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Straight, H. Stephen – 1998
This digest discusses Language Across the Curriculum (LAC), an approach to teaching language that works with faculty in other content areas to identify the specific vocabulary and genres that students need in order to function effectively in another language in their respective disciplines. LAC also draws from the content-based approach to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Met, Myriam – 1996
This digest focuses on foreign language instruction at the middle school level. In general, middle school foreign language programs have received relatively little attention. However, the increased emphasis within the field on longer sequences of instruction, combined with the conversion of junior high schools to middle schools has necessitated a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades
Kasowitz, Abby – 1998
The instructional design process encompasses a set of interdependent phases including analysis of learners, contexts and goals; design of objectives, strategies and assessment tools; production of instructional materials; and evaluation of learner performance and overall instructional design effort. Automated instructional design (AID) tools…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Design, Computer Oriented Programs, Expert Systems
Wilcox, Sherman; Wilcox, Phyllis – 1991
To help teachers and administrators of American Sign Language (ASL) design and implement effective ASL programs, this Digest answers questions about ASL and the essential components of an ASL program, including ASL course design, methods and approaches for teaching ASL as a second language, and ASL instructional materials. (nine references) (VWL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Instructional Materials, Program Design, Second Language Instruction
Small, Ruth V. – 1997
The ARCS Model of Motivational Design, developed by John M. Keller of Florida State University, is a systematic model for designing motivating instruction. The ARCS Model identifies four essential strategy components for motivating instruction: attention strategies for arousing and sustaining curiosity and interest; relevance strategies that link…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials
Peyton, Joy Kreeft; Lewelling, Vickie W.; Winke, Paula – 2001
The increasing number of students who enter U.S. schools from homes where languages other than English are spoken, and the recognition that proficiency in non-English languages is a valuable national resource, have generated interest in the field of heritage language instruction. A heritage language student is a language student who is raised in a…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Heritage Education, Instructional Materials, Native Language Instruction
Ely, Donald P. – 2003
This digest explores media options as they relate to instructional design for distance education, because the function and design of each medium needs to be understood, if it is to lead to learning. It also describes other types of delivery media used in the history of distance learning before online learning programs: print, radio and telephone,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational History, Educational Media
Lenz, Keith; Schumaker, Jean – 2003
This digest, based on a larger publication of the same title, offers a nine-step process for planning and implementing adaptations to instructional materials for students with disabilities in the inclusive classroom. Introductory material notes that adaptations should be approached as a short-term solution to increase access to the curriculum and…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Schlusberg, Paula; Mueller, Tom – 1995
Frequently, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs for adults use volunteers as primary or auxiliary providers of instruction. Two primary national volunteer organizations and a number of other national organizations support volunteer ESL and basic literacy instruction, and many states have literacy councils that coordinate and provide…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Course Content
Kim, Sonja de Groot – 1994
A resource area in an early childhood classroom can foster children's learning by providing them with opportunities to use a wide variety of materials in a wide range of contexts. This digest offers suggestions concerning resource rooms in early childhood classrooms and discusses issues relevant to children's play. Many classroom areas can be…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cooperation, Early Childhood Education