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Kristin M. Brown; Kristen A. Archbell – To Improve the Academy, 2025
Given the unique proximity and approachability of graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) to students, training GTAs to support student mental health is critical. However, GTAs play dual roles as educators and students, who face their own stress and mental health challenges. This study examined the efficacy of an online module for GTAs focused on how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Training Methods
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Korsager, Majken; Slotta, James D. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2015
Climate change is not local; it is global. This means that many environmental issues related to climate change are not geographically limited and hence concern humans in more than one location. There is a growing body of research indicating that today's increased climate change is caused by human activities and our modern lifestyle. Consequently,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Environmental Education, Science Education
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Baker, Jillian; Loxton, Jason; Sherren, Kate – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2013
We report the results of a climate change module delivered to 48 Grade 3/4 students in Nova Scotia, Canada. We tested for prior knowledge and evaluated interventional effectiveness using art elicitation. Common climate change misconceptions were demonstrated in their preintervention artwork, while postintervention artwork showed improved…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Instructional Material Evaluation, Climate, Grade 3
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Rea, Roy V.; Hodder, Dexter P. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2007
University course evaluations are replete with student comments expressing frustration with taking time out of work, paying money for, and putting energy into field education projects that lack authentic "real-world" problem-solving objectives. Here, we describe a model for field school education that borrows on pedagogical tools such as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Curriculum Development, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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Shaw, Steven G.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1995
Details the development and field testing of hypermedia training materials for teaching radiology residents at the Montreal General Hospital (Canada). Compares results of randomly teaching 24 residents with either hypermedia or traditional classroom methods. Results indicate that residents who learned with hypermedia generally performed as well as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Field Tests, Foreign Countries
Phelps, Julia; Reynolds, Ross – 1998
The EuroMET (European Meteorological Education and Training) project was created to address the education and training needs of professional meteorologists and students in tertiary education throughout Europe and more widely. Two courses, each modular in format, have been developed for the World Wide Web. The courses have been evaluated at three…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Course Evaluation