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Walsh Marr, Jennifer – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2019
This article describes the rationale and process of a content and language integrated learning initiative. An academic English instructor of international students reflects on the limitations and impact of critical language teaching materials drawing on texts about First Nations history and political activism in Canada on student learning in the…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Course Content, Interdisciplinary Approach, English (Second Language)
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Austin, Ann E.; Sorcinelli, Mary Deane – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2013
Faculty development has been evolving in focus and form over the past five decades. Originally organized around sabbatical leaves, faculty development now offers a wide array of programs and involves a growing body of highly professional, deeply dedicated professionals. As both faculty members and faculty developers with over fifty collective…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Organizational Development, Organizational Change
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Rangachari, P. K. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Use of problem-based learning in a large upper-division general education class at McMaster University (Canada) provides opportunities for students to identify and practice skills for inquiry into societal problems and solutions. Classroom techniques and processes preserve the essence of problem-based learning despite the fact that the class is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies