education results in numerous benefits for…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Postsecondary Education, Young Adults
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Viswanathan, Shekar – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
Final program projects (capstone course) in manufacturing design engineering technology at National University are intensive experiences in critical thinking and analysis, designed to broaden students' perspectives and provide an opportunity for integration of coursework in the area of manufacturing design engineering. This paper focuses on three…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Manufacturing, Design, Engineering Education
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Barros, Joana – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2017
The paper proposes a strategy for designing introductory GIS modules at Birkbeck, University of London. Seven design aspects or elements (content, practical exercises, assessment, pace, mode, level of support, and level of difficulty) for tailoring modules at appropriate levels and for diversity are introduced and their application in Birkbeck's…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Curriculum Design, Learning Modules, Design Preferences
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Zseby, Tanja; Iglesias Vázquez, Félix; King, Alistair; Claffy, K. C. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2016
This paper presents a network security laboratory project for teaching network traffic anomaly detection methods to electrical engineering students. The project design follows a research-oriented teaching principle, enabling students to make their own discoveries in real network traffic, using data captured from a large IP darkspace monitor…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Information Security, Information Networks, Computer Networks
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Willness, Chelsea; Bruni-Bossio, Vince – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2017
Integrating literature on entrepreneurial business models and community-based experiential learning, we propose a new framework to advance the practice of curriculum innovation. Grounded in principles of design thinking, the curriculum innovation canvas provides a human-centered, collaborative, and holistic platform for instructors, curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Design Preferences, Entrepreneurship
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Pombo, Fátima; Bervoets, Wouter; De Smet, Henk – Design and Technology Education, 2015
As a consequence of fruitful discussions about joining theory and practice both in design research and educational design programmes, this article aims to explore phenomenological parameters in the framework of an exercise for Engineer-architecture students from the University of Leuven in Belgium. Relying upon the arguments of recognised…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Architecture, Design Crafts, Design
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Khatri, Raina; Henderson, Charles; Cole, Renée; Froyd, Jeffrey E.; Friedrichsen, Debra; Stanford, Courtney – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
The physics education research community has produced a wealth of knowledge about effective teaching and learning of college level physics. Based on this knowledge, many research-proven instructional strategies and teaching materials have been developed and are currently available to instructors. Unfortunately, these intensive research and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Educational Innovation, Models, Success
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Croxton, Rebecca A.; Chow, Anthony S. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2015
This article presents a case study of how systems thinking and the instructional systems design ADDIE (analysis, design, development, implementation, and assessment) model were used to design and develop one of the first MOOCs at a mid-sized university in the southeastern United States. Contemporary issues surrounding MOOCs at both the macro…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Online Courses, Systems Approach, Instructional Systems
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Cicco, Gina – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2013
This article presents instructors with a myriad of strategies for lesson planning in online courses. There are many inherent differences between the traditional classroom and the virtual classroom. Factors such as student experience with online courses, instructor availability, and the compatibility between instructor teaching style and student…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Lesson Plans, Online Courses, Counselor Training
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Brozik, Dallas; Cassidy, Chris – American Journal of Business Education, 2013
Colleges of business are typically formed around functional divisions like accounting, finance, management, and marketing. This discipline-based structure serves to convey basic information to the students, but it is poorly suited to provide an educational experience that integrates the functional areas into a holistic framework. Efforts to refine…
Descriptors: College Programs, Holistic Approach, Organizational Change, Organizational Theories
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Kincl, Tomas; Strach, Pavel – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
Website quality measurement tools have been largely static and have struggled to determine relevant attributes of user satisfaction. This study compares and contrasts attributes of user satisfaction based on usability guidelines seeking to identify practical easy-to-administer measurement tools. The website users assessed business school homepages…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, User Satisfaction (Information), Web Sites, Usability
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Kaufman, Eric K.; Rateau, Richard J.; Ellis, Keyana C.; Kasperbauer, Holly Jo; Stacklin, Laura R. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2010
Needs assessment is the first step in developing a leadership education program. During the spring of 2008 researchers and program planners conducted focus groups sessions with representatives from Virginia's agricultural community with the goal of assessing the leadership development interests and needs of that community. As one focus group…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Needs Assessment, Community Needs, Leadership
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Willison, John – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2007
The perceived importance and the prevalence of academic development programs worldwide mean that it is critical that characteristics essential for the success of such programs be identified and incorporated. This article recognises the manifold perspectives on identifying such characteristics, but argues that if it is desirable that an academic…
Descriptors: College Programs, Ethics, Educational Principles, Strategic Planning