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Paul Hanstedt – American Association of Colleges and Universities, 2024
Supplying an insightful introduction to current trends in general education reform, this second edition of "General Education Essentials: A Guide for College Faculty" gives an important, timely overview of general education curricular design. General education curricula provide students with the intellectual flexibility they need to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teaching Guides, Curriculum Design, General Education
Gunder, Angela; Vignare, Karen; Adams, Susan; McGuire, Abby; Rafferty, Jennifer Paloma – Online Learning Consortium, 2021
High-quality digital learning experiences are built on the foundational principles of providing equitable, inclusive, accessible learning environments for all students. In addition, high-quality digital learning experiences are well-organized and thoughtfully designed. These experiences rely on instructional design principles and strategies to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Experience, College Instruction, Minority Group Students
O'Keefe, L.; Rafferty, J.; Gunder, A.; Vignare, K. – Online Learning Consortium, 2020
Today, as educators are transitioning into a new phase of planning for an uncertain summer and fall, they can be more thoughtful about how to deliver high quality online learning. On the positive side, online delivery as an instructional modality is not new. In fact, many colleges and universities have been developing and delivering successful…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Instructional Design
Ramírez Espinosa, Alexánder – HOW, 2016
Promoting learner autonomy is relevant in the field of applied linguistics due to the multiple benefits it brings to the process of learning a new language. However, despite the vast array of research on how to foster autonomy in the language classroom, it is difficult to find step-by-step processes to design syllabi and curricula focused on the…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Guides, Instructional Design
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
Orlik, Peter B., Ed. – 1982
The 14 course outlines in this paper represent the culmination of a 2-year project by the Broadcast Education Association's Courses and Curricula Committee. They were selected for outlining based upon either the frequency with which they were included in the curriculum of institutions offering comprehensive programs in broadcast education or the…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Higher Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Curriculum Development. – 1979
Created to assist teachers and administrators in updating drama programs and to provide a foundation for establishing new educational theatre programs, this guide provides practical procedures for developing language and communication abilities, social awareness, and problem solving skills through the theatre arts. The introductory sections of the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development

Downing, Karen – English Journal, 2002
Describes a high school world literature course. Outlines four "destinations" for topics including: searching for meaning; injustice; romantic love; and border crossing. Discusses teaching techniques and literature the author uses to teach the class. (SG)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, High Schools, Instructional Innovation

Zucker, Lynne G. – Teaching Sociology, 1984
Social psychology has separate sociological and psychological approaches that must be bridged in undergraduate courses. One possible course format is to cover a variety of theories, then their substantive applications. Two texts, detailed handouts, and demonstrations, including simulations and field problems, help students to understand and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Bushman, Don – Composition Studies, 2002
Presents a course syllabus for English 315, Special Topics in Writing, a course at University of North Carolina-Wilmington under which department faculty may propose a focused study of a theme, issue, or genre in writing or rhetoric. Explores the relationship between writing and the self. Includes a critical statement evaluating strengths and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Dept. of Instructional Planning and Development. – 1979
Educational Objectives and brief course descriptions for the social studies program, grades K-8, Montgomery County Public School, Rockville Maryland, are presented. The document is organized into two sections. Section one outlines the K-6 Social Studies Design approved by the Council on Instruction in April, 1977. The design should be implemented…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Liffick, Blaise W. – onComputing, 1980
Described is the three-year course sequence in computer hardware offered at Narragansett Regional High School in Baldwinville, Massachusetts. Utilizing mainly Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) equipment, the course teaches hardware design, debugging, and programing, to prepare students for technician jobs or advanced study. Course startup is…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Electronics

Dallimore, Elise J.; Souza, Tasha J. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2002
Presents an approach to teaching a consulting course that uses instructional frameworks and a service learning perspective. Notes the course explores consulting by using theoretical frameworks for thinking about and conducting consulting activities. Discusses the consulting research assignment, the service learning assignment, and considers course…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education, Consultation Programs, Course Descriptions
Rose, Mike – 1984
To describe the largest division in the University of California (Los Angeles) writing program, this report focuses on placement and testing procedures, curricular principles, course descriptions and goals, and staffing concerns. The first part of the report discusses the components of the Freshman Writing Program--including the English…
Descriptors: College English, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, English Curriculum

Sesow, F. William; McGowan, Tom – Social Studies, 1984
Classroom teachers should depart from the accepted practice of placing the field trip at the end of a unit of social studies instruction and, instead, plan the field experience for the first week of activities. Reasons are discussed, and a sample unit on state government for the middle grades is described. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives